The abc springGuide for Mallorca
In spring, many fresh vegetables are available again at the markets. And in Mallorca, spring is also the time to indulge in lamb and asparagus.
Fresh & Crunchy: +Natural
+Natural has a simple philosophy: ‘Healthy and balanced eating, using fresh products from the market.’ The menu offers healthy, balanced salads, with fresh seasonal variations from the market, all created with the help of a nutritionist. One of the few places to really enjoy and indulge in salads, the + Natural restaurant is located right on the Plaza España, opposite the train station.
Plaza España 8, Palma de Mallorca, +34 971 722 232 , open daily, www.masntrl.com
Spring Menu: Restaurante Bar Rossini
In the heart of Paguera, this cosy and comfortable restaurant is offering a light, delicate cuisine with Asian, German and Mediterranean influences. Guests receive a warm welcome by the restaurant owners Tina and Wolfgang, who have been running the restaurant for more than four years. The excellent food and friendly service have made this restaurant especially popular with the locals, so make sure to book a table in advance. In April, Rossini offers a special spring menu at 26,00 Euros.
Calle Gavines, 4 (second line, behind the Boulevard), 07160 Paguera, Mallorca, Tel. 971 689 080, open daily for dinner, Sundays closed.
Lamb’s delight: "Ca Na Toneta"
This charming restaurant in the centre of Caimari is run by sisters Maria and Teresa. The relatively short menu is based on seasonal food, with organically grown produce from their family garden. Meat, mostly lamb and goat, but also fish, are also bought from local suppliers in the area. Try the light carpaccio of zucchini with goat´s cheese, the fabulous, mouthwatering leg of lamb, followed by one of the delicious homemade desserts.
Horitzó 21, Caimari, Mallorca, Tel. 971 515 226, www.canatoneta.com, opening hours winter/spring: lunch Saturday and Sunday 13:30 to 15:00, dinner Friday, Saturday and Sunday 20:30 – 23:00 hrs. Pre-booking recommended.
Collect your own asparagus
Wild, green asparagus is ripe in springtime along road and field sides and Mallorcans love to pick their own vegetables. Look out for fresh, green meadows or recently sown fields. You will have more luck in the centre of the island, around Llucmajor but also in the Southeast and the area surrounding Sa Pobla. The asparagus has long, thin stalks and a slightly bushy head. The stalks should be generously cut before cooking as they can be quite woody and bitter. Asparagus tastes best freshly cut and the best places to find it in abundance are a well kept secret; however, you will also find this delicacy in your local market or in Palma’s market hall. Asparagus is best blanched in a mixture of water and milk, to reduce the bitterness. For a light lunch, once blanched simply stir-fry it in olive oil together with garlic and bacon. Delicious!
It’s time to blow away the cobwebs and give your home a fresh new look this spring!
Zara home
Zara home offers vibrant colors and designs in their new spring/summer collection. If you want to give your home a fresh and colorful touch visit their website: www.zarahome.com for a wealth of decoration ideas and items. You can buy most of the collection in the Zara home shop in Porto Pi or directly online.
Decó Mallorca
If you simply need to add a few highlights to give your home a fresh, springy touch, this shop in Palma’s old town will give you plenty of inspiration. Decó offers seasonally changing ideas from Home By ASA at prices which will make you change your interior style more often.
Calle Santo Domingo 10, Plama, Tel. 971 495 938
Outdoor
Clean up your terrace and get ready for the first days in the sun! If your terrace furniture has suffered over winter or you just feel like a new set of sunbeds, both Messerschmidt in Santa Ponsa and Meridiano in Campos have an excellent selection of the latest trends in outdoor furniture and decoration. To complete the new look Incompar Balear in Santanyi offers tailor-made solutions for sunshades and lighting.
Messerschmidt, Calle Alicant 19, Poligono Son Bugadelles, Santa Ponsa, Tel. 971 695 168, www.moebelmesserschmidt.com
Meridiano, Ctra. Palma-Santany, km 36, Campos, Tel. 971 652 888, www.meridiano-mallorca.com
Incompar Balear, Calle Bisbe Verger, 25, Santanyi, Tel. 971 642 204, www. Incompar.com
Whether it’s sailing, golf or rollerblading that takes your fancy – Mallorca is the perfect place to get out and in to shape
Sailing
Spring is a good time to get ready for the boating season, to take some lessons or simply to relax on a boat tour while the island and harbours are still calm and peaceful.
Get your lessons, where the royals learned to sail.
Cala Nova, the small harbor of Cas Catalá, is where the children of the Royal family took their first lessons, but the sailing schools of Pollensa also have an excellent reputation.
