We had 5 days in the middle of our Europe adventure so “we” decided to visit Mallorca. We picked Mallorca because “we” wanted a epic cyclic destination and Mallorca DELIVERED. This island is truly the mecca of cycling, paella and views.

Mills and Honey were our amazing cycling planners. I called them up last minute and asked if they could organize a 4 or 5 day cycling trip around Mallorca and they set the entire trip up for us. Every single hotel was top notch, the routes were perfect, communication of picking us up and dropping off our bags and the restaurant recommendations were the best. Did I forget to tell you we had our pick of any bike brand? Of course we chose Canyon. If you want an epic cycling holiday, Mills and Honey is a must.

Port Pollença- 2 Nights
Alcudia Coast & Cap de Formentor Lighthouse

We flew in from Naples, and got a lot of our gear at Decathalon, a European Big 5/Dick’s Sporting Goods. Mills and Honey picked us up from the airport and delivered us to Port Pollensa. Here they fitted us to our sweet eTap Canyon bikes, went over all the routes, maps and directions and happily answered all our questions.

We stayed at the charming Hotel La Goleta de Mar which was located in a prime spot, on a pedestrian promenade, overlooking one of the most beautiful beaches on the island. The room had a beautiful ocean view balcony.

We had a poke bowls at a close spot by the hotel called Natur then we headed off on our first ride. We had an easy ride along the coast towards the old towns of Alcudia and Pollensa. It was a little cloudy but we didn’t get caught in any rain. This ride was about 30 miles out and back and hugged the coastline with incredible views. We also cycled through some little farms and local homes. Super nice relaxing ride! After our ride, we cleaned up and went for a stroll on the promenade to get to our dinner spot. We had dinner at La Llonaja where Beef had some shrimps with the head (aka the Famous Red Shrimp of Majorca) and V has a mouth watering seabass, of course paired with a lovely bottle of Rose. We had a lovely romantic dinner!!

Strava link: https://www.strava.com/routes/3276792038578723372

The next morning, the weather looked a little ominous so we waited it out , per recommendation, and took the morning to walk around the water and had a nice late breakfast. When the weather cleared up a bit we hit the road. Today we were riding to iconic Cap de Formentor Lighthouse. This route was about 36 miles up with lots of climbing to the lighthouse, about 3500 ft. This ride combines dreamy views with impressive engineering. The first view of the lighthouse through the gap in the rocks is utterly exhilarating, as is the final descent to it. We also loved the stunning views down to Cala Figuera beach, before heading into the tunnel through the cliff. Things suddenly got realllllly cloudy with some seriously ominous looking clouds so we quickly hopped back on our bikes and descended down the epic road. At the bottom, the rain came hard. We got SO soaked it was hilarious. Luckily it only last 30 minutes or so. The route took us out to visit the city of Pollença, so we stopped for some tacos and Aperol spritz and to warm our bodies up from the soaking rain. After this we got back on your bikes and headed back to the hotel for a nice warm shower.

For dinner we visited this super interesting zero waste restaurant called Terrae

Strava link: https://www.strava.com/routes/3276792159731861670

PORT SOLLER – 2 Nights
Sa Calobra & Valldemossa

In the morning our hotel made us cute little breakfast boxes and Mills and Honey picked us up to drop us off in the mountains, while they continued on to drop off our luggage at our next stop, Port Soller.

Today we conquered Sa Collabra! We started our ride in the heart of the Tramuntana mountains range riding up and down the mountain hills. After a couple hours we took a detour and made it to the top Sa Collabra. This feat demands serious mental toughness since you have to ride all the way down it before you ride up it!

The Sa Calobra climb is Mallorca’s most famous, spectacular and, arguably, toughest cycling climb. Sheer limestone cliff faces reach down to the turquoise sea. Weaving through the craggy lunar landscape, a feat of engineering and a work of art: a looping grey squiggle of silver tarmac that entices cyclists from across the globe.

Beef blasted on the decent down and V was was being her normal cautions self making sure to take the turns nice and slow. There was about 26 hairpin turns!! The entire time 7 miles we descended into the bay it was hard not to think of the climb up.

We suffered on the climb up but enjoyed every single second of it. It took us about a hour to make it up, we took a few stops of the way but some sections were like 20% grade, so steep! We watched pros cycle up at insane speeds with their support vans following. This was for sure the hardest climb we have ever done. In the last few miles, you’ll hit the most famous hairpin of them all – the 270° degree hairpin under the arch which looks like a tie knot! Anyways, words are hard to describe this awesome climb, but all i can say is, bucket list climb achieved!

On the way back we decided to test our luck and we stopped in Fornalutx for food and drinks at Can Benet by Don Pedro; only 30 minutes away from out final destination. We ordered delicious tapas and sangria and next thing we know, it’s raining. And not just a light rain, it is coming down soooo hard! We laughed about it and suffered through the ride to the hotel, where we arrived totally drenched.

Finally we made it to Port Soller, the route was about 45 miles and 4500ft of elevation. Here is the strava link for our ride: https://www.strava.com/routes/3276792348010473132

Port Soller is an adorable little town right on the water. We stayed in Hotel Esplendido which was 10/10 amazing. We had a gorgeous room with a beautiful balcony facing the water. We cleaned up, then headed out for a nice walk and dinner. We had a nice quiet dinner at Es Passeig. After this awesome day, we were exhausted!

Next day we woke up bright and early. This was our last ride. Mills and Honey gave us a few options but we chose an easy shorter ride because (1) we were exhausted (saddle soreness is real) and (2) V wanted to get some beach time in.

Today we rode from Port Soller to a town called Valldemossa. The route was about 30 miles and 2700 ft of elevation. We started riding out on an open road and start climbing through fields, towards the coast. There were lots of curvy bends and a few hairpins. As you get higher, you suddenly get views, which stretch down over the rugged cliffs, to the sea. Valldemossa is one of Mallorca’s prettiest and most famous towns. We stopped at a pastry shop called Pasteleria, this place did not disappoint. Beef went inside and ordered so you know he ordered 5 pastries. We rode back to Port Soller and it was only 12 so we had the entire day to enjoy the town and the water. The strava https://www.strava.com/routes/3276792492158743718

We walked up and down the promenade in Port Soller taking in all the views. Next up, we rented a stand up paddle board and Beef was forced to push V around while she laid down and soaked in the sun. After that we walked up to get some lunch at Bon Vi. Here we had amazing paella and sangria, best paella everrrr.

For dinner, we met up with Fonzi (1/2 of Mills and Honey) for drinks and chat life stories, very amazing experience. Beef didn’t make reservation so had nowhere to go for dinner. So then he walked us alllllll the way around the port to go to a local recommended mexican hole in the wall and we ordered tacos at like 9pm. On the way back, V ran away from Beef to try to get to the ice cream shop before him, but it was closed. That was our last night at Majorca! Of course we were picked up and dropped off at the airport.