Mallorca, Balearic Islands

Pollença & Port de Pollença

Ancient Calvari steps, a timeless market town, and the gateway to the Formentor Peninsula.

A northern classic

A town of lasting character

Pollença is one of Mallorca’s most rewarding inland towns — a place of genuine character, with a Roman bridge, a hilltop Calvari chapel reached by 365 stone steps, and a weekly Sunday market that has been running for centuries.

Port de Pollença, just five kilometres away, occupies a wide sheltered bay with a famous pine-shaded promenade and a calm, unhurried elegance that draws visitors back year after year.

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Where to stay

Recommended hotels

A considered selection of stays in Pollença and Port de Pollença, from landmark retreats to timeless waterfront addresses.

Port de Pollença waterfront and mountains

Formentor, a Royal Hideaway Hotel

The legendary grand hotel on the Formentor Peninsula — one of the most iconic hotels in the Mediterranean, with a private beach and extraordinary setting.

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Historic Mallorcan hotel facade

Son Brull Hotel & Spa

A converted 18th-century monastery on a working estate between Pollença and the coast, with a celebrated spa and restaurant.

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Mallorca coastline near the Formentor Peninsula

Hotel Illa d’Or

A classic Art Deco hotel right on the Pine Walk in Port de Pollença, with a private jetty and a timeless Mallorcan atmosphere.

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Fascinating facts

Three details that reveal the spirit of Pollença and Port de Pollença.

365 Calvari steps

The Calvari staircase has exactly 365 steps — one for each day of the year. Its candlelit Good Friday procession is among Mallorca’s most atmospheric events.

A Sunday tradition

Pollença’s Sunday market is one of the island’s oldest and most authentic, with fresh produce, crafts, and local specialities.

A literary setting

Agatha Christie visited in the 1930s and set ‘Problem at Pollensa Bay’ here, inspired by the north coast.

Formentor ahead

The peninsula unfolds north of the port in a dramatic landscape made for cycling, walking, and unhurried discovery.

Follow the road to Formentor

The Formentor Peninsula stretches north from Port de Pollença in one of the Balearics’ most dramatic landscapes — a narrow finger of mountains, a legendary hotel, and a lighthouse at the edge of the island.

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