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«DK Eyewitness Top 10 Mallorca Travel Guide» will lead you straight to the best attractions the island has to offer. Whether youre looking for a hotel to suit your budget, beaches, picture-postcard villages or the best restaurants this guide is the perfect pocket-sized companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists - from the Top 10 hidden coves to the Top 10 family attractions, theres even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid. The guide is divided into sections on: Palma, the Southwest Coast, the North Coast, the Southeast Coast, and the central plain all packed with beautiful illustrations of the islands attractions. Youll find the insider knowledge every visitor needs and explore every corner of Mallorca effortlessly with «DK Eyewitness Top 10 Mallorca Travel Guide» and its free pull-out map. «DK Eyewitness Top 10 Mallorca Travel Guide» shows you what others only tell you.
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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL TOP 10 SA N MALLORCA LA U PURE SA 10 10 R MA de LLA DA L T M U R A DA Museu Diocesà PORTE R 10 10 Ca N'Oleza ASC PA SA N T T P E R E NO L AT RA ADO RN MI MIR BE N S SAN Cathedral (Sa Seu) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Best beaches Prehistoric, Roman & Moorish sites Spectacular areas of natural beauty Best hotels for every budget Traditional restaurants & cafés Fascinating monasteries & churches Theme parks & fun places for children Liveliest resorts Most magical villages Insider tips for every visitor YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING TOP 10 MALLORCA JEFFREY KENNEDY EYEWITNESS TRAVEL Contents Left Palma Cathedral Right Valldemossa Contents Mallorca’s Top 10 Produced by Blue Island, London Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd. First American Edition, 2003 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright 2003, 2011 © Dorling Kindersley Limited Reprinted with revisions 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISSN 1479-344X ISBN 978 0 7566 6923 2 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied. All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit. Floors are referred to throughout in accordance with Spanish usage; ie the “first floor” is the floor above ground level. Highlights of Mallorca Sa Seu: Palma Cathedral Castell de Bellver Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró La Granja Valldemossa Jardins d’Alfàbia 6 8 12 14 16 18 24 Monestir de Nostra Senyora de Lluc Península de Formentor Alcúdia Coves del Drac Moments in History Areas of Natural Beauty Wildlife and Plants Ports and Resorts Beaches Coves and Caves 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 Outdoor Activities and Sports Walks and Drives Villages Festivals 46 48 50 52 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices,