4 Activities to do in Majorca in September (second part)

In the second part of our post, we want to concentrate on two recommendations that will allow you to enjoy the beautiful views of Majorca. The first one includes some sports and the second is a recommendation to what we believe is the most emblematic beach on the island.

A lighthouse route through Majorca

While in Majorca, you can enjoy a beautiful route of the lighthouses that light up the island. Many of them are very old towers and true monuments overlooking the Mediterranean.

One of the best examples is the Porto Pi lighthouse, in Palma. Located next to a naval base, right in the Palma Port, it is the third oldest functioning lighthouse in the world, after the Hercules Tower in A Coruña and the Lanterna in Genova. 

The most impressive lighthouses in Majorca are the Faro de Ses Salines, which can be seen from Cabrera, and the one in Formentor, a construction that crowns the Tramuntana Mountains. Others that are also worth visiting due to their special beauty are the Aucanada lighthouse in Capdepera, and Sa Creu, in Sóller.

For cycling enthusiasts, the route from the Iberostar Son Antem hotel to the city of Palma has of approximately 22 km, but every kilometre is worth it when you consider the beautiful views and scenery of the Bay of Palma de Mallorca.

Palma de Mallorca

A bicycle tour around the Bay of Palma

The Bay of Palma has one of the best bicycle lanes on the island of Majorca. The boardwalk connects the city’s centre with the residential and tourist area of Can Pastilla and takes you through areas of great natural beauty.

This bike route is approximately 13 kilometres long and runs along the sea, offering typically marine scenes, diverse landscapes and people of all ages on a stroll or doing sports.

The bicycle lane is protected from transit, making it an ideal path to enjoy a relaxing bike ride or an excursion with the entire family.

Along the path, you will find small inlets, perfect for taking a dip, natural and unique areas like Es Carnatge, and lively bars and restaurants next to the sea.

You will find further information in the official website of the Son Antem hotel, as well as all the other services and activities available in this luxury golf hotel in Llucmajor.

Contact information:

Phone: 902 995 555

Email: san.rec@iberostar.com

Address: 07620 Llucmajor, Baleares-Mallorca

4 Activities to do in Majorca in September (first part)

The summer holidays are almost over for many, however, for those who have waited for the end of the hottest months of the year to holiday, September is an ideal month to enjoy the calmness of the island of Majorca. At Iberostar Son Antem hotel, we want to help you choose the best activities to carry out on the island and discover its best kept secrets.  

Our golf hotel in Llucmajor has excellent connections to the entire island, making it the ideal starting point to explore the island and complete some, if not all, of the activities that we propose below:

Majorca’s emblem

The Palma Cathedral, called la Seu, is Majorca’s most emblematic building. Located facing the Bay of Palma, it welcomes thousands of contemplating visitors every year.

Wrapped by the city’s walls, the Palma Cathedral has the world’s largest Gothic rose window. This is an element that in winter offers a magical image, due to the rays of sun passing through the coloured stained glass window. 

The Cathedral is surrounded by gardens and is next to the main buildings in the centre of Palma. Its interior holds Miquel Barceló’s mural and a museum.

Visiting hours vary according to the time of year, although it is open every Saturday all year round from 10:00 to 14:15. On Sundays it is only open during mass.

IBEROSTAR Son Antem Golf Resort & Spa

Es Trenc, the essential beach

Es Trenc is one of the few remaining unspoiled beaches in Majorca and its beauty is almost intact. Many consider it to be the island’s paradise beach; the perfect place to disconnect, leave stress behind and swim in the bluest waters of the archipelago.

Es Trenc, located in the Campos municipality, is made up of four kilometres of coast declared a protected, undeveloped area. This beach is surrounded by the typical leafy Mediterranean vegetation, which holds up to 170 different bird species and small dunes.

Its fine sand is pristine and of the purest white, its shallow and transparent waters are always calm, like in a huge swimming pool. 

Es Trenc beach is very lively in the summer, so much so that visitors need to get an early start to find a parking spot. On each side of the beach you’ll find the family areas with sun loungers and sunshades, and in the centre there’s an area for nudists.

All along the beach, kiosks hold lively parties that last well into the summer nights.  

Wellness plans for your summer 2015

Relax, enjoy, live, take care of yourself. Finally, your long awaited holiday has arrived and this is the best moment to devote time to you, forget about responsibilities and routines and start seriously a wellness plan. You deserve it. This is way today we are going to talk about wellness plans for summer 2015 so you can make the most of your holiday.

Slow Fuerteventura

Slow culture has really caught on in this wonderful Atlantic island. Peace, breeze, sunsets, native products, good habits… Here, life runs at a slower pace, as taking pleasure in those moments when you really connect to the nature and people surrounding you. Good food, beautiful landscapes, idyllic beaches and sports make up an irresistible wellness plan in one of the best holiday destinations in Spain. Book a spa hotel in Fuerteventura, rent a small car, sign up for an intensive yoga course and immerse in the ocean. Take advantage of the promotions offered by resorts and hotels in Fuerteventura for august and you will surely enjoy a holiday at good price.

