Pollensa Holidays

Historic hilltop charm in north Majorca, cobbled streets, the famous 365 Calvari Steps, the mountains towering above the town and a proper taste of what Mallorca was like before tourism. If you're looking for the beach you want to stay 6km downhill at nearby Puerto Pollensa.

Highlights of your Pollensa Holidays 2026/2027

• The 365 Calvari steps - One for every day of the year, lined with cypress trees, climbing from the middle of town to a hilltop chapel with the whole bay and the Formentor peninsula laid out below.

• Plaça Major - The heart of it: an 18th-century church on one side, terrace cafés on the others, and a Sunday market that fills the square and half the streets around it.

• La Patrona, 2 August - One of Majorca's great fiestas, ending with a mock battle between Moors and Christians fought through the streets at dawn.

• A classical festival older than most - World-class concerts in the cloister of a 16th-century Dominican convent every August, running since 1962.

• Gateway to the Tramuntana - The UNESCO-listed mountains start at the edge of town, which makes this the base for hiking, road cycling and canyoning on the island.

• Market-town eating - Restaurants around the square cook for locals as much as visitors, and the Sunday market is where half of what they cook comes from.

📌 Good to Know

• ☀️ Weather - A degree or two warmer than the coast through the day and noticeably cooler after dark, because the mountains pull the temperature down at night. Summer highs around 30°C, winters mild at 10 to 15°C.

• 💶 Money - Cheaper than the beach resorts. A coffee is around €2, tapas €5 to €8 and a three-course meal €15 to €20. The Balearic tourist tax is charged per person per night at your hotel, plus 10% VAT.

• 🏛 Fun Fact - The Festival de Pollença has been putting internationally known classical musicians into the cloister of a 16th-century convent every August since 1962.

Pollensa is perfect for you if...

• You want Majorca without a beach holiday attached, and you'd rather wake up to church bells than a pool attendant putting towels out

• You're here for the mountains, whether that's hiking, road cycling or being driven up something with hairpins on it

• You'd plan a week around a Sunday market and a classical concert in a convent cloister, and you don't need talking into it

• You want somewhere the restaurants are still cooking for the people who live there

• You like the idea of the beach being a ten-minute drive rather than a ten-second walk, because that's the difference between a town and a resort

🏨 Hotels in Pollensa

Two places to stay, and they could not be less alike, which for a town this size is a decent outcome. Both put you in the historic old town.

• Son Brull is an 18th-century monastery just outside town, converted into a design hotel without anyone sanding the history off it: bare stone, high ceilings, and twenty-three rooms where the monks' cells used to be. Two pools, a tennis court, and an à la carte restaurant that people drive up from the coast for.

• Juma is on the Plaça Major itself, which means the Sunday market sets up under your window and the church across the square is your alarm clock. Small, boutique, breakfast included, and a rooftop terrace with a hot tub pointed straight at the Tramuntana.

Pollensa Holidays 2026/2027 - Travel Guide

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 What are the best things to do on a Pollensa family holiday?

• Climb the 365 Calvari steps - Easier than the number suggests, shaded by cypresses the whole way, and there's a café at the top that makes the ice cream feel earned.

• The Sunday market in Plaça Major - Crafts, cheese, olives, fruit and a lot of noise. The best two hours of the week to be in this town.

• Cycle the valley - The road down through the flat farmland to the coast is a gentle, well-surfaced ride and one of the few genuinely easy family cycles on the island.

• Albufereta wetlands - A small nature reserve on the edge of the bay with flat walking paths, hides and, if you're lucky, flamingos.

• Puig de Maria - A steep half-hour up to a hilltop monastery with a view over the whole north of the island and a restaurant at the top serving lunch.

💑 What are the best things to do for couples in Pollensa?

• Sunset from the Mirador del Calvari - Climb the steps late in the day and stay up there for it. The bay goes gold and then pink.

• The Sant Domingo cloisters - A 16th-century Dominican convent with a courtyard you can sit in, and in August the setting for the Festival de Pollença.

• Dinner off the square - The restaurants around Plaça Major cook Mallorcan food for people who eat it every week, which is a very different proposition from the seafront.

• The Pont Romà - The Roman bridge on the edge of town, one of the oldest structures on Majorca and still carrying a footpath across the torrent.

• The Church of Mare de Déu dels Àngels - The one dominating the main square, worth going inside for the frescoes.

🎉 What are the top things to do for groups in Pollensa?

• La Patrona, 2 August - An all-night fiesta ending with the Moors and Christians battle fought through the streets at dawn. If you can get a booking for it, do.

• Canyoning in the Tramuntana - Món d'Aventura run trips out of town into the gorges behind it, and they do sea kayaking too.

• Majorcan wine tasting - Several bodegas within easy reach, and the island's wine is one of the last things in the Mediterranean still mostly drunk where it's made.

• Road cycling into the mountains - This is the town the pro teams use for winter training, and every climb worth doing on the island starts within twenty minutes of the square.

• Late drinks around Plaça Major - The bars on the square stay busy through summer evenings, which is as lively as Pollensa gets and exactly as lively as most people want it.

🏖️ Nearby Resorts

• Puerto Pollensa – The beach resort 6km away with all the hotels, restaurants, and that gorgeous sandy bay

• Alcudia – Another historic walled town with a stunning long beach, 10km east

• Cala San Vicente – Small, peaceful cove resort perfect for a quieter beach day