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Mallorca's Tramuntana Sierra

Land of orange groves & stone villages
 
Enjoy flexible walking and sightseeing options on this self-guided, single-centre walking holiday through panoramic mountain and coastal scenery. Stay in Sóller – a bustling town with a spectacular mountain backdrop – and explore the region using the excellent public transport network.
Mallorca's Tramuntana Sierra. 3 nights
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Mallorca's Tramuntana Sierra. 3 nights
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Holiday information

 

A walking holiday on Mallorca

Mallorca’s most dramatic scenery – and its prettiest villages – are to be found in the Tramuntana Sierra in the north-west of the island. With their craggy limestone peaks contrasting with the sea below, the rugged mountains provide a spectacular backdrop to clusters of honey-coloured houses which sit amid immaculate terraces of orange and lemon trees stretching as far as the eye can see.
One such town is charming Sóller, a bustling place nestling in a fertile, bowl-shaped valley planted with yet more citrus groves. Within easy reach of the capital, Palma, it makes a great base for walking and exploring in Mallorca’s magnificent north-west corner and beyond using the efficient and widespread local transport system (or taxis).
 
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Walking & More

The key to Inntravel holidays is flexibility. You can start on the day of your choice, and are free to add extra nights. There’s no fixed itinerary, so take your pick of our suggested walking routes as the mood takes you.
  • The average maximum daytime temperatures and monthly rainfall relate to the nearest weather station and are intended as a guide only.

    The proximity of mountains and sea means that the weather can change quite quickly. The spring flowers start to appear in early March.
    Average temperatures and rainfall
      Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    °C 12 12 13 15 19 23 27 27 25 20 16 13
    mm 66 53 55 60 46 28 16 35 65 101 84 74
  • An introduction
    From the centre of Sóller you can catch buses, trains, trams or taxis (pay locally in all cases) to travel between villages and access the walks and places of interest that we suggest.
  • Choice of routes: 5km to 10km

    Sóller to Port de Sóller: 5km, 2hrs
    This pleasant walk leads down from Sóller to the port, from where you can return by tram. 

    Refugi de Muleta: 10km, 4hrs
    Taking you up onto the Muleta plateau, high above Port de Sóller, this is a panoramic walk which passes the distinctive lighthouse at Cap Gros. Our notes lead from Sóller, though it is possible to shorten the route by taking the tram to Port de Sóller and beginning the walk there (deduct 3km). 
    Sóller
    Sóller to Port de Sóller: 5km
    Refugi de Muleta: 10km
  • Choice of routes: 9km to 11.5km

    Fornalutx & Ses Barques: 11.5km, 5hrs
    Quiet tracks and paths lead up the side of the valley to Fornalutx, a delightful little village, before heading up the hillside to reach the impressive Ses Barques viewpoint and then descending back to Sóller.

    Sóller to Deià: 9km, 4hrs
    This walk uses the old tracks and mule paths that have linked the villages of Sóller and Deià for centuries, and can be undertaken in either direction. We also provide notes for a short town trail in Deià, and there is the option to extend the walk by visiting the lovely fishing cove of Cala de Deià, where you can swim (add 1.5km/45mins).

    Ses Barques to Cala Tuent: 9.5km, 4hrs
    Take a taxi to the Ses Barques viewpoint above Sóller and walk along ancient cobbled trails through a deep, fertile valley coated with orange groves. After rising out of the valley, you descend to the coast and follow the spectacular coastal path to the beach at Cala Tuent, enjoying some of the best sea views on the island before returning to Sóller by taxi (or boat on weekdays from May to October).
    Fornalutx and Ses Barques: 11.5km
    Ses Barques to Cala Tuent ©Scott Hatch
    Sóller to Deià: 9km
    Ses Barques to Cala Tuent: 9.5km
  • Explore the sierra's pretty villages

    Sóller
    The charming town where you are based boasts botanical gardens and a lively Saturday market as well as an attractive main square where you can watch the world go by from one of the pavement cafés. The church here has a striking early 20th-century façade and there are other examples of modernist architecture among the manor houses and colourful gardens that line the elegant streets. On the nearby coast, neighbouring Port de Sóller boasts a horse-shoe shaped beach ringed by a pleasant seafront promenade dotted with restaurants and bars.

    Deià
    Deià is a very pretty village and a favourite of many bohemians, writers and poets in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is worth spending some time strolling through the cobbled streets of honey-coloured buildings (we provide notes for a short village trail).

