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One day trip in Mallorca – Santanyi, Faro del Cap de Ses Salines and Colonia de Sant Jordi

<p>In Mallorca there are so many places to see&period; I have already visited some of them but I always discover more places to go&period; Last time I wrote that I rented a car with my friends and we went to Porto Cristo&comma; Portocolom and Caló des Moro&period; You can read about it <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;luciesworld&period;net&sol;2019&sol;10&sol;one-day-trip-in-mallorca-portocristo-portocolom-and-calo-des-moro&period;html">here<&sol;a>&period; The second day we drove to Santanyi&comma; Faro de Ses Salines and Colonia de Sant Jordi&period; So let me tell you about it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Santanyi<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Santanyi was our first stop where we decided to have a second breakfast&period; After we parked&comma; we were walking around to see the village&period; At the end we decided to stay on the main square and we sat in the sweets shop Terrasa&period; We ate ensaïmada&comma; drank a coffee and got energy for the next ride&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2953" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;luciesworld&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;10&sol;IMG&lowbar;20190830&lowbar;124823-e1571826182702&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"338" height&equals;"450" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The town of Santanyi is a small medieval and agricultural town situated in the south of the island&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s the capital of the municipality of Santanyi&period; The town has maintained the original essence of Mallorca&period; It offers an authentic mallorquin cultural experience&period; That all thanks to its extensive coastline &lpar;approximately 48km&rpar; and beautiful coves&comma; and due to the fact that you can find there the second largest natural park in Balearic islands&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;balearsnatura&period;com&sol;parque&lowbar;natural&sol;parque-natural-de-mondrago&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Mondragó natural park<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2955" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;luciesworld&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;10&sol;DSC02063-e1571826233179&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"338" height&equals;"450" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Faro del Cap de Ses Salines<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>After our refreshing stop in Santanyi&comma; we headed to the lighthouse of Cap de Ses Salines&period; We didn&&num;8217&semi;t know how the situation with parking will be so we decided to go till the end to see if we find a spot as close as possible to the lighthouse&period; Just at the end of the road there wasn&&num;8217&semi;t neither free spot nor place to turn around&period; We had to go backwards till we found a place to turn&period; After we parked on the first free spot&comma; we were walking to the lighthouse&period; Unfortunately&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s not possible  to enter to the lighthouse but you can still walk around and enjoy the sea views&period; That&&num;8217&semi;s what we did&period; We went to both sides&comma; took some photos and then we decided to go back to the car in order to drive to Colonia de Sant Jordi&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2959" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;luciesworld&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;10&sol;DSC02079-e1571826391548&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"450" height&equals;"338" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lighthouse was built between 1850 and 1870 and is located on the closest point to Africa&period; The place itself offers opportunity for excursions&period; If you decide to go to the east&comma; you can visit magnificent coves and cliffs such as Cala des Marmols&comma; Cala S&&num;8217&semi;Almonia or Sa Plana cave&period; On the way to the west&comma; in less than 30 minutes you will get to one of the most beautiful beaches of Mallorca &&num;8211&semi; Platja d&&num;8217&semi;es Caragol&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2957" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;luciesworld&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;10&sol;DSC02069-e1571826411357&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"450" height&equals;"338" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Colonia de Sant Jordi<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>When we arrived to Colonia de Sant Jordi&comma; we were very hungry&period; Before we started to look for a restaurant&comma; we went to see the lighthouse that was just nearby&period; Then we were walking along the seaside till we got to the port and the beach&period; We checked several restaurants and then we decided to have a lunch in Tambucho Bar&period; We both ate a baguette and then I ordered a take away watermelon shake which actually reminded me the times in Thailand&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2956" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;luciesworld&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;10&sol;DSC02090-e1571826726507&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"450" height&equals;"338" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Anyway&comma; we left the bar&comma; we walked along the beach&comma; took some photos and then we had to go to take the car in order to go back home&period; It was a shame we didn&&num;8217&semi;t have more time there because it would be really nice to walk on the path leading to other beach&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2963" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;luciesworld&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;10&sol;DSC02097-e1571826889200&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"450" height&equals;"338" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Colonia de Sant Jordi is situated on the south-eastern coast of the island&period; It was&comma; originally&comma; an agricultural and fishing village which has became a tourist destination since 1950s&period; It has a natural harbour and next to it there is a small but well maintained beach&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s close to the restaurants and cafes in the port&period; From the left side of the beach there is a path which leads to the next beach of Es Dolc&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As I mentioned above&comma; in Colonia de Sant Jordi there is a lighthouse called Sa Puntassa&period; The area is also known as Carregador&comma; since in the past the ships used to catch there to load the salt&period; The tower of the lighthouse emits a white light and three bursts in intervals of ten seconds that help to locate the port to the boats that cross the Freu de Cabrera&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Conclusion<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Just to make a conclusion at the end&comma; we liked all of the places&period; Santanyi is a small village but worth stopping just for a short walk or a coffee&period; Around the lighthouse of Cap de Ses Salines you get great views and if you fancy&comma; you can obviously reach beautiful beach&period; Overall&comma; I have to say that the best place was Colonia de Sant Jordi&period; We quite regreted we couldn&&num;8217&semi;t stay there for longer time and take the walk to the other beach&period; We liked the place very much so I would definitely recommend to spend more time there and walk around&period; In general&comma; it was a great trip of the south part of the island&comma; we really enjoyed it&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

Lucie

My name is Lucie. I come from Czech republic. I was studying Mediterranean studies and Comparative literature. Since 2013 I have been working as a hotel entertainer during the summer seasons. I have worked in Greece and Spain. I love that job and I want to share with you my excitement for it, my personal experience and also my travels.

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