Playa de Muro (Platja de Muro) is a modern beach resort set in the middle of the Bay of Alcudia on the north east coast of Majorca. This secluded new resort, just 34 miles from Palma, is one of Majorca’s most recent developments. On the bay you will find top class upmarket accommodation and also the best restaurants and shops in the area. At Puerto Alcudia there are good dining options along the quayside, ideal for a relaxing meal just watching the world go by.

The fine sandy beach at Playa de Muro stretches all the way to the port and resort of Puerto Alcudia. This 9 mile stretch of golden sandy beach has a lovely tree-lined promenade and is regarded as one of the best beaches on Majorca. The calm blue shallow waters, watersports and beach amenities are perfect for the whole family to enjoy. Watersports include diving, sailing and fishing. Along the coast are the resorts of Puerto Pollensa and Ca’n Picafort which can be easily reach by using the local buses.

There is plenty to do and see in the resort and surrounding area. The Playa de Muro area has lots of small lakes which are linked together by canals and it is bordered by wetlands that form the S’Albufera Nature Reserve. The

S'Albufera Nature Reserve

 protected reserve is great for walking or cycling along its many trails and is very popular with bird-watchers as it is a nesting ground for over 200 species of birds. Not far inland from the resort is the interesting medieval town of Alcudia with its imposing gates and city walls. Other trips should include the amazing caves at Drach and Hams, the monastery at Lluc and some of the quaint little villages such as Deya and Valldemosa. For a great family day out on your cheap holidays to Majorca take a boat trip along the coast to Formentor.
The saturday market at Playa de Muro is a great place to buy your gifts and souvenirs like handmade crafts, jewellery and leather goods.

Evenings can be spent at one of the many bars and discos along the coast or around the port of Alcudia where there is plenty of lively nightlife on offer. Most of the hotels offer entertainment for the whole family, including shows, live bands and competitions.

Family holidays to Playa de Muro are becoming increasingly more popular as there is plenty to keep the children amused. Open both day and night, the wooden maze at Playa de Muro is a huge attraction for children. There is also a large waterpark at Alcudia which has slides, flumes and a mini golf course.

Playa de Muro enjoys a typically Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters. During the summer months the temperature hovers around 28C with up to 11 hours of sunshine each day, making the resort an ideal choice for beach holidays.

The lively resort of Arenal is located about 15 minutes from Palma. This Majorcan resort is popular with younger people looking for exciting nightlife and a nice quiet sandy beach to recover on during the day. For the more daring there is a nudist beach at Es Trenc which is just a short distance from Arenal.

Arenal is a purpose built resort and has been developed around a small fishing village. There lots of hotels and apartments here, most of which are near the resort centre and the beach.
The golden sandy beach here stretches for more than 3 miles and is backed by beach huts. The main beach here is Playa de Palma and offers very safe swimming conditions, this is a Blue Flag beach.
A promenade lined with hotels,restaurants, bars and shops connects Arenal to the resort of C’an Pastille. A mini-train runs along this traffic-free promenade.

There is no end of nightlife here, including clubs featuring international DJ’s, karaoke bars and British style pubs.

The numerous restaurants and cafes in the resort offer traditional, international and fast-food.

For the more energetic visitors the resort offers various watersports, mountain-biking and tennis. Watersports on offer include scuba diving, windsurfing, water-skiing, pedaloes and a sailing club. Majorca’s largest waterpark, Aqualand de Arenal, is located here in the resort. The waterpark has more than 20 water attractions, slides, rides and three childrens areas.
The resort is home to a fantastic Jurassic Park themed 54 hole mini golf course, Golf Fantasia which is a great hit with all the family.

Arenal enjoys a typically Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters. July and August see temperatures around 26C with up to 11 hours of sunshine a day. During May and June temperatures average around 23C, the coldest month being January when temperatures drop to as low as 8C to 13C.

Holiday packages to the beautiful island of Majorca are always available throught the internet.

When planning your next holiday to Majorca look-out for the many cheap holidays that are available throughout the year.

Puerto Pollensa is a great family resort located on the north coast of Majorca, about 32 miles from Palma and 5 miles from Alcudia. There is a cycle path which runs from Alcudia to Puerto Pollensa, making the area particularly popular with cyclists during the mild winters here.

Puerto Pollensa

The resort is located in a magnificent bay, between smaller beautiful sheltered bays on one side and the Tramuntana Mountains on the other side. The beautiful sandy beach, good restaurants, bars (including British and Irish pubs) and shops here makes the resort a very popular holiday destination. There is a great range of watersports on offer here, including scuba diving, snorkelling, sailing and windsurfing. The resort has a shaded pine walkway where you will find restaurants and bars dotted along its length and a marina which is worth visiting. Boats can be chartered

Pine Walk

 from the marina.

