If you like the outdoors, Mallorca has about everything to offer you may be looking for. All activities listed here are within an hour’s drive of Finca Cassiopea ( and many less than that)
Here is a sample:
Hiking: Mallorca, thanks to the Serra de Tramuntana is a very popular place for hiking, particularly in the off-season months when there is plenty of sunshine and little rain. It offers an endless variety of terrain: treks on ridges; dry stone paths; treks to snow houses and charcoal burners; excursions in forests, beside torrents and a range of incredible landscapes, almost always within sight of a dark blue sea.
The Serra de Tramuntana, a national park and Unesco World Heritahge site, runs for 90km from Andratx in the Southwest of the island to Cap de Formentor in the Northwest. Ten peaks are over 1,000m, most are concentrated in the area around Lluc. The highest are Puig Major (1,445m) and Puig Massanella (1,349m).
In the hiking section of See Mallorca you can find a variety of recommended walking and hiking routes if you would like to go and explore the region on foot.
Sóller, is in the heart of the Tramuntana Serra and so, is the hub of a great number of itineries.
Go to Walking Mallorca for a detailed description of a whole range of different hikes hikes out of Soller, from easy and shoirt to long and streneous.
Rother publsches an excellent walking guide in English which covers 65 of the finest coastel and mountain walks on Mallorca. The guide is available at the finca: rotherwalkingguide.
Cycling: Thanks to great effort from the local goverment ,Mallorca has been transformed in recent years into a cyclists paradise. Many of the professional cycling teams now use Mallorca as a training base in the winter months. Teams like Sky Procycling, Liquigas-Cannondale, BMC and Radioshack-Nissan-Trek can all be spotted on the islands roads in December, January and February. Low traffic, well maintained and sign posted roads,steep mountains for the hard-core climbers as well as flat and hilly roads for the leisure cyclists…Mallorca has got it all
Last year, more than 60,000 cyclists came to Mallorca, mostly in the months of March, April and May, when the weather conditions are perfect and it is still cold and grey in most of Europe.
You can of course bring your own bike, but there are places all over the island where you can rent bikes. Max Huerzeler, for example has nine outlets on the island and rents out top quality bikes.
Close to Finca Cassiopea, in Sineu, you can rent bikes via bikeexperiencemallorca.
Here are two sites if you want to start planning your cycling trips or holiday: Mallorca cycling and the cycling section of See Mallorca
Golfing: Golf is also very popular in Mallorca, thanks to its warm and sunny climate and few rainy days. Enthusiasts have 20 courses to choose from, all of which welcome tourists and other non-members. All are within an hour’s drive of Finc aCassiopea .
The courses are placed in some of Mallorca’s most beautiful locations, generally with sea views. Most of the courses are 18 hole, and range from the gently welcoming to fiendishly difficult. The most challenging golf course is the one at Pula, which is used on the European Tour. It was re-designed by Jose Maria Olazabal and is situated in the north east of Mallorca.
Go to the golf courses tab on this website to find out more about each of the courses
Sailing: With over 500 km of coastline, hundreds of coves, bays and calas and 28 marinas, Mallorca is one of the favorite places for sailors in the Mediterranean. There are plenty of places where you can charter a yacht, as long as you have an international yachting permit (ICC Coastel Waters).
For more info on sailing and boat rentals, try the Sea and Sailing section on See Mallorca
Rock Climbing and Canyoning: Mallorca is one of Europe’s most beautiful and varied sports climbing venues. The island has an unparalleled variety of routes of all grades. Mallorca has also a worldwide reputation for its famous canyons including the no 1 canyon in Europe Sa Fosca. The Sierra de Tramuntana offers many possibilities to practice rock climbing and canyoning at all levels.
The Rock climbing section on See Mallorca is a good place to start if you want to plan a climbing or canyoning day. Outfits like Experience Mallorca or Rocksport Mallorca offer one day climbing ort canyoning trips
Wind and Kite Surfing: Mallorca is one of the biggest wind capitals in Europe. For over 30 years windsurfing experts have come to the island because of its perfect conditions for their sailboards with very high wind probability. Several windsurfing international competitions have been held here. Mallorca also gathers the perfect conditions to learn the secrets of kitesurfing. Gusts are technical and precise and always come from the sea.
Wind & Friends and Watersports Mallorca are two places where you can rent equipment and take lessons. The Watersports section of See Mallorca is also a good place to start planning.
Mountain Biking :Mallorca has endless mountain bike routes for all levels and interests: dirt tracks, trial tracks, extreme downhill, long-distance routes, tourist and cultural routes, etc …The trails have been likened to areas of Colorado and Arizona in the USA. The added joy of mountain biking in Mallorca is discovering secluded beaches or hilltops with stunning sea views.
Go to the biking section on See Mallorca as a starter or try Tramuntana Tours or Rock and Ride for organized excursions