    Valldemossa
    Described by Chopin as ‘the most beautiful place in the world’, Valldemossa is another village not to be missed, and is again easily reached by bus. It is dominated by its famous Carthusian monastery which houses a 17th-century pharmacy, Chopin’s piano and an excellent small art collection that includes works by Picasso and Henry Moore.
    The lovely village of Valldemossa
  • Spend a day in the island’s capital
    Experience the nostalgic – and very dramatic – narrow-gauge railway through the heart of the mountains to Palma for a day of sightseeing and shopping. Mallorca’s bustling, cosmopolitan capital boasts a magnificent sea-front cathedral, some of the best restaurants on the island, and a walled old quarter in which medieval architecture contrasts with many late 19th-century buildings. In fact, why not add-on a couple of nights to your holiday to explore cosmopolitan Palma – a real revelation – before catching your flight home?
    Palma's impressive waterfront cathedral
 

Accommodation

Ca'l Bisbe is delightful, but you may like to consider our upgrade option, the luxurious Ca’s Curial. Both hotels feel as though they are in the middle of the country, yet are centrally located, just a short walk from Sóller's main square and small station. Please indicate your preference at the time of booking. Whichever hotel you choose, there is so much to see and do in the sierra that we recommend extra nights.
 

Extend your stay

 
Prices & travel options
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  • 3 nights: 01 March 2020 - 30 June 2020 & 01 September 2020 - 11 November 2020

    Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above

    Starting Price Single room
    1 - 19 Mar 2020 £410 £125
    20 Mar - 30 Apr 2020 £425 £130
    1 - 27 May 2020 £435 £130
    28 May - 27 Jun 2020 £450 £115
    1 - 29 Sep 2020 £480 £125
    30 Sep - 31 Oct 2020 £460 £145
    1 - 8 Nov 2020 £430 £140
    3rd & 4th person discount -£45
    Single traveller supplement £45

    Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.

    Included travel: return taxi from Palma airport (0h35)

     

    Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.

  • 3 nights, staying at Ca's Curial: 01 March 2020 - 30 June 2020 & 01 September 2020 - 11 November 2020

    Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above

    Starting Price Single room
    1 - 29 Mar 2020 £460 £315
    30 Mar - 28 Apr 2020 £580 £340
    29 Apr - 27 Jun 2020 £620 £370
    1 - 30 Sep 2020 £695 £450
    1 - 31 Oct 2020 £645 £410
    1 - 8 Nov 2020 £495 £305
    3rd & 4th person discount -£45
    Single traveller supplement £45

    Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.

    Included travel: return taxi from Palma airport (0h35)

     

    Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.

  • Room upgrades (£ per person per night)

    Ca'l Bisbe, Sóller
    Suite with balcony: 01 Mar - 31 May 2020 £14
    Suite with balcony: 01 Jun - 30 Jun 2020 £16
    Suite with balcony: 01 Sep - 11 Nov 2020 £16

    Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room

    Ca'l Bisbe, Sóller (B&B) Double room Single room
    01 Mar - 30 Apr 2020 £94 £129
    01 May - 27 May 2020 £96 £131
    28 May - 30 Jun 2020 £100 £132
    01 Sep - 11 Nov 2020 £107 £141

  • Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room

    Ca's Curial, Sóller (B&B) Double room Single room
    01 Mar - 25 Mar 2020 £100 £200
    26 Mar - 24 Apr 2020 £134 £268
    25 Apr - 30 Jun 2020 £150 £300
    01 Sep - 30 Sep 2020 £155 £310
    01 Oct - 31 Oct 2020 £140 £280
    01 Nov - 11 Nov 2020 £105 £210
  • RECOMMENDED AIRPORT(S):
    Palma

    Travelling from the UK

    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  you may need to fly to an airport not listed. To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    Travelling from outside the UK
    We have many years' experience catering for customers who live outside the UK, and will be happy to make tailored arrangements to fit with your plans.

    You have two options:

    1) Book your own flights to London, from where we can book flights and onward connecting travel to your hotel.

