Backroads of Mallorca Cycling

Unique single-centre cycling holiday: coastal views, country lanes, olives, poppies, vines Converted Mallorquin manor house: delicious food, lovely pool, delightful hosts Interest packed routes: historic mansions and monasteries, colourful museums, stunning beaches and wine filled bodegas Choice of cycling routes every day, optional day trip to or extra nights in cosmopolitan Palma

Inland from Mallorca’s popular coastal resorts, this island’s picturesque rural heartland is a treasure trove of fascinating ancient sites, mansions, bodegas and art galeries, and is perfect for discovering on two wheels. This is especially true in the southeast, where historic jewels litter the landscape in the shape of talaiots (prehistoric dwellings), and stone windmills. Sleepy market towns like Porreres and Felanitx nestle below pine-clad hills crowned with golden stone monasteries and gentle undulating plains between them are awash with a patchwork of wildflower meadows, wheat, olives and vines.

In the heart of this area, Sa Galera is an ancient country manor dating from C13. Recently restored by the Bonet family, the estate is one of the most important breeding centres for Mallorcan horses. Magnificent landscape gardens surround the outdoor pool, while the sauna, gym and jacuzzi are attractive extras - you can even treat yourself to massages and beauty treatments after a day out on the bikes, or enjoy local walking routes through the many almond and carob trees surrounding the hotel.

Throughout the week you’ll enjoy incredibly varied cycling showcasing the many different sides of Mallorca. You’ll meet farmers walking clanking herds of sheep and goats down back roads, (very difficult to overtake!), and coast along quiet lanes to noisy markets, prehistoric sites, time capsule museums and small town bodegas. Each day is packed with new discoveries, and you can choose to lunch in restaurants every day, or take picnics in the shade of giant hay bales with views of the Tramuntana Mountains, or on white sand beaches with enticingly blue water.

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