15:00–16:30
1Check in & settle in Rest
Drop bags and get oriented before the old town wander begins.
Old Town, Palma
Trips planned by Robin · Mallorca, Spain
Mallorca Itinerary: The Perfect 4-Day First Trip.
Four days is enough for Mallorca's essential triangle. Palma's old town, the Tramuntana mountain villages, and the wild north coast, if you base yourself in one place and drive out. This itinerary stays in Palma all four nights, keeps the two touring days to one region each, and assumes a rental car from day two. Planned by Robin for a first visit in May, before the summer crowds and heat.
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4 days · 20 stops
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4-day Mallorca itinerary at a glance
1Arrive Palma→old town→cathedral at dusk
2Valldemossa→Deià→cove lunch→Port de Sóller swim
3Cap Formentor→Sa Calobra→farmhouse dinner in Alaró
4Palma market morning→ensaimada→airport
- Best for
- First-time visitors
- Car needed
- Yes, from day 2 (leave it parked on arrival day)
- Where to stay
- Palma old town (this plan) · Port de Sóller for a mountain base
- Total driving
- ~6 hours across days 2–3
- Best months
- May–June and September
- Pace
- Balanced, with one deliberately big drive day
- Robin recommends
- 5–6 days if you want the southeast calas too
Your 4-day route
All stops, numbered by day order · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Day 1
Day 1: Arrive in Palma, old town & cathedral
Getting around: 1.6 km on foot (~19 min)
Ease into Palma with the old town's tangle of stone lanes and the cathedral rising over the sea, a slow first evening, no rush.
Stops in walking order · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
↓440 m · ~5 min walk
16:30–17:30
2Palma Old Town wander Walk
Wander the Gothic lanes of Sa Calatrava and Carrer de la Almudaina toward the cathedral's honey-stone facade.
Sa Calatrava, Palma
18:30–19:15
3La Seu Cathedral exterior & Parc de la Mar Sight
See the cathedral's rose window lit gold at dusk from the seafront park below, best light after 6pm.
Parc de la Mar, Palma
↓1.1 km · ~14 min walk
19:30–21:00
4Celler Sa Premsa Eat
Century-old bodega-style tavern for classic Mallorcan tapas and local wine by the barrel.
Plaça del Bisbe Berenguer de Palou 8, Palma · Website
Robin's tip. Pick up the rental car at the airport but leave it parked until tomorrow, old-town Palma is walking territory, and parking inside the walls is a headache.
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Day 2: Valldemossa, Deià & a swim at Port de Sóller
Getting around: 1.9 km on foot (~23 min) · 2 short rides · 33 km of driving (~38 min)
Head into the Tramuntana mountains today: Valldemossa's monastery village, then Deià clinging to its hillside, with a cove lunch and a swim at Port de Sóller.
Stops in walking order · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
09:00–10:15
1Drive to Valldemossa Transit
Mountain road into the Serra de Tramuntana; park near the Royal Charterhouse.
Ma-1110, Valldemossa
10:30–11:45
2Valldemossa old village Sight
Cobbled streets and geranium-lined balconies around the Real Cartuja, where Chopin once stayed.
Valldemossa, Mallorca
↓6.3 km · ~28 min by taxi or transit
12:00–13:15
3Deià village stroll Sight
Climb the lane to the hilltop church and cemetery for the sweeping view over terraced hills to the sea.
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Deià, Mallorca
↓1.9 km · ~23 min walk
13:30–15:00
4Ca's Patro March Eat
Tiny cliffside restaurant above Cala Deià, book ahead for the terrace over the cove, superb fresh fish.
Cala Deià, Deià
↓7.9 km · ~34 min by taxi or transit
15:30–17:30
5Port de Sóller swim Nature
Calm horseshoe bay with a promenade, swim off the pebbled shore near the old tram stop.
Port de Sóller, Mallorca
↓17 km · ~22 min drive
18:00–18:45
6Drive back to Palma Transit
Return via the Coll de Sóller road, about 45 minutes.
Ma-11, Coll de Sóller
↓16 km · ~21 min drive
19:30–21:00
7Evening at leisure in Palma Rest
Relaxed evening back in the city after a full mountain day.
Old Town, Palma
Robin's tip. Reach Valldemossa before 10:30 and the lanes are still coach-free, have a coca de patata with your coffee before the day-trippers arrive, and book Ca's Patro March's terrace ahead.
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Day 3: Cap Formentor & Sa Calobra, the big drive
Getting around: 1 short ride · 68 km of driving (~73 min)
This is the big drive day. Cap Formentor's cliff road and the Sa Calobra hairpins down to the Torrent de Pareis gorge, with dinner up in the hills after.
Stops in walking order · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
08:30–10:00
1Drive to Cap Formentor Transit
About 75 minutes north; the road hugs cliff edges, go early to beat tour buses at the lighthouse.
Carretera del Far de Formentor, Pollença
10:00–11:45
2Cap Formentor viewpoint & lighthouse Nature
Mallorca's dramatic northern tip, the Mirador Es Colomer is the pull-off worth stopping for, sheer 200m drop to turquoise water.
