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Pollensalooksontoablissfulsouth-facingbaywhereavastexpanseofsandmeetsshallow watersasblueasthesky.Behinditarethecraggycliffsandpine-scentedslopesoftheSierra deTramuntana.PuertoPollensa'spopularitycomesasnosurprisebutthereisasecond dimensionforvisitorstoenjoy­forinlandistheoldtownofPollensa,anatmosphericlabyrinth ofcobbledstreetsandochresandstonehouses,centredonthepicturesquePlazaMayor,andits unmissableSundaymarket.TuesdayismarketdayatthelovelytraditionalvillageofCampanet andtheoldtownofAlcúdia,withitsRomantheatre,isworthexploringanyday,botharejust 15kmaway.Thisstretchofcoastlineisdottedwithnumerousbeaches,offeringaplethoraof facilitiesandmanyofthesandybeacheshavetheBlueFlagaward. restaurantsandbarsawaityouincharmingPortalsNous.AshortstrollawayisPuertoPortals, wherethe`Jet-Set'canbeseenrelaxingbythemarina,enjoyingadrinkinoneoftheexclusive bars,orbrowsingthedesignerboutiques.Palmaisjustashortdriveaway,withitsfabulous Cathedral,excellentshoppinganddiverseeateries. Pollensa and surrounding villages AtthefootoftheFormentorpeninsula,Puerto Portals Nous and Palma Offeringaselectionofsandybeaches,achoiceofcosmopolitan The East Coast ThemajesticpeaksoftheSierrasdeLevanteformthephotogenicbackdrop tothiswalledhilltown,withitstieredstreetsofgrandeehousesanditsintriguinglabyrinthof villageofCalad'Orisbarelyrecognisablenowinthebustlingresortthatisitsnewpersona. Smallsailingcraftarestillinabundance,butthesedaysthey'remorelikelytobeyachtsinthe marina.Shopsandrestaurantsareliberallysprinkledaroundthedeeplyindentedshorelineand therearesevenbeachestodrawthevisitorstopicturesquecoves.CalaSantanyí,nearbyCala d'Orisinasmallcoveenclosedbypine-cladcliffs,thislittleresortispopularwithartistsasis neighbouringCalaFiguera­alongnarrowinletwhereworkingfishingboatsstillbringintheir catch.Justinland,thegolden-stonedtownofSantanyíhasoneofMallorca'sliveliestmarkets andthemostflamboyant-lookingchurchorganbrought,bylandandseafromPalmain1837. Callreservationson +44 (0)20 7401 1035 Mallorca­Balearics 59 alleys.Trektothehermitageandyouarerewardedwithsplendidpanoramas.Theformerfishing