Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands with 554 km of coastline. Mallorca's landscape is very varied, due to it's geological formation. The first thing which attracts your attention is the Tramuntana Mountain range, formed by a line of mountains running parallel to the north west coast, the highest of which is Puig Major. The mountains give way to a coastline of tiny villages, sand, pebble and rock beaches.

The center of the island is known locally as Es Raiguer, which lies to the East of the Tramuntana Mountains. Characterised by an abundance of water and a lack of flat land which makes most farming difficult, but there are vast olive and almond groves to be found with splendid blossom appearing in February. The plain or Plá, in contrast, has large areas of flat land from which the majority of the island's agricultural produce comes.

From the Northwest to the Southwest, the land gradually leads down the sea, forming bays, long beaches and small coves of fine sand and transparent, green water, tinged with the reflection of the pines and fig trees which reach the shore. In the Southwest of Mallorca is the huge Bay of Palma, which protects and shelters the former kingdom's capital. In the brief description we must not forget the islands and islets, which surround Mallorca.