The dry stone route in Majorca or dried stone has just turned Cultural Intangible Heritage of Humanity, a route that gives us wonderful scapes and the most amazing hiking routes.

The peculiarity of this millenial building technique is that the stones are stacked up one on other, depending of their shape and size, to get them to stick together without any need of extra material that works as glue. 

The fact of not using cement or any other kind of material allows the water to slide in between the stones on rainy days and prevents these walls, called marges or marjades, to end up falling. 

Besides, the dry stone technique uses a material that’s very present in the nature, which makes the farmers and breeders to be able to build this walls in a low price, just as cultivating the land on slopes. 

The hiking lovers have a must-do route, the route GR 221 or Dry Stone Route, where it is possible to do short walks in an hour and a half or getting to know the island, the landscapes and the costumes deeply through its paths that cheer the hikers to walk for more than 9 hours. 

Nowadays, almost all the paths on the Route GR 221 have been restored by the Consell de Mallorca, which makes them totally accessible walking for people all ages wherever which physical condition they’re in, since there are different levels of difficulty.

Enjoying a week of holidays in Majorca will allow you to swim in crystal clear water, explore nature and visit charming towns. 

Majorca island offers more much than sun and beach and also has many plans prepared for its visitors thought for all kind of ages, budgets and preferences. 

Travelers that choose to spend a week of holidays in Majorca have the chance to organize a different plan for every day and to enjoy the island’s good weather to perform the most diverse activities.

Majorcan olive oil is an original agricultural product from the island that can be elaborated with different olive varieties such as “arbequina, empeltre or picual” through different processes that are thought to keep the smell and flavor of this natural gold liquid.

The Majorcan olive oil export to other countries world-wide began in the XIII century and grew through the XVI century, the moment in where the cultivation and production techniques started to improve and turned it in the main source of wealth in the island, specially in the fincas where they had their own oil press.

 Wine making in Majorca is a sector that’s growing in the island’s gastronomy. Even though Majorcan wineries don’t have a lot of distribution, it’s drinks are really appreciated by the expert palates. The island has two designations of origin: D.O. Pla i Llevant and D.O Binissalem, but in the Serra de Tramuntana, Pollença, Algaida… we can find nice wines too.

Majorcan wine story begins, as it’s known, in the VII and VI b.C Centuries but the grape cultivation begins with the arrival of the Roman imperium at the island. Nevertheless, during the arabian times it was forbidden to drink wine and it was with King Jaume I when Majorca recovered its wine culture. Nowadays,Majorcan wines are known for its singularity,its high quality and its personality.

What we eat and drink in Majorca says a lot about the island.

The gastronomic tourism is one of the main emergent segments in the sector and the Majorcan food adjusts perfectly to what it’s visitors are looking for. The island has restaurants, tradition and many local markets with plenty first quality products that enrich every dish. The gastronomic culture in Majorca offers options for every kind of diets or lifestyle.

With the main goal to let you know some of the most famous Majorcan dishes, in Vacalia we’ve prepared a mixed menu so that you could have an idea of what we eat and drink in Majorca: