Mallorca Holidays – Enjoy the Countryside by Going on a Mountaineering Trip

Even as a holiday to Mallorca might invoke pictures of idle days spent on seashores, wonderful climate, and excellent nightlife, the island can as well offer a bit to the more energetic, nature-loving visitor. Ahead of landing up in an excellent holiday villa in Mallorca, you might like to look into the extensive array of open-air enjoyment on offer on the island and plan some lively days on your Mallorca trip. Although several tourists to the island might at once rush to the sea for the most part of their vacation, Mallorca is in fact home to a mountain range with several tall peaks perfect for looking at on a stopover to one of its several holiday villas.

Serra de Tramuntana Mountain range stretches for some 90 kilometers from Pollenca to Sa Mola in Andratx and is about 15 kilometers broad, this mountain range is a perfect place to travel around by foot and get a bird’s view of the island of Mallorca. Even as scaling the Mallorca hills, you must watch closely for the wild animals like goats and sheep that stray here along with this, a large number of birds like falcon or an osprey can be spotted in the area. Several mountains in the range are predominantly tall, with Puig Major standing on top of all the rest at an altitude of 1,447 meters. The next highest mountain on the island is Massanella and is 1,352 meters high and can provide hikers an excellent view of this Spanish holiday destination from top.

There are several smaller peaks like Puig Tomir and Tossals Verds that are just a bit over 1,100 meters tall for the less energetic ones. Overall, the Serra de Tramuntana Mountain range has ten peaks that are more than 1,000 meters however visitors can climb a hill for magnificent views of the Spanish landscape below. Overall the Serra de Tramuntana Mountain range is a excellent spot for tourists to spend some hours in and there is in fact no better place to head to unwind after a hard day's mountaineering than a lavish villa on Mallorca, that have all the modern amenities that people are accustomed to in their own houses.

Since it can be hot during the day in Mallorca making a mountaineering trip uncomfortable, the most excellent time to go on a hiking trip is in the evening as it is cooler at this time and is thus perfect for those planning to attempt one of the higher peaks and view the amazing Spanish island of Mallorca from top. There several villages and towns, including Soller that lies inside the mountain valley and is famous for its olive and orange orchards.

The town of Deia can as well be explored on a mountaineering expedition and is perfect for individuals wanting to see a more customary side of Mallorca and has orchards of olive and orange, and is an excellent place to unwind with a glass of sangria subsequent to a day spent hiking in the mountains of the Serra de Tramuntana. Even as resting in the town, you might be able to get a whiff of the wild rosemary that covers the mountain peaks and emits a lovely fragrance in the heat of the Mallorcan sun.