    2) Book your own flights direct to an airport appropriate to your chosen holiday. You can either make your own way from the airport to the hotel, or we'll be happy to book onward connecting travel for you. Please consult with us before booking your flights, so that we can advise you on the suitability of your proposed route and timings.
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    Aberdeen - Palma TUI 
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    Belfast Intl. - Palma easyJet,  jet2,  TUI 
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    Birmingham - Palma jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
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    Bournemouth - Palma Ryanair,  TUI 
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    Bristol - Palma easyJet,  Ryanair,  TUI 
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    Cardiff - Palma TUI,  Vueling 
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    Doncaster Sheffield - Palma TUI 
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    Nottingham East Midlands - Palma jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
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    Edinburgh - Palma British Airways,  easyJet,  jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
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    Exeter - Palma TUI 
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    Glasgow - Palma easyJet,  jet2,  TUI 
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    Glasgow Prestwick - Palma Ryanair 
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    Humberside - Palma TUI 
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    Leeds Bradford - Palma jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
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    Liverpool - Palma easyJet,  Ryanair,  TUI 
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    London City - Palma British Airways 
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    Gatwick - Palma British Airways,  easyJet,  TUI 
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    Heathrow - Palma British Airways 
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    Luton - Palma easyJet,  TUI 
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    London Southend - Palma easyJet,  Ryanair 
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    Stansted - Palma British Airways,  easyJet,  jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
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    Manchester - Palma easyJet,  jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
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    Newcastle - Palma easyJet,  jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
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    Norwich - Palma TUI 
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    Southampton - Palma TUI 
    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  you may need to fly to an airport not listed. To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.

  • Prices below are based on 2 people travelling together. If you are travelling solo or as a party of 3 or more and our arrangements include a taxi, please contact us for prices; additional passengers often pay less.

    Unless otherwise stated, connecting travel by rail or bus tends to be from the city centre station, rather than from its airport, and connections between the two should be paid for locally.

    Connecting travel options - flying via Palma

    Outward route Price per person Latest flight
    arrival time
    direct taxi Palma airport to hotel (0h35) included flexible
    bus Palma to Sóller (0h30) pay locally 1800 (Mon-Fri) 1630 (Sat-Sun)
    Homeward route Price per person Earliest flight
    departure time
    direct taxi hotel to Palma airport (0h35) included flexible
    bus Sóller to Palma pay locally 1200 (Mon-Fri) 1230 (Sat-Sun)
What is included
  • 3 nights
  • 1 dinner
    3 breakfasts
  • route notes and maps
  • return transfers from Palma airport
 
Reviews

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All 4 reviews
  • Mrs J Mant
    Oxford
    17 October 2019

    Excellent holiday. We would definitely recommend Ca's Curial as an upgrade hotel.

  • Mr and Mrs B
    09 May 2018

    We were in Soller whilst the Es Firo festival was taking place. We hadn't known this beforehand and it was consequently very busy but also fascinating to learn about the history of the festival and watch local families taking part. 

    Combining walking in the mountains with a few days in Palma was such a contrast and all the better for it.

     

  • Mrs C Wilkinson
    Oldham
    04 April 2018

    Ca's Curial is an absolute gem. The family are very keen to ensure their guests have the best possible holiday and try their best to assist with answering any queries or help with booking restaurants, planning your day etc. They are proud of their small business and rightly so; the other guests, who were there at the same time as us, were saying either that they were 'returners' or would become 'returners', as we will! The rooms are quite unique, so be clear when you book on exactly what you prefer; some are in the main house, others a few paces away in another building. We had a fantastic room, nothing disappointed. Also do eat at least one evening meal at the Hotel. The owner's wife is a fabulous cook, I love cooking too so this is praise indeed. Included in the price of your 3 course dinner is a glass of cava, an appetiser dish and a glass of their homemade orange cream liqueur; delicious!

    The views are amazing and the hotel is just far enough away from the town to feel like you are in the middle of nowhere yet close enough to get a buzzing atmosphere if you want one. Local transport looked readily available but we just walked everywhere.

  • Mrs S Owen
    Ivybridge
    24 October 2017

    I would thorougly recommend combining the two holidays as we did. It made a great week. It also was really great for Antonio to drop us in Palma on the "in between" day so we could have a few hours to see the city and then get the mountain train up to Soller. I suggest you consider putting this package together. Other customers we met during the week thought it was a great idea.

     

    INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers enjoyed two short break trips; our Unspoiled Central Mallorca cycling holiday followed by our Mallorca’s Tramuntana Sierra walking holiday, staying at the Ca's Curial.
 

FAQs

If you have any questions relating to this or any other Inntravel holiday, our friendly travel experts will be happy to help. You might also find our General FAQs section helpful.
  • We’ll send you route notes and maps 2-3 weeks before your holiday. The route notes not only contain directions to get from hotel to hotel, but also include practical information about places of interest and eateries along each route, plus cultural information about the area. If/when you are moving between hotels, you leave your luggage in reception as you leave, and it will be transferred ahead to your next accommodation, meaning that all you need to take with you are a camera, sun cream, drinks, food and waterproofs.