The town of Pollensa is located about 4 miles inland from the resort, close to the Sierra Del Norte and the Sierra De Tramuntana mountain ranges. This is one of the oldest Majorcan towns, with narrow cobbled streets lined with old stone houses, some of which date back to the 13th century. Here you will find traditional Mallorcan restaurants serving some exquisite cusine.  In the main square there are some terrace cafes where you can enjoy a drink and a snack. In Calvari Square there are some bars and a pizza outlet. Calvari Church is found at the top of 365 steps which start in the square and a Roman bridge can be found at the edge of the town. Every Good Friday a figure of Christ is carried down the steps in a torchlight procession. A market is held in the town on a Sunday when the

Old Town

local people trade their goods.

Puerto Pollensa still retains a touch of a traditional fishing village but is still a great resort in which to spend your bargain holidays.

Look-out for all the fantastic holiday packages to the wonderful island of Majorca which are always available throughout the internet.

Santa Ponsa is located on the south west coast of the island, about 30kms from Palma.

Santa Ponsa

Situated in and around a large bay, Santa Ponsa is edged by pines and sun-bleached sands, and has a small promenade. The town’s white sandy beach is the main draw for Santa Ponsa holidays, with many watersports on offer. Towards Santa Ponsa marina is ‘Little Beach’. This is a bay within a bay, gently sloping to the calm, clear water, which is ideal for smaller children.
At night discos, clubs and bars, particularly Irish bars with live music come to life.

CLIMATE

Santa Ponsa enjoys a typical Mediterranean climate with long hot summers and mild winters.
During the summer the weather is typically hot and dry with lots of sunshine, up to 11 hours a day in mid-summer. July and August are the hottest months of the year when the temperature often exceeds 30C. Because of Santa Ponsa’s coastal location there is relief from cooling sea breezes on the hottest days. The Embat is a well known local wind that brings cooler sea air.
The winters are mild in Santa Ponsa and see average temperatures around 10C, with 5 hours of sunshine a day.

What to do and See

Aqualand

Aqualand – Magaluf
Aqualand has something for all the family, including pools with slides, tubes and wave pools. For older children there are rides like the Kamikaze, Harakiri, Grand Canyon, Anaconda and the Black Hole and for younger children there are the shallower waters of the Mini Park and Polynesia.
Golf Fantasia – Palma Nova
This fantastic ‘crazy’ golf course is great for children of all ages and adults. It has three mini-golf courses, all set amid waterfalls, caves, lakes and tropical gardens. It even has a 19th-hole snack bar and a games area with coin operated arcade games. 

Nemo Submarine

The Nemo Submarine – Magaluf
This is a real submarine which dives Majorca’s underwater world.
Nemo Submarine’s trip last for around 50 minutes and consists of a 20 minute boat-trip to the dive-site, 50 minutes under water in the submarine (diving to 20 metres) and a dive-show with fish-feeding.

Marineland – Portals Nous
Here at Marineland you can see spectacular shows with dolphins, sealions and parrots.
After the dolphin show you can walk through the underwater tunnel and watch the dolphins swimming in their own natural environment.

Marineland

The parrot show is extremely funny for children, with an Olympic contest that the parrots partake in.

There is also an aquarium here, one with sharks and another with tropical fishes.

Pirates Adventure – Magaluf
Set in a custom built theatre, equipped with the latest in lights and sound technology, featuring a life sized pirate ship as the backdrop to the story, the Pirates Show is the perfect place to spend a night with or without the children.

Western Water Park – Magaluf
A great day out for all the family, with water activities and shows for all ages.

Originally a small fishing village, C’an Picafort is now a thriving holiday resort. C’an Picafort is located on the north coast of Majorca and has a long sandy beach which stretches from the marina all the way west to the Port of Alcudia.

C'an Picafort marina

Boat trips, water-skiing, pedalo hire and windsurfing are all available from the marina.

To the east of the resort is the small beach of Son Baulo and to the west, the quieter beach of Playa de Muro.

The town itself has a large variety of cafes, bars and restaurants, with the emphasis on local and British customs, as well as German and Scandinavian foods and beers. The resort is very popular with German tourists and certain restaurants do not provide menu’s in English. Other bars and restaurants are clearly aimed at the British holidaymaker, with many British owned bars in the area. There there are only two night clubs in the resort. There is a busy promenade which runs along most of the beach which is lined with bars, restaurants and shops.

