Mallorca & Barcelona
Twelve days between the island coves and the city's late tables.
← All destinationsLength
12 days
Best time
May-Jun, Sept-Oct
Pace
Balanced
Includes
Guide + map + tips
from our notebook —
Why we loved Mallorca & Barcelona
This one is two trips in one, and the switch between them is the point. The first eight days are a Mallorca road trip with four bases and one rental car. You start in Palma with a cathedral on the water and a hammam to sleep off the flight, then take the mountain road to Sóller for Deià, Valldemossa, and the hairpins down to Sa Calobra. From there it's the long beaches and the Formentor lighthouse up north, a concert in the Drach Caves, and finally the south, where Caló des Moro and Es Pontàs are worth the early alarm.
Then a short flight puts you in Barcelona and the rhythm flips. You park the car and walk: Casa Milà and La Sagrada Família, a food tour through the markets, a cooking class, and a cocktail bar you enter through a fridge door. One day you rent a car again for the Costa Brava, with Girona in the morning and coves all afternoon. Mallorca rewards the early start and Barcelona rewards the late table, and twelve days gives you room for both.
The trip at a glance.
Some of the highlights of the trip below. The rest? Inside the guide.
2 nightsPalma Cathedral (La Seu)Palma
Palma Cathedral (La Seu) · Castell de Bellver · Can Joan de s'aigo · Gran Folies Beach Club · Hammam Al Ándalus · Abaco Cocktail Bar
Two pastry stops, a cathedral on the water, and a proper soak.
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2 nightsSa CalobraSóller
Sa Calobra · Cala Deià · Deià · Valldemossa · Fornalutx · Port de Sóller
Over the mountains, down the hairpins, and dinner above the port.
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2 nightsCap de FormentorArtà & Alcúdia
Cap de Formentor · Playa de Muro · Cala Mesquida · Cala Agulla · Drach Caves · Cala Varques
Long beaches, a lighthouse at sunset, and a concert in a cave.
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2 nightsCaló des MoroSantanyí
Caló des Moro · Es Pontàs · Cala Llombards · Cala Mondragó · Cala Figuera · Santanyí market
The famous coves, and an early alarm to see them before everyone else.
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3 nightsLa Sagrada FamíliaBarcelona
La Sagrada Família · Park Güell · Casa Milà · Gothic Quarter · Secret Food Tour · Paradiso
Gaudí by day, late tables, and a bar behind a fridge door.
↳ the rest of this day's features and activities inside the guide!
Day tripCosta BravaCosta Brava
Girona old town · Cala Giverola · Lloret de Mar · Cala Sa Boadella · Marimurtra gardens
Girona in the morning, coves all afternoon, back in the city for dinner.
↳ the rest of this day's features and activities inside the guide!
what you're getting —
What's inside.
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Custom illustrated map
A hand-illustrated map for every destination, with every place we recommend pinned and labeled. Color-coded by category so you can see at a glance what's a beach, what's a meal, and what's a moment.
Day-by-day itinerary
Each day mapped out with timing, locations, restaurants, and activities. Built around how we actually traveled, with margin for sleep and improvisation.
Ground-level tips
What we learned that no blog mentioned. Where to get cash, what to avoid, when to book ahead, and the small things that make the trip easier when you're standing there figuring it out.
Local language guide
Common phrases and pronunciation notes for the places where English doesn't cover it. Enough to be polite, enough to be understood.
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