Escuela de Vela Calanova, Calle Joan Miró, 327, 07015 Cala Nova. Tel. +34 971 402 512
Muelle Viejo s/n, 07108 Port de Pollensa, Tel. +34 971 864 635
Yachtcharter – Be a captain for a day!
On the Paseo Maritimo you will find a vast selection of charters, brokers and daytour specialists like Yates Alemanes or Palma Maritime.
Yates Alemanes, Club de Mar, 07015 Palma de Mallorca, Tel. +34 971 401 883
Palma Maritime, Paseo Maritimo 26, Edificio “Palma Mar”, Tel. +34 971 736 540
Golf
Play a round of golf and discover one of the recently opened golf courses Son Gual or Maioris. Both courses offer 18 holes and are beautifully landscaped. Son Gual is Mallorca’s longest course and, with a course rating of CR 75,7, it is also one of the most demanding on the island.
Son Gual: Carretera Palma-Manacor
Maioris: Carretera Arenal – Cala Pi/Cap Blanc
Rollerblading
Spring is a great time to shape up and go for a long tour on your rollerblades. Most of the promenades are not yet busy, offer great views and good pavements.
Best routes are: Puerto Pollensa to Alcudia (cycling lane), the Cala Millor promenade, Arenal’s beach promenade (pavement not ideal though), Paseo Marítimo in Palma from Club de Mar to Ciudad Jardin and the beach promenade of Cala Ratjada.
Why not give yourself a spring clean with natural herbs, a luxury spa or the ultimate course in nutritional wellbeing?
Sanct Bernhard
Turn your personal bathroom into a health spa. This small herb shop in Santa Ponsa offers anything from natural medicine to herbal teas and natural beauty products. The friendly and experienced staff will help you to choose the right products for your personal detox weekend.
Sanct Bernhard Kräuterhaus, Av. Rey Jaime I, 117, Santa Ponsa, Tel. +34 971 698 397, Mon.-Fri. 09:30 – 13:30 and 16:00 – 20:00 hrs, Sat. 10:00 – 14:00 hrs
Spa
The Mardavall in Costa d’en Blanes has recently joined the prestigious St. Regis Hotel Group and has not only renovated the hotel but has also made the Spa even more luxurious. Here you can benefit from Far Eastern and western healing methods at their most sublime, especially traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) from Dr Lu and every conceivable form of thalasso therapy to cleanse and revitalize your body.
St. Regis Mardavall Mallorca, Passeig Calviá s/n, Costa d’en Blanes, Telefon: (34)(971) 629 629 · Reservation: (34)(971) 606 136
Nutrition is medicine
During his seminars and lectures Jörg Krebber will introduce you to a diet based on the five elements, which combines the knowledge of old Tibetan Medicine, Indian Ayurveda and the teachings of Japan’s Zen monasteries with modern western nutritional science.
Delicious and easy-to-cook meals are prepared and enjoyed together, based on the Jörg Krebber Principle. During the seminars you will be able to experience how your energy supplies are recharged, how your acid/alkaline balance will be restored and how tiredness, coldness and any digestion problems will all disappear.
Nahrung ist Medizin, Palma, Tel. +34 0034 971 613 127, www.nahrungistmedizin.de, English, German and Spanish spoken
Escape from the everyday routine and experience a wealth of great Island events this springMallorca goes Las Vegas
There is no need to travel to Las Vegas to enjoy an unforgettable night of dance, show and special light effects on an international level. Son Amar has opened the doors for the new season of Irish riverdance, acrobatics, music and comedy. Entrance from €40 (show only) to €90 for show incl. dinner and best seats.
Ctra. Palma – Sóller km 10,8. Transport available to all parts of the island, you can also book online on www.sonamar.com or by free phone 9 007 12345
Palma Aquarium
The spectacular marine park on the Playa de Palma is a fabulous experience for adults and children. The individual ecosystems of the different seas have been re-modeled in 55 aquariums presenting the flora and fauna of the Mediterranean, the Pacific, the Atlantic and the world’s many seas.
Playa de Palma, open daily 10:00 – 18:00 hrs (last entry 17:00 hrs). Entrance €14,00 for children, €18,50 for adults, special resident rates available.
Pirates Adventures
The Pirates Adventures show has re-opened on Wednesday, April 2nd with the Adventure show for children and adults. The new Uncut Pirates show, for +18s only, had its opening night on Friday, May 9th. In the Magaluf theatre you can escape to a magical world of action, thrills, food and fun for an unforgettable experience and a unique blend of world class acrobatics, thrilling gymnastics and breathtaking dancing.Magaluf, Pirate shows start at 18:00 hrs or 22:30. You can also book online on www.piratesadventure.com or call +34 971 130 411.