The small resort of Son Baulo is found to the east of the marina in C’an Picafort and is within easy walking distance along the promenade. This is a picturesque resort with several shops and restaurants and a large choice of hotels. The resort attracts a large number of nationalities, English and

Son Real Necropolis

German being the main clientele. The main tourist attraction here is the prehistoric burial ground Son Real Necropolis which is about a 20 minute walk from Son Baulo beach.

Buses run regularly from Son Baulo to Alcudia and C’an Picafort. 

ACCOMMODATION
The accommodation in C’an Picafort covers all budgets, from 5 star hotels to self-catering apartments. There are also numerous private villas and apartments to rent. There are lots of bargain holidays to be had on the internet.

THINGS TO DO AND SEE
Karting C’an Picafort
Go Kart track for all ages with free transport from C’an Picafort.

S'albufera

S’albufera
Wetland nature reserve situated just outside the resort.
Son Real Necropolis
Prehistoric burial ground, about a 20-minute walk from Son Baulo beach.
El Laberinto
A giant maze adventure situated in the nearby Playa de Muro.
Hidropark
A giant water park in the neighbouring Alcudia.

SHOPPING
The majority of shops run along the main road which is parallel to the beach. Here you can find souvenir shops, clothes shops, jewellers and banks. 
A small market is held on Tuesday afternoon and Friday morning. It is the norm to barter with the prices here.

Puerto de Alcúdia is a large resort in the northern part of the bay of Alcúdia. There is a marina and a ferry port, serving Barcelona and Menorca, but little maritime flavour. Its biggest asset is its enormous top quality beach. Puerto de Alcúdia appeals to package holidaymakers, specifically families on a budget, and young couples.

Puerto de Alcúdia

Puerto de Alcúdia is on the northeast coast of Majorca(Balearic Islands, Spain), 31 miles north of Palma and around the same distance from the airport. Overlooking the northern end of the bay and beach, Puerto de Alcúdia also branches inland, around a small series of lakes and canals. The resort is completely flat and has a marina and a ferry port which serve Barcelona and Menorca. It’s biggest asset is its huge, fantastic beach, making it appealing to package holidaymakers, young couples and families looking for cheap holidays.

Between May and October the daily average temperature never falls below 20ºC and rises above 30ºC in July to August. The best time to visit is May-June and September-October when it is less crowded. There are only 8-9 days of rain a month between October and March but this is usually light. Winters are mild with good spells of sunshine.

Puerto de Alcúdia

The golden sand main beach at Puerto de Alcúdia is broad and long, and stretches for about 7 miles around the bay, with lifeguards on duty in the summer. It is the longest beach on the island and provides ideal bathing for young families, surfboards (for hire), scuba diving, jet-skiing, water-skiing, wind-surfing, kite-surfing and paragliding. The Playa de Muro stretch, to the south, is an attractive protected area with dunes.

What to do and where to visit

Old Town of Alcúdia

The original walled Old Town of Alcúdia, 1.2 miles from the northern end of Puerto de Alcúdia, has reconstructed medieval streets, full of cafes, restaurants and souvenir shops, as well as a well preserved bridge and part of a theatre from it’s Roman period.
The S’Albufera Nature Reserve, adjacent to the southern end of the resort (Carretera Alcúdia-Artà), is a large area of open marshland where bird watchers can view many different species.

For golfers there is the testing 18-hole links course, Club de Golf Alcanada

Club de Golf Alcanada

 (Alcanada), designed by Robert Trent Jones.

There are lots of family attractions within a short distance of Puerto de Alcúdia. The main attraction is The Alcudia Hidropark with giant water slides, swimming and boating pools and three mini-golf courses in landscaped surroundings.

Well worth a visit is Majorca’s capital, Palma, one of Spain’s most beautiful small cities with a magnificent cathedral, atmospheric old streets, great shopping and wonderful restaurants. Old-timer trains run north from Palma, through the picturesque hill region known as the Tramuntana to Sóller, where a tram trundles it’s way down to the coast. Pollensa is a charming old town 8.5 miles north west while a day trip to the spectacular Cuevas del Drach cave system, at Porto

Cuevas del Drach cave system

Cristo, about 30 miles south east from Puerto de Alcúdia, is a good day out.

Puerto de Alcúdia is the nightlife centre for the north of the island with one mega disco-club, Menta, and a handfull of others which keep the resort’s 18-35 crowd happy. Throughout the resort there are lots of music and karaoke bars, however the atmosphere is generally much quieter than in the resorts of the south. Local and international performing arts are staged at the Auditori d’Alcúdia.