Path from Son Marroig to Sa Foradada

Sa Foradada is the peninsula with a big hole in the rock that you see from Son Marroig. Deià town council suggests walking down to it: 3 km on a wide, well-marked path, an hour's descent to sea level and about two and a half hours round trip.

The route

1. Start. From the Son Marroig estate car park, beside the houses.
2. Viewpoint. Iron railings mark the way; on the right is a viewpoint over Sa Foradada.
3. Down through the pinewood. The path leaves the estate and descends among pines to the sea. Along the way you will see small buildings probably used by smugglers, and on the right the estate's white marble temple.
4. The cove. You reach the cove of Sa Foradada, beside a restaurant. From there a descent to the water begins with a rope and a mesh handrail.

The town council describes it as a pleasant walk on a path you "cannot miss". What is tiring is the return: everything you go down you climb back up.

When to go

All year. In summer, go early or late and bring water: the pinewood gives shade, but the climb in the sun is heavy. In winter it is a very pleasant walk.

Getting there and parking

Son Marroig is at kilometre 65.5 of the Valldemossa to Deià road, the Ma-10, about ten minutes by car from each village. The house museum is closed on Sunday; the website says nothing about access to the path that day, so if you go on a Sunday ask first on 971 639 158.

With children or a dog

With children who can walk for an hour without stopping it goes well; with a pushchair, no. The descent to the water by rope is not for little ones. On dogs, neither the town council nor the estate says anything: ask first.