Day Trips and Hikes

S’Olivar’s immediate surroundings abound with wonderful hikes and day-trip destinations. The adventurous will enjoy a climb to the 1025-m peak of the Galatzó where they can delight in staggering views of the entire island.

Another trail leads uphill to the old houses of Planici, recently acquired by the Consell Insular de Mallorca, or from the Torre de Ses Animes and the Volta des General downhill to Pera de S’Ase, a descent boasting the spectacular scenery of the Costa Nord.

Farther south, some 20 minutes from S’Olivar, lies the path of the Trapa, over Dragonera Island, Natural Park. The climb to the Ermita de Valdemossa is 30 minutes northwards.

A bit farther away, we find the ancient Monastery of Miramar, where Ramón Llull founded his school of languages, or Son Marroig, the splendid home of Archduke Louis Salvador, or Na Foradada…