Adults Only Majorca

Leave your children with grandparents: Majorca waits for you with an Adults Only plan dedicated to take care of your body and mind. A trip for you and your couple in front of wonderful beaches, hidden coves, lost villages in the mountain range, parties, top level local gastronomy.  Book a spa hotel in Playa de Palma or in the centre of the city to have everything within reach and create your holiday your own way. If you rent a car, you can travel around the island in 5 days (at least to the most outstanding places) without feeling overwhelmed. You must visit Es Trenc, go out to dinner to Santa Catalina neighbourhood, contemplate a sunset in Banyalbufar o Deià, dance a traditional verbena, and specially, relax.

Relax in Tenerife

We keep visiting islands… because few places are better to get away from it all than an archipelago where to sunbathe, surrounded by sea and some hours away from home so you can be sure anyone will come to bother you. If we want to escape, Tenerife is the place. Besides being one of the places with more and best services in the Canary Islands, it also has the best plans for those looking for a paradisiacal place to rest. There are many wellness accommodation options, from the classic hotels with Jacuzzi in Tenerife, to the innovative resorts that seem to be luxury spa centres, as you can find in the southern part of the island: Grand Hotel El Mirador, Grand Hotel Salomé, Anthelia… Leisure and culture options are endless: from hiking to signing up for scuba diving in Costa Adeje, discovering the small villages of the island, delighting in a luxury dinner… And spending many hours in the spa or floating on the sea.

Holiday with friends in Tenerife

Like every June, we meet our dearest friends, and choose a destination to travel the weekend and enjoy the beach, the environment and the best company. Each time is more difficult to plan holiday, given that at this point, many people have children or demanding and over strict jobs.

We pick the next year’s destination by the end of holiday. Our latest trip were to North Spain, to San Sebastian, A beautiful city we all deeply enjoyed since we all love gastronomy, But this year, we are going a little bit further, our new destination is the Canary Island Tenerife.

We really hope to enjoy the famous Canary weather, the beaches and the people, discover its culture and gastronomy, get to know the remote towns and walk its paths, enjoy the beach and swing with the dolphins, the turtles and the rest of sea animals.

We chose a hotel in the capital, the IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Mencey, a gastronomy hotel in Tenerife with tons of new possibilities and different activities.

One of the most interesting activities there, are the Cooking lessons offered in the Mencey cookery classroom, by the time we will be at the hotel, they have a lesson to cook fresh pasta and Italian sauces. The hotel also has one of the best restaurants in Tenerife, Los Menceyes restaurant, with a selected menu, competitive, and with quality local ingredient.

We would like to visit the Teide volcano, the highest mountain in Spain, and go all over the Teide national park. As an alternative, we also have the plan to walk through the astonishing Anaga Mountains.

To spend the days resting, we would like to relax under the sun in one of the beaches we were recommended. La Tejita beach, Las Teresitas beach or Las Vistas Beach. We would like to take scuba diving lessons, and a tour in a boat to watch the dolphins, the sea turtles and the whales if we have the chance.

You can find more information about the lessons and activities in the Mencey cookery classroom or in the Grand Hotel Mencey official website.

Holiday with children… and Olé!

Is here, the family holiday is at the corner and you have to plan, organize, and choose the destination, accommodation, transportation and the agenda. An impossible task? Well, not really, but you have to start right away.

In order to help you making the right choice, we’re going to talk about one of the most complete family hotels and resorts here in Spain. It’s the Olé hotels, an alternative to let your children enjoy holiday the most, but without leaving you behind.

The special feature of these resorts in Tenerife, Lanzarote and Ibiza is the specialization of their services, with a high quality but with an affordable price, especially for the families who seek for a calm place to enjoy during summer.

You wouldn’t have to leave the hotel in order to enjoy the outer pools surrounded by solarium areas, playgrounds, relaxation areas and lounge bars, adult chill out areas, and in some of them, parking spot, bicycle rent, and lobby free Wi-Fi.

Ole Tropical Tenerife hotel

In addition to that all the Olé hotels offer the opportunity of different kind of accommodations, half board, all-inclusive, which let you plan your holiday according to your budget, and enjoy your holiday.

But if we choose the best thing the hotel has it definitely would be the bedrooms, something some of the family hotels forgot sometimes, since it’s the most important when travelling, because the whole family need to rest properly. In the Olé, bedrooms are spacious, with comfortable furniture, with Mediterranean style and natural light.

At this moment, these new firm has 3 hotels in Spain (a hotel in Lanzarote, a resort in Ibiza and a third one in Tenerife), and for those who like to cross the sea this holiday, it also has a Caribbean resort in Playa Blanca in Cayo Largo.