Majorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. It is almost directly south of Barcelona, Spain and is located between eastern Spain and northern Africa.
Majorca has long been known as “The Land of Cyclists”, and its spectacular scenery of all types lends itself to family cycling of shorter and easier routes as well as more strenuous ones. Majorca is popular for the training of European and American pros. Its weather boasts of 300 days of sunshine a year for those visitors who would rather take a more challenging and physically demanding vacation. Late Spring or early Autumn are recommended in order to avoid the heat of Summer.
The beautiful varied landscape includes rolling hills as well as flat terrain, fertile countryside, sandy beaches, and shallow crystal blue water where you can take a swim. If you’d rather do a long climb and prefer an impressive mountain range, you can enjoy that with the added enjoyment of the aromatic scent of wild rosemary and thyme, quiet woods with all types of trees, and impressive cliffs with rocky coves.
The dramatic increase in cycling by tourists from all over the world is expected to increase by approximately 10% over the next 2 or 3 years. More than 87,000 cyclists enjoyed their vacation in Majorca in 2007. That inspired the local tourism authorities to work on 260 km of new bike routes for this most quickly growing activity on Majorca. Its 1,250 km of network roads and rural tracks boasts roads with an overall average width of 6.5 metres. Many inland and mountain areas also have little traffic, which makes it possible to fully enjoy the landscape and see areas which many tourists aren’t able to get to easily.
There are many cycling tours available that can include a stay in an elegant hotel or a 15th century farmhouse surrounded by vineyards and orchards. You can see historic Roman sites, preserved churches and monasteries, and small villages. The accommodations chosen have secure bike storage and maintenance. A nice benefit is that your luggage is transported by car.
Mediterranean cuisine and seafood specialties are delicacies offered throughout the island.