Carved into precipitous slopes, the cultural landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana mountains is so compelling that it has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Explore the picturesque mountain villages that for millennia have ingeniously harvested scarce resources and transformed precarious terrain to produce some of the island’s best olives, citrus, wine and more. In Fornalutx the stone buildings and walls frame narrow walkways obscuring views of the hillside setting, until you emerge into a town square where locals sip coffee at patio cafés and mountains loom in the distance. Marvel at Deia’s iconic houses with terracotta roofs perched on steep slopes with terraced gardens, olive groves and citrus orchards. In Valldemossa, sip port wine and try Iberian pork and dulce de leche, and in Esporlas, tour a magnificent 17th-century manor house.
Drive along winding roads to visit some of Mallorca’s idyllic mountain villages nestled on the slopes of the magnificent Serra de Tramuntana mountains.