Alternative destinations near Mallorca.
Places near Mallorca that score high on beauty and low on crowding, according to our data.
Blanes
A beach town on the Costa Brava marking the southern gateway to that stretch of Catalan coastline, Blanes sits where mountains meet the Mediterranean, with c…
Vilafamés
This small village in Castellón's Plana Alta comarca, Vilafamés has been listed among Spain's most beautiful villages since 2015, a designation that reflects…
Dénia
A walkable coastal town on Spain's Costa Blanca, Dénia sits between Alicante and Valencia with a food-and-drink scene dense enough to reward several days of…
Peníscola
This small Mediterranean coastal town in Castellón, Peníscola sits on a rocky promontory jutting into the sea, giving it strong photographic appeal and sceni…
Oliva
This walkable Valencian town with a Mediterranean beach stretching along its eastern edge, Oliva sits in the Safor comarca of Valencia, close to mountains an…
Benavites
A narrow whitewashed street leads toward a striking brick tower in this tiny Valencian village, where historic architecture holds a surprising number of opti…
La Vall d'Uixó
A compact Spanish town spread across a valley between scrubby hills, La Vall d'Uixó offers a walkable centre with cafés, historic churches, and easy access t…
l'Ametlla de Mar
A fishing port on the Catalan coast with a café and restaurant scene that would suit a town twice its size, l'Ametlla de Mar — also known as La Cala — sits i…
Oropesa
Little coastal town on the Mediterranean shore of Castellón, Oropesa del Mar has a café and restaurant scene that punches well above its size, making it a pr…
Tamarit
A sandy beach curves directly below a stone castle complex rising from rocky cliffs in this little Catalan coastal village near Tarragona, where historic arc…
Vinaròs
Fishing harbour and coastal town on Spain's eastern seaboard, Vinaròs sits at the northern edge of the Valencian Community near the Catalan border, with a wa…
Alcalalí
This tiny wine-country village in the Pop Valley of Alicante's Marina Alta comarca, Alcalalí sits between the Serra del Ferrer and the Segili hills with scen…