Experiences

Start in the highest village in the range. The charterhouse still preserves the cells where Chopin and George Sand spent the winter of 1838, with brief piano recitals. Leave the campervan in the car parks on the outskirts.

The house-museum of Archduke Ludwig Salvator (who bought it in 1877), with its Carrara marble temple overlooking the sea and the Sa Foradada peninsula — pierced by a large natural opening — at its feet.

A stone village clinging to the mountain, an artists' refuge, with a small cove of crystal-clear waters and picnic spots at the end of a path. A stop for lunch and to breathe.

Park the camper on the outskirts of Sóller and lose yourself in the Plaça de Sant Bartomeu and its orange-tree-lined streets. Take the vintage tram down to the port (~€10) and close the day by the bay, with a swim before the overnight stop.

Avoid the dreaded tie-knot road: first boat at 10:00 from Port de Sóller (~1 hr crossing). Sa Calobra is a cove wedged between 200 m walls where the Torrent de Pareis meets the sea, a Natural Monument. The excursion takes the morning; return on the 13:45 boat to have the afternoon free.

Back in Port de Sóller (~14:45), drive up the MA-10 (~35 min) to these two turquoise reservoirs at the foot of Puig Major, Mallorca's highest peak. There's an almost flat circular walk around Cúber (~2 hrs) if you have time to spare.

The journey's end and the spiritual heart of Mallorca: a 13th-century monastery in the heart of the mountains. Next to the car park (paid), an IBANAT area offers grey and fresh water emptying and filling plus showers — the best service point on the route — and it's the ideal place to overnight.