Palma Bay's beach resorts cater to all tastes from glitzy Portals Nous, the St Tropez of Mallorca, to the mega-resort of Magaluf with its notorious nightlife. They also offer plenty of children's attractions, including Marineland (tel: (971) 675 125; website: www.marineland.es) at Cala d'en Blanes, Aqualand (tel: (971) 440 000; website: www.aqualand.es) at El Arenal, and the new Palma Aquarium (tel: (971) 264 275; website: www.palmaaquarium.com) at Can Pastilla. Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró (tel: 971 701 420), the beautiful art gallery and studio of Mallorca's greatest ‘adopted' artist, is also well worth a visit in Cala Major.

Further afield, the Tramuntana Mountains offer some of the island's most spectacular scenery. Valldemossa is celebrated as the former home of Frédéric Chopin and his mistress George Sand; the artists' village of Deià is full of small art galleries, cafes and restaurants; and the vintage train ride (website: www.trendesoller.com) to the mountain town of Sóller is a day trip not to be missed.