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Mallorca a beautiful island that's been tarnished with an 18s to 30s reputation
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but there is so much more to it. Some of the best and most popular things to do in Mallorca
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might involve a bit of travelling. Because we are covering Palma, Alcúdia, Caves, Santa
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Ponsa Water Park and even trying a bit of the food. First up though is Palma, the island's
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capital and there is a lot of great things to say about it.
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It's got art and architecture to rival Barcelona and cafes that give Paris a run for it's
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money.
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That's not even mentioning the bohemian market scene, the stunning harbour that's dotted
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with restaurants that specialise in, of course, fish. There's also Bellver Castle which is absolutely
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stunning.
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We realise this barely scratches the surface on Palma, but we 100% recommend it.
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Alcudia is a resort in the north of the island that is equally touristy as it is one for rubbing
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shoulders with the locals.
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There is a great beach with cafes, bars and restaurants, not to mention a stunning harbour
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where you can get yourself a great cocktail, so I hear.
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On top of all of that is Alcudia old town. It's about a bus journey or a cab ride inland
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and you'll find winding alleyways,
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boutiques and cafes all inside medieval city walls.
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There's even a bull ring.
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Of course we can't talk about Mallorca without mentioning the beach. We don't have time today to
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go into detail, but we do have a whole video on beaches in Mallorca, so give that a watch.
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We recommend that you try some of the local food. We managed to bag ourselves a
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vegetarian Mallorcan dish, it was a very welcome change.
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It was called Tumbet, which is basically vegetables fried in oil and baked with a tomato sauce,
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so easy to replicate at home.
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Each of these different vegetables require a different cooking time. The aubergines in
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particular need to be cooked last because they require the highest heat with the oil
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in the pan
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and you must use olive oil and very fresh vegetables, apparently.
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Western Water Park near Magaluf is about a 10 minute drive from Santa Ponsa and is kind of cool.
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Our fixer went on the rides with a GoPro for us, because we decided not to get wet,
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so what a legend.
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But if you want to get really cool, both figuratively and literally, you will have to go see Drach
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Caves, it is amazing. We highly recommend turning up early because the queue gets
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huge.
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It's barely 10am and already the queue is pretty big and this is a short queue.
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The tours go once an hour, every hour
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and we were told it would be a little bit quieter at 10am
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but it's already really filling up.
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Our advice is actually to book in advance. When you do get in there you will be wandering through
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all these stalactites and stalagmites that are huge and mind-blowing. Before being treated
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to a classical music concert on a subterranean lake.
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So, just seen the classical concert and it was amazing.
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The acoustics in here are phenomenal, the sound is so cool.
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And then the boat trip, we're just heading to the exit now which is really sad.
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For a bit more in depth information about these things then check out our video about the Drach
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Caves and the Western Water Park. Yep, thank you for watching and don't forget
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