Celler La Parra
What to order: the suckling pig or the roast Mallorcan lamb, and the trampó or the frito to start.
Carrer de Joan XXIII, 84 · 971 865 041 · closed Mondays
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Day itinerary · 39.88° N · 3.02° E
Pollença on a Sunday: a market in the square, the Calvari and suckling pig at the Port.
The Plaça Major market, the Calvari steps and the convent museum in the morning; Mallorcan lunch at the Port and a walk to Bóquer cove.
Leaving from
Part of Pollença and Cap de Formentor
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Total time9 h
By car45 min each way
From PalmaAbout 50 min by car
MarketSundays 9:00–13:30
MuseumFree
Cost€25–50 pp
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Palma 45 min by car
via the Ma-13 towards Alcúdia and the Sa Pobla and Pollença exit; park outside the centre
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Sunday market in Pollença's Plaça Major
Plaça Major and Ca les Monnares, until 13:30
- 10 min on foot
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Pollença's Calvari and its 365 steps
365 steps; at the top, the oratory and the view of the bay
- 11 min on foot
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Museu de Pollença in the Sant Domingo convent
Convent of Sant Domingo; free, on Sunday until 13:30
- 10 min by car6 km
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Celler La Parra
Mallorcan cooking since 1962; booking, closed Mondays
Carrer de Joan XXIII, 84, 07470 Port de Pollença · +34 971 865 041
Restaurant €€Book - 15 min on foot
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Bóquer Valley to the cove
5.5 km return, about 90 minutes; bring water
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Back home
In Palma around 19:30
Approximate cost
About €20–35 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Sunday market in Pollença's Plaça Major
Pollença has a market every Sunday of the year, and that is the best day to go from Palma: the Plaça Major full of stalls, the Calvari steps five minutes away and the convent museum open in the morning. You eat at the Port, in a Mallorcan house dating from 1962, and work lunch off on the short Bóquer trail to an undeveloped cove.
The day, hour by hour
9:00 · Set off. From Palma, about 55 km on the Ma-13 motorway towards Alcúdia and the exit for Sa Pobla and Pollença. Leave the car outside the centre: on Sundays, with the market, the narrow streets fill up early.
9:45 · Sunday market. Until 13:30, in the Plaça Major, the Plaça de ca les Monnares and the surrounding streets. Fruit, vegetables, cold cuts, cheeses, olives and some crafts.
11:00 · The Calvari. From the square, five minutes on foot to the foot of the steps: 365 steps between cypresses and fourteen crosses up to the oratory, with the town and the bay at your feet.
12:00 · Museu de Pollença. In the former convent of Sant Domingo, with a Baroque cloister, Gothic altarpieces and contemporary art. Free; on Sundays it closes at 13:30.
13:45 · Lunch at Celler La Parra. Ten minutes by car to the Port. Roast suckling pig, Mallorcan lamb, frit or arròs brut, in a place full of barrels and old photographs. Continuous service until the evening.
16:30 · Bóquer Valley. The trail starts on Avinguda de Bocchoris, a quarter of an hour's walk from the restaurant. An hour and a half there and back, easy, through a valley between two ranges, past the remains of the Talaiotic settlement of Bocchoris, to the cove.
18:30 · Head home.
Where and what to eat
Celler La Parra is open Tuesday to Sunday from 13:00 to 22:30; book on its website. If you want a table over the water, Stay, on the Moll Nou, serves every day from 12:00 to 20:00.
With children
The market and the Calvari steps, which can be counted, work well. Bóquer is easy, but bring water and a cap. The museum is short and free.
Time1 h 15
Change the route
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Gran Cafe 1919
What to order: a sobrasada and cheese coca with a coffee, or tapas to share on the terrace; children have their own menu.
Passeig Anglada Camarasa, 2 · 971 86 84 26 · every day from 8:00 to 23:30
Stay Restaurant
What to order: the bluefin tuna tartare caught in Mallorca or the Mallorcan shoulder of lamb; the set menu includes wine, water, dessert and coffee.
Moll Nou · 971 868 020 · kitchen 12:00 to 20:00 every day
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Pollença and Cap de Formentor
All year, because the market is held every Sunday. In summer, do Bóquer last thing: it has no shade.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Arrive before 10:00
You park more easily and see the whole market.
- 2Book lunch
On Sundays at midday La Parra fills up.
- 3Bóquer, in closed shoes
The path has loose stones.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does the day cost?
Between €25 and €50 per person: the museum and the trails are free; the spending is lunch.
Is the market open all year?
Yes, every Sunday from 9:00 to 13:30.
Can you do it without a car?
Yes, with TIB line 301 between Palma, Pollença and the Port.
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Other days of walking and good food
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.