I have fallen in love with Mallorca

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Just back from holiday there, first time on any Balearic Island for all of us.

I just loved it.
I am now looking at holiday lets for the October school week

How did I not know about this magical island??

I also found a wonderful property available to buy for a mere 5.8 million Euros . V nice it is too. I may start playing the lottery….

I've got 1.37 in spare Euros you can have towards the villa. Obviously that will entitle me to a week here and there...

Where did you stay? We are going to Puerto Pollensa again this year. I love it too. Would love to buy a little place out there.

Puerto Pollenca is on my hit list for October.

Now looking at villas

How funny, I've just finished a book about an American family who stay in Puigpunyent! It's called the Vacationers. Good holiday read.

The monastery where Chopin and George Stand stayed is one of those places that I left a bit of my heart in I think. The views

Stand? Sand!

We're going to Puerto Pollensa in August and I can't wait. I love the island.

I also love Menorca although it is quieter but you can mountain bike round the whole island discovering virgin beaches if you are so inclined.

Gawd, yes, Valdemossa was gorgeous and awe-inspiring - I was going to buy George Sand's book but didn't in the end. Too busy doing Not Very Much (and reading The Life of Others which was v engrossing and disturbing and has stayed with me but that's maybe for another thread).

I may look up The Vacationers.

We were woken every morning at half four by the local donkey braying, followed by about 2000 cockerels competing with each other - thank goodness for ear plugs!

We did day trips to Palma, Andratx, Port d'Antrax, Deia, Soller and Port de Soller, Petra and Algaida.

I've travelled a lot in Europe and North Amerca, but somehow never made it to the Balearics. I'm a bit at just how smitten I am…

I went to Porto Chriso and fell in love with it too! Like you DH was cycling. Beautiful place !

Oh, Menorca just sounds blissful too - it does look at bit more complicated to get to though and we start out from Scotland, so I'm keen to keep it simple what with travelling with 4 DCs and having limited annual leave.

Oh, and I'll not bore you about how our flight home was cancelled at the very last minute and we spent 8 hours at the air port before finally being carted to a hotel at 4am where we were told they only had 1 room left but could recommend somewhere else and I told them I was not leaving and I would sleep on the sofas in their lobby and they then found another room for us…. v nice rooms they were too (as you would expect in 5 star luxury), shame we only got to spend 4 hours in them before we had another go at getting home

I recommend Ibiza too.

I have just ordered 4 book about the Balearics from Amazon

One with photos, one with the usual touristy advice, one about culture/history and one aimed at families travelling with children.

I had Mallorca (and Ibiza) even more so totally written off a hedonistic all-night-raves one trick ponies… . Yes, I am an ignoramus, but happy to get educated now.

You are wrong about Ibiza. I have visited again this summer for about the 10th time and still finding new little corners to marvel over. You can also drive rit across the island in 40 minutes. Fabulous.

I know that now, AF, I do

Stupid preconceptions.

Me too! I really really didn't want to go when DP suggested Mallorca for a week away as he loved it so much. Was dreading it ....... Absolutely fell in love with the place and CANNOT WAIT to go back.

Mallorca's a beautiful island, we discovered it the other year when we went on holiday.
Would love to go back!
Not so bothered about Ibiza though. I know there's probably more to it than nightclubs, but that's the type of thing that comes to my head when I think of it - not family friendly and that's what I'd want!
Although I'm happy to be corrected that it has family friendly places too.

Love it Op

Particularly the North

Formentor, Deia, Pollensa, Cala San Vincente....

Always find somewhere new to fall in love with

Oh I love Ibiza . The first time I went was with my husband and dd1, she wasn't two yet and I was 5 months pregnant with dd2. I'd been so ill and my husband booked a last minute holiday, it was bloody bliss - I didn't throw up for a whole week!! We've been back quite a few times since then - I think dd3 was lucky to get away with not being landed with Ibiza as a middle name iykwim . It's my favourite place in the whole world. I like Mallorca too but Ibiza I love.

Tell me more about Ibiza, please. I feel the same about Mallorca and am wondering if Ibiza be similarly lovely and have little pockets with no nightclubs that are not family friendly (just want splendid holiday for me and DH so no kids clubs type nonsense). Is it pretty? Cobbled streets and little seafood restaurants and pick your own avocados type thing? I'd be well up for that.

ive just been to ibiza for the 3rd time in a year....its beautiful

Whereabouts in Ibiza is good for families? Area and accommodation?

I also always assumed it was just full of 18-30 ravers.

Tell me more.

I'm also off to Google holidays to Mellorca!

Pollensa is my happy place. We've been taking DD since she was 6 months old - she's now 7 - and calls it her second home. Love sitting in the square watching the children playing and families out walking or sitting looking out over the bay, glass of cava in hand. The scenery is stunning.

Just back last week and have a serious case of post holiday blues.

I used to have a really negative view of Mallorca until I got over myself and realised there's so much more to it than Magalluf.

Oooh I may have found a thread to help me. I am looking for a large villa or group of 2/3 connected villas for a family holiday. I really fancy the balierics.
we will have 8 adults ( up to 75) and 6 children from age 2 to 13. I want to be near some life (small town or decent size village) and within walking to the beach. I would rather have something with some local life not just tourist tat (went to cala d'or on a crap package once, found it catered very heavily to british and german tourists).

any of you come across anything lovely like this? Maybe even a location that fits the bill.

Look at Puerto Pollensa - lots of villas. There's a Facebook page I love Puerto Pollensa that's great for recommendations. If you post on there, someone will be able to recommend specific villas. We normally stay in a hotel near the beach and main square so can't help with villa recommendations.

It's a decent sized town that's a normal town as well as a holiday resort so lots of local life too. Beach is lovely and evenings centre around restaurants and quiet bars rather than pubs and clubs.

We go as a family ranging from children to grandparents and it suits everyone.