Day one
09.00: Blow away the cobwebs with a hike along Playa de Magaluf – the resort’s main beach – towards Meliá Calviá Beach, a beautiful hotel at the quieter southern end. Enjoy a delicious breakfast at the property’s Fibonacci cafe, an outpost of the much-loved, Palma-based Majorcan patisserie chain. Try the cafe con leche and a fresh pastry or two.
10.30: Catch some rays on Spain’s most famous beach, either on the main stretch of sand or at one of the beach clubs, most of which have now reopened. Local restrictions allow for full capacity outdoors or 50% capacity indoors with distancing between different groups. One well-known option is Nikki Beach, which has a touch of Miami’s Soho House with its army of champagne-toting waiting staff decked out in yacht crew-inspired uniforms, open May to September.
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12.00: It takes 40 minutes to walk from the centre of Magaluf to Cala Falcó, a pretty, pint-sized beach which feels wonderfully remote – it’s bordered by steep cliffs and accessed via a footpath that winds through a thick forest. When hunger strikes, head to the beach’s small restaurant and order the catch of the day.
13.00: Time for a visit to another of Magaluf’s most surprising attractions. The Himalayas-themed Sol Katmandu Park & Resort is Magaluf’s first integrated theme park and hotel, and you’ll find it just a few metres from Magaluf’s centre. If you’re an adrenaline junkie, head for The Asylum, a high-tech, interactive take on a haunted house – think rooms full of demented blackbirds and swarms of creepy-crawlies. Other rides include Carnival, a 4D movie experience (complete with toy guns to blast the on-screen baddies), and The House,
which is filled with interactive experiences including a mirror maze and an enchanted forest.
15.00: The beauty of basing yourself in Magaluf is that the rest of the island is so accessible. It’s just a 20-minute drive from Magaluf to Palma (Majorca’s largest city), which means plenty of time to check out the Gothic Catedral-Basílica de Santa María de Majorca, with its Antoni Gaudí-designed interior. And although Palma has plenty of designer boutique-lined avenues, you’ll find the best gems by exploring the alleyways that wind through the city centre. Carrer de Sant Feliu is one of the most colourful – narrow and packed with galleries and craft stores, such as Estilo Sant Feliu, which specialises in Majorcan ceramics.
18.00: Spend the evening in Palma to enjoy a bite to eat in one of its tucked-away, top-notch restaurants,
or head back to Magaluf to sample its famous nightlife. Enjoy a sundowner on the sand at the Oceans Restaurant, which opened earlier this year, or opt for seafood and sea air at the stylish Barbuda Beach Bar and Grill.
Day two
09.00: Time to explore beyond the beach, which in this case means Serra de Tramuntana, a breathtakingly beautiful mountain range and Unesco World Heritage Site which provides a stunning – but often overlooked – backdrop to Magaluf. Hiking and cycling trails snake through the peaks (many of which are over 1,000 metres high) but the best bits are easily accessible by car too. One of the locals’ favourite spots is Galilea which, at 460 metres above sea level, is the island’s highest village. Galilea’s Cafe Sa Plaça De is a great place to gorge on
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