The Landscape of Mallorca
Mallorca is the Spanish name for Majorca and is the largest of the Spanish Balearic Islands. Mallorca has the most visitors of any of the Balearic Islands and is very popular with holidaymakers from North Europe.
Mallorca can be split into 3 approximate areas. The Sierra del Norte are wooded hills in the north west area of the island. This is the highest area of the island and the hills fall down dramatically to the sea in cliffs in many places. There are many hidden coves in this area.
In the south east of Mallorca is the Sierra de Levante range of hills. These hills are not as high as those in the Sierra del Norte. There are some interesting caves in the area containing stalactites There are also many calas (little creeks) in this area.
The central plain of the island is the Llanura del Centro which lies between the Sierra del Norte and the Sierra de Levante. This is mainly an agricultural area with many almond trees, vineyards, carob trees and orchards.
The main town on the island is Palma. This includes some of the 5 star hotels Mallorca as well as many boutiques hotels and pensions. In fact some of the best Balearic hotels are on Mallorca. Spotted around the coast are many of the famous resorts of the island built around the wonderful beaches that are renowned around the world.