STAY
Hotel Eden Soller • Port de Soller
Getting to the island was such a breeze and I feel like this trip opened my eyes to a whole new era of long weekend European travel. It was incredibly easy to take a 2.5 hour direct flight from Amsterdam and pick up a rental car at the airport. The rental car was super key for us to jet around the island in a short amount of time, and the quality of the roads was amazing, but I also noticed public transit all over the island so keep that in mind.
A colleague recommended that we stay in Port de Soller and I can say that it was a great jumping off point to access beautiful rocky beaches, mountainside villages and citrus farms, but also easily get to the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range for some epic hiking.
Hotel Eden Soller was right on the beach and also had a huge pool (swimming... check!). We enjoyed walking around the port town and could find some delicious Spanish food as well as some casual coffee and sandwiches all within walking distance.
EXPLORE
Town of Soller • Soller
Soller is a cute town with a beautiful market on Saturdays from 9:00am to 2:00pm. I shopped around, got some orange juice and pastries and enjoyed strolling around the cobble stone streets and watching the old style cable car go by.
Ecovinyassa • Soller
Although we were too late to book a citrus farm tour, we still poked our heads around this beautiful citrus to see all the lovely orange trees. Believe me when I tell you that I've never had fresher orange juice than in Mallorca! Act quickly and book ahead to get a full tour that comes with a homemade snack and juice.
Town of Fornalutx • Fornalutx
We ventured into many picturesque little mountainside villages and Fornalutx was no exception to the beauty and simplicity of them all. There were so many cyclists stopped at the many quaint cafes and it was the perfect spot to rest and have a quick bite.
Embassament de Cúber Hike • Serra de Tramuntana mountains
We stumbled onto this hiking path after driving up and up and up into the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range. After walking past a stunning reservoir, some donkey friends, and through a wooded uphill path, we came across the most jaw dropping view of the whole island and out towards the sea. What a good surprise! Google tells me that the lookout was Coll de L'Ofre along the GR221 trail.
This hike was an absolute highlight of our trip. You can leave from the town of Valdemossa and walk along an impressive stone ridge that looks high above the sea. Look up a route ahead of time, because we definitely got lost along with a nice German family, but in the end found our way. The route was originally created at the demand of an Archiduc in the late 19th century so he could ride his horse along with amazing views... haha oh the life of an Archiduc.
Town of Valldemossa • Valldemossa
After our hike, we were exhausted but the idyllic town of Valdemossa offered the perfect respite for lunch and an iced coffee and some exploring of the charming stone houses.
Camí dels Pintors Hike • Cala Deià
After a super steep and narrow drive down to rocky Cala Deià beach, we parked our rental car and headed out on a golden hour hike along the coast. This hike can be a quick out and back but I'm sure if you had more time and a full stomach, you could go on and on and take in the crazy beautiful views. Hiking in Mallorca is stunning and there are abundant paths to take, although note that the routes are rarely marked and signage is scarce. But once you find where you're going after a bit of research and some aggressive map following on apps like All Trails, we were amazed at the network of trails and the unforgettable views.
Caló del Noro • S'Almonia
This beach was out of this world beautiful with bright turquoise waters and a steep walking path leading down to water. We were also pleasantly surprised that you could access a second nearby cove, S'Almonia by a foot path that connected both of these gems.
EAT
Fornet de la Soca • Palma
I ate the most delicious local pastries from this bakery, known as perhaps the best bakery in all of Palma. I especially loved the apricot delicacies and can almost still taste the melt in your mouth fresh apricots.
Cafè Drac • Santanyí
After a day of beach hopping, we headed down winding roads for a simple, but delicious beach side dinner of a whole fish, salad, and some fries, is there anything better? Oh I forgot the sangria... yum!
Forn Can Panxeta • Soller
A cute little bakery tucked into a narrow street of Soller with some more amazing apricot pastries.
Of course every vacation needs a little bougie dinner with crisp white wine and a live band out on the terrace! I had spotted a pic of this hotel and its two restaurants, Café Miró and El Olivo, on Instagram years ago and it was a bucket list moment to be there IRL. If I had all the money in the world I would stay here, but having a beautiful sunset dinner was the perfect taste of luxury. 
