MALLORCA
/There's much to love about Mallorca. We were hoping — but not certain — that would be the case when we booked our trip; the Spanish island gets a bad rap for being a cheap party destination for over-served English-speakers, but we had enough thumbs-up recommendations from friends to give it a try. And since it sits in the middle of the Mediterranean 130 miles due south of Barcelona, the 30-minute flight meant there was little downside to giving it a try.
We arrived on Saturday afternoon and drove immediately from the Palma airport to Port de Soller on the northwest coast. (Palma lives up to the aforementioned reputation; skip it.) We spent the afternoon enjoying the beautiful waterfront scenery (while the kids focused their appreciation on chocolate gelato and sand castles) and then drove 15 minutes to Fornalutx, the sweetest little hillside village you could ever dream up. We stayed in an AirBnB for three nights, which we used as our home base as we explored the rest of Mallorca's mountainous northern coast. It was a little piece of paradise.
