Food destinations within easy reach of Palma, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Palma. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: DO Binissalem reds from Manto Negro grapes, plus the September Festa des Vermar
Binissalem is Mallorca's DO wine town, half an hour inland from Palma, where family bodegas work the native Manto Negro grape into island reds.
Famous for: Saturday market oranges, Sóller orange juice, and Sullerica craft beer on a weekday visit booked ahead
Sóller sits in an orange valley behind the Tramuntana, an hour from Palma by wooden train, with a Saturday market of citrus, pastries and cheese.
Famous for: A Wednesday market running since 1306, the only one on Mallorca with live animals
Sineu has held its market every Wednesday since 1306, forty minutes inland from Palma by train, and it is Mallorca's only weekly market with live animals.
Famous for: Sunday market stalls and Ca'n Molinas, the village pastry shop known for its ensaïmades
Valldemossa runs a Sunday market half an hour up the Tramuntana road from Palma, and Ca'n Molinas bakes the ensaïmades that locals drive out to buy.
Famous for: Brusca Brewpub in a restored flour windmill, with artisan beer and local tapas
Manacor sits fifty minutes east of Palma, and its Brusca brewpub occupies a restored flour windmill pouring artisan beer against local tapas.