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Mallorca
Mallorca is the largest Balearic island: Palma's cathedral and old town, the Tramuntana mountain villages, and coves and caves around the coast.
Best things to do in Mallorca
The one thing not to miss
See La Seu, Palma's Gothic cathedral on the seafront beside the Royal Palace of La Almudaina.
Palma Cathedral (La Seu)1. Palma Cathedral (La Seu)
The Gothic cathedral of Mallorca on Palma's seafront, against the old city walls and beside the Royal Palace of La Almudaina.
6,827 readers a month
Top Cat 14, Public domain 2. Sóller and the Sóller railway
A town in a wide valley near the north-west coast, 3 km inland from Port de Sóller and linked to it by tram. The historic narrow-gauge railway runs between Palma and Sóller.
5,013 readers a month
No machine-readable author provided. Kork~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain 3. Valldemossa
A mountain village best known for its Royal Charterhouse, built at the beginning of the 14th century.
4,561 readers a month
4. Serra de Tramuntana
The mountain range that forms Mallorca's northern backbone, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011.
2,576 readers a month
5. Alcúdia old town and beach
The main resort in the north of Mallorca, with a 14 km beach and a well-preserved walled old town with houses from the 13th century.
2,500 readers a month
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6. Sa Calobra
A small village on Mallorca's north-west coast in the Escorca municipality.
2,052 readers a month
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Poniol60, Public domain 7. Bellver Castle
A 14th-century Gothic castle on a hill 3 km west of central Palma, one of the few circular castles in Europe.
2,047 readers a month
Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain 8. Deià
A small coastal village in the Tramuntana mountains, about 16 km north of Valldemossa, known for its writers and musicians.
1,867 readers a month
9. Pollença
A town in the north of the island near Cap de Formentor, about 6 km inland from its port, Port de Pollença.
1,752 readers a month
10. Cap de Formentor
The northernmost point of Mallorca, at the tip of the Formentor peninsula.
Check for seasonal road restrictions on the Formentor peninsula before you drive.
1,500 readers a month
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Just missed the list: Royal Palace of La Almudaina (11th by readers); Caves of Drach (12th by readers)
How we ranked these
By how many people read about each place on English Wikipedia in a typical month, measured October 2026. It is a popularity measure, not our opinion. Palma Cathedral (La Seu) leads with about 6,827 readers a month. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences; the author and licence are on each photo.
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