    For more detailed information, see our walking holidays in Europe page.
  • We can book a wide range of airlines and routes from the UK. As well as being more convenient for you to book all elements of your holiday together, it also means that we’ll accept liability for your travel arrangements, so if things go wrong, such as the airline going bust, we’ll make suitable alternative arrangements for you. For Europe and Morocco, there’s a £35 booking fee per person (£15 for children aged 2-11). For India and Nepal, the booking fee is £60 per person. More information on flights >
  • We can’t book flights that originate outside the UK, but if you wanted book your own flights to London (or elsewhere in the UK), we can make all onward travel arrangements (including flights) from there. Alternatively, if you are booking your own flights to an airport in continental Europe that’s appropriate for your holiday, we can book onward rail travel and/or taxis. More information about how we can tailor holidays for customers outside the UK >
  • Since our holidays are self-guided, we recommend calling us for a chat about your plans before making a booking, especially if it’s the first time you’ve booked with us.
    The price panel shows the supplement for a single room and also the single traveller charge (this covers (luggage) transfers and other costs which are usually shared between two people).
  • Once you’ve decided on your exact itinerary (our travel experts will be happy to offer advice), you need to provide us with your party’s details, either by phone or via our booking form. At this point we also ask you to pay a deposit so that we can secure a room for you immediately on confirming availability with the hotel(s). If it turns out that we can’t secure the accommodation for the holiday you’ve requested, or offer an acceptable alternative, we’ll refund your deposit promptly and in full. After booking your accommodation and other key elements, we'll then book your travel (or you can do so if you’re making your own arrangements) and send you a Booking Confirmation and Invoice.

    More information about the booking process >
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  • Yes, it’s something we insist on, even for holidays in the UK. The vast majority of holidays go smoothly, but when things go wrong, it can be expensive to put them right. Buying a new pair of walking boots after your suitcase is stolen mightn’t seem so bad, but the bill for being airlifted down from a mountain with a broken leg or flown home while still recovering from an illness or accident can cost tens of thousands of pounds.

    You don’t have to buy our travel insurance policy (if you live outside Europe you’ll definitely need to make your own arrangements, as the policy is only for UK and EU residents), but you do need to make sure that you’re covered for medical emergencies and repatriation. We also recommend that you are covered for other eventualities, such as cancellation and loss of luggage and passports.

    We'll ask you for the details of your alternative policy (insurer, policy number and medical emergency phone number) so that we can help out if the worst happens while you are on holiday. It's up to you, though, to check that your policy covers the activities you'll be doing on holiday and that it is adequate for your own individual needs; we don't check alternative policies.
  • It is your responsibility to ensure you are in possession of the correct travel documents, with the correct validity. If you’re a UK citizen, you need a full British passport to travel to Spain, but not a visa. If you are a citizen of another country, you’ll need to check requirements with the national embassy or your own consulate.

    Current information regarding vaccinations and travel health advice for UK citizens can be found through www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/before-you-travel and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC). You must make sure you have adequate insurance cover for illness, accidents and repatriation (see the insurance question). UK citizens should also obtain a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) by applying at a Post Office or at www.ehic.org.uk. The EHIC allows reciprocal health care but should not be seen as a substitute for travel insurance.
  • (Castilian) Spanish is one of several official languages; in Catalonia, for example, Catalan has equal status. The currency is the Euro. Spanish time is GMT/UTC + 1. It uses Daylight Saving Time, so in summer is on BST + 1.
  • The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) provides up-to-date, country-by-country travel advice, as well as information on security, local laws, passports and visas for UK citizens.
    If you live outside the UK, see our essential travel information page for a list of relevant websites.
  • At Inntravel we work in close partnership with our hoteliers, taxi drivers and other local suppliers to provide our self-guided holidays directly to you. We are entirely confident that you will continue to receive the usual warm welcome from them when the UK withdraws from the European Union (EU).

    It currently seems highly likely the UK’s withdrawal from the EU will take place on 31 January 2020, at which point the UK will enter a minimum 11-month transition period through to the end of December 2020. During this transition period there will be absolutely no changes to current arrangements for UK citizens travelling to an EU destination, so you can book your 2020 holiday certain that there will be no disruptions or complications caused by Brexit.
  • You are the best judge of your child’s/children’s capabilities. We are happy to take bookings for families of older children/teenagers if they walk regularly, love the outdoors and are comfortable with the distances and ascent/descent involved. Please note that the bedrooms at most of the accommodation we use will normally only sleep a maximum of 3 people, and sometimes only 2.
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