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The northern and western coast of the island is occupied by a long mountain range, the Tramun-
tana range (“Serra de Tramuntana” or “Sierra de Tramuntana”), which reaches from Andratx to
Cap Formentor. The Tramuntana range with its wild romantic and rough mountain scenery,
bizarre shaped rocks, pine woods and steep coastline can be best explored on mountainous
hiking trails. Its calmness and isolation contrast with the noisy and crowded tourist areas at the southern and eastern coast of Mallorca. It is ideal for lovers of ecotourism and a perfect holiday destination for travellers seeking privacy and calmness. Some charming, picturesque old villages
such as Lluc, Pollenca, Alcúdia, Sóller, Alaro, Arta and Deià lie hidden in the Tramuntana moun-
tains, all of which are worth a day trip.

Located at the northeastern coast of Mallorca, the city of Alcúdia offers shopping possibilities and
other tourist attractions. Its nearby mile-long and sandy beach invites to sunbathing and offers a
large variety of water sports activities such as surfing, windsurfing, parasailing, sailing, scuba
diving, canoeing, kayaking, kitesurfing, waterskiing, wakeboarding and bathing. Take a stroll
through the charming picturesque old town of Alcúdia and visit its weekly markets. The nearby
Roman amphitheatre is a worthwile historical monument.

The close-by Hidropark (“Parque Acuático”) with its swimming and boating pools, mini-golf courses
and giant water slides is a worthwhile day trip destination for families. The nearby S’Albufera Natio-
nal Park (“Parc Natural de S’Albufera” or “Parque Natural de S’Albufera de Mallorca”) with its dunes, salt water marshes, lagoons and lakes fascinates the visitor with its untouched Mediterranean flora
and fauna and unspoilt wildlife. It is known among nature lovers for its birdwatching sites.

Set high in the mountains near the northern coast of Mallorca between Sóller and Pollenca, the
village of Lluc, an medieval place of pilgrimage, awaits discovery. The Monastery of Lluc/ Monastery
of Our Lady of Lluc (“Monestir de Nostra Senyora de Lluc”) was founded in 1121 and dedicated to
Saint James of Santiago de Compostela (“San Jaime de Compostela”), the patron saint of Spain.
Since the Middle Ages millions of Roman-Catholic christians have followed the ancient pilgrim´s
trail from Caimari to the Monastery of Lluc to adore the Black Madonna of Lluc (“Virgen de Lluc” or “Nuestra Señora de Lluc”, also called “La Moraneta” by the locals), the patron saint of Mallorca.
The monastery was renovated by Antoni Gaudí.

Situated at the northern coast of Mallorca, the charming picturesque 13th century town of Pollenca
with its historical sights is also a worthwhile day trip destination. You might walk the Way of the
Cross (“Via Crucis”) up to Cavalry Mountain (“El Cavalri” or “El Calvario”) and see the Mother of
God at the Foot of the Cross (“Mare de Déu del Peu de la Creu” or “Madre de Dios del Pie de la
Cruz”), a much-revered virgin statue housed in a chapel on top of the hill. The Plaça Major, the
main square of Pollenca, has some good cafes, bars and restaurants and invites the traveller to
having a coffee and relaxing after a day´s strolling through the twisted alleys of the medieval town centre. Pollenca also offers a wide range of shopping possibilities and the lively and busy Sunday market at the Plaça Major is also worth visiting. Dominating the Plaça Major, the Church of Our
Lady of the Angels (“Esglèsia de Nostra Senyora dels Àngels” or “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de
Los Angeles) built by the Knights Templar in the 13th century impresses the visitor with its austere Baroque façade.

Located at the northwestern coast of Mallorca, the charming, quiet town of Sóller surprises the
visitor with some interesting sights. The Botanical Gardens of Sóller (“Jardí Botànic de Sóller” or “Jardín Botánico de Sóller”) and the Balearic Museum of Natural Sciences (“Museu Balear de Ciènces Naturals” or “Museo Balear de Ciencias Naturales”) invite to exploring the huge biodiver-
sity of Mallorca and are worthwhile day trip destinations. The Bank of Sóller (“Banc de Sóller”,
“Banco Central Hispano” or “antiguo Banco de Sóller”) and the Parish Church of Sant Bartomeu (“Església de Sant Bartomeu” or “Iglesia de Sant Bartomeu”) located at Plaça Constitució, the
main square of Sóller, are further spectacular monuments. Founded in 1248 and originally built
in Gothic style, the church was renovated in 1904 by Joan Rubió I Bellver, a pupil of Antoni Gaudí,
in Art Noveau style. The bank was built in 1889 and designed in Modernist style by Rubió in 1912.

The Museum of the Casal de Cultura (“Museu del Casal de Cultura” or “Museo del Casal de
Cultura”) is also worth a visit. You might as well make a trip with the Sóller Train (“Ferrocarril de Sóller”) running between Palma de Mallorca and Sóller since 1912 and enjoy the diversity of
Mallorcas many different landscapes. A trip with this ancient train is really an unforgettable event
and a main tourist attraction.

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Neil Schlect, co-author of several Frommer’s biking guides, including the all-inclusive South America adviser as able-bodied as Peru and Buenos Aires Day By Day, shares his adventures of researching and traveling throughout South America, additional his tips and admonition for travelers.

Latin America For Less Is there anywhere in accurate that sticks in your anamnesis during your time researching the South America guide Neil Schlecht: There are so abounding places and so abounding memorable moments; it’s a huge and berserk bright and alluring continent, with an afflict of amazing places to experience. Over 25 years I’ve had the abundant affluence to biking abundantly above Latin America: from Mexico to Cuba and the Caribbean bank of Colombia all the way down to Patagonia and aback up to the northeast bank of Brazil.

Off the top of my head, two contempo adventures stick in my mind: hiking to the top of the acropolis on tiny, abreast endemic Isla Suasi in the average of Lake Titicaca, experiencing a surreal and anesthetic dusk addition out over the sea-like lake; and active hours over one of the bumpiest clay anchorage I’ve every driven, white-knuckled, through beauteous high-desert cartography to at endure access at a attractive winery in Argentina’s arctic Calchaqui Valley, above Salta, and accept a memorable altogether cafeteria with Argentine friends.

But a brace of glasses of Argentine malbec today would abet a half-dozen added memories, I’m sure.LAFL How would you call the Latin American character? Is there such a thing? How about its variations and vagaries as you biking above the continent?Even the Spanish announced above South America has countless country-by-country nuances and presents affluence of opportunities to cruise up even chatty speakers. And again you get to Brazil and apprehend that not alone is the accent wholly different, of course, but Brazilians are very, actual altered humans from a lot of of their Latin brethren; I abstruse that the aboriginal time I accustomed in Rio in the bosom of carnaval and addled on the TV  which is not an exercise for prudes.

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