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Mirador Es Colomer, Pollença
↓47 km · ~52 min drive
12:00–13:30
3Drive to Sa Calobra Transit
Via the Ma-10 and the famous 270-degree Nus de sa Corbata hairpin down to the sea.
Ma-2141, Escorca
13:45–16:00
4Torrent de Pareis walk & cove swim Nature
Walk the tunnel path to the pebble cove where the gorge meets the sea, then swim in the cold clear water.
Sa Calobra, Escorca
↓22 km · ~27 min drive
16:30–17:45
5Drive to Alaró Transit
Inland toward the hill towns for dinner.
Ma-2100, Alaró
↓3.6 km · ~19 min by taxi or transit
18:00–19:30
6Es Verger Eat
Rustic farmhouse restaurant below Alaró's castle rock, famed for slow-roasted lamb straight from a wood oven.
Camí des Castell d'Alaró, Alaró
Choose your day-3 afternoon
If you love the drive itselfkeep the plan, the Sa Calobra hairpins are the point
If you would rather not drive the hairpinstake the boat to Sa Calobra from Port de Sóller instead and pick the car up after
If you want a slow afternoonswap Sa Calobra for Pollença’s old town and the Calvari steps, then dinner in Alaró as planned
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Robin's tip. The fullest day of the trip, on purpose, start early and it flows. If hairpin roads aren't your thing, ask Robin to swap Sa Calobra for a slow afternoon in Pollença and the day re-times itself.
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Day 4: Palma's market morning
Getting around: 1.1 km on foot (~13 min)
A gentler last morning in Palma's market and pastry streets before you head to the airport, no fixed flight, so take it slow.
Stops in walking order · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors
09:00–10:00
1Mercat de l'Olivar Shopping
Palma's produce and seafood market since 1951, wander the fish stalls before the midday close-up.
Plaça de l'Olivar 4, Palma
↓400 m · ~5 min walk
10:15–11:00
2Ca'n Joan de s'Aigo Eat
Palma's oldest café (1700), try an ensaimada or almond ice cream before heading to the airport.
Carrer de Can Sanç 10, Palma · Website
↓660 m · ~8 min walk
11:15–12:00
3Final stroll to the Cathedral seafront Sight
One last look at La Seu from Parc de la Mar before returning the car and heading to the airport.
Parc de la Mar, Palma
Robin's tip. Ca'n Joan de s'Aigo has been serving the same almond ice cream since 1700, an ensaimada here beats any airport breakfast.
Bucket-list foods in Mallorca
Ensaïmada
The island's coiled, powdered-sugar pastry, eaten for breakfast, carried home in octagonal boxes.
On this trip: Ca'n Joan de s'Aigo, day 4. Palma's oldest café, with their almond ice cream
Pa amb oli & sobrassada
Rustic bread rubbed with tomato and olive oil, and the spreadable paprika sausage Mallorca is proudest of.
On this trip: Celler Sa Premsa, day 1, bodega-style, with local wine
Slow-roasted lamb
Mountain farmhouse cooking: lamb or suckling pig roasted for hours until it falls apart.
On this trip: Es Verger, day 3, the famed farmhouse below Alaró's castle rock
Seafood over the water
Grilled fish and prawns where the boats come in, the meal that tastes like the cove looks.
On this trip: Ca's Patro March, day 2, the cliffside terrace above Cala Deià
Where to stay for this itinerary
Stay in Palma old town if…
- you want restaurants and evening life every night
- one base for the whole stay appeals
- this itinerary is the shape of your trip
Stay in Port de Sóller if…
- mountains-and-sea matters more than city evenings
- you’d rather wake up inside the Tramuntana
- you’re extending beyond four days
Stay in Puerto Pollença if…
- you’re travelling with kids and want a calm, shallow bay
- the north (Formentor, Alcúdia) is your focus
Before you go
Do you need a car?
For this route, yes, days 2 and 3 are built on it. Skip it on arrival day; old-town Palma is walking territory and parking inside the walls is a headache.
How much driving is involved?
Roughly six hours total, split across days 2 and 3. Day 3 is the big one by design; day 2’s hops between villages are short.
What must be booked ahead?
Ca’s Patro March’s terrace above Cala Deià (lunch seatings go fast in May) and, in high season, Es Verger fills early on weekends.
When should you go?
May–June or September: swimming weather, open restaurants, and the mountain roads before or after the coach-tour peak. July–August works but Sa Calobra parking becomes a battle by mid-morning.
Is three days enough instead?
You can cut day 3 and keep a satisfying trip, but the north coast is what makes Mallorca more than a city break, so cut the market morning first if you must.
2–3 days
Have 2–3 days?
Keep days 1 and 2 exactly as they are. Palma plus the Valldemossa–Deià–Sóller loop is the island’s essential day, and fold the market into your departure morning.
5–6 days
Have 5–6 days?
Add the southeast: Cala Mondragó and Caló des Moro early in the morning, Santanyí market if it’s Wednesday or Saturday, and a slow evening back in Palma or Pollença.
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