Magaluf
Magaluf is a resort town on the western coast of the island of Mallorca.
Known as a major tourist destination and holiday resort town, Magaluf is in the municipality of Calvià, which is likewise a popular package tour destination. The town is known for its nightlife.
Getting to Magaluf
Palma Airport (PMI IATA) brings an inexhaustible supply of tourists to the fleshpots of Magaluf. It's a short way east of Palma city, about 30 km from Magaluf via the ring road, and a taxi in 2024 might cost €25. Frequent TIB buses run from Palma de Mallorca, taking about 45 minutes: Bus 104 to Portals Nous, Palmanova and Magaluf, daily every 15 min.
Worth seeing
- 01Isla de Sa Torre off Portals Nous
No public access, but you see enough from the headland of Cabo Tocinillo.
- 02Platja de Magaluf is 500
Things to do
Marineland, C Garcilaso de la Vega 9, Costa d'en Blanes (by Portals Nous Marina),. May-Oct daily 10:00-17:30. Large marine zoo with aquarium, reptiles, penguins and so on. Adult €30, child €21. Pirates Adventure, C Porrassa 12, Magaluf,. Sounds like a theme park, but it's cabaret-cum-circus over dinner. Adult €35.
Where to eat
Tom Brown's, Contralmirall Pou 2,. Daily 08:30-22:30. Popular long-established British bar and grill on Magaluf beachfront. Others you might look out nearby are Mesón Rincón Español, Puerto Rico and Zhero Boathouse. Bunsik is a Korean restaurant at Pere Vaquer Ramís 12, open Tu-Su.
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