Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
BUS
Bus 211 shoots up the Ma11 road from Palma to Sóller (€3.50, 30 minutes, up to five
daily). Bus 210 takes the long way to/from Palma (€3.50) via Deià and Valldemossa (€2,
40 to 50 minutes). A local service connects Sóller with Fornalutx (€1.50, 15 minutes, two
to four daily) via Biniaraix.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
When coming from Palma, you have the option of taking the tunnel (€5.05 toll per car
and €2 per motorbike) or adding 7km to the trip and taking the switchbacks up to the
pass with some great views back down towards Palma on the way.
TRAIN
The Palma-Sóller train (
Click here
) is a highlight.
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Port de Sóller
Sóller's outlet to the sea is a quintessential Mallorcan fishing and yachting harbour, ar-
rayed around an almost perfectly enclosed bay. In mid-2007 millions of euros were
poured into sprucing up the port. Even so, as with all such places, the atmosphere wavers
between classy and crass. The architecture reflects French and even Puerto Rican influ-
ences, as these were the two main destination countries of many Mallorcan emigrants,
some of whom returned with cash and imported tastes.
Sights
The bay is shaped something like a jellyfish and shadowed by a pleasant, pedestrianised
and restaurant-lined esplanade. It makes for pleasant strolling, especially around the
northern end where the heart of the original town is gathered together.
The beaches are OK, although hardly the island's best. The pick of the crop is
Platja
d'en Repic
at the southern end of the bay, not least because it's nicely removed from the
streams of passers-by. The same can't be said for
Platja d'es Port
, which is alongside the
marina.
