Things To Do in Costa de los Pinos

Aside from Costa de los Pinos’ supermarket, you can pick up locally grown produce such as pomegranates, oranges and olives at Manacor’s Monday market, 30 minutes’ drive away. Keep following the road to Palma and there’s a factory showroom where you can buy the likes of coffee tables and coasters, all handcrafted from olive wood. Other outlets along this stretch sell the island’s famous imitation pearls and leather goods.

Nightlife here is a million miles from Majorca’s party-fuelled west. At Costa de los Pinos, it’s all about nursing a glass of cerveza, and picking at a plate of olives while the sun reddens the sky. If you want to pick up the pace, Cala Millor is a 10-minute drive away. It has everything at night – discos, a bowling alley, live music bars, quizzes, and karaoke.

Costa de los Pinos’ shingle beach has plenty of shade and the sea is safe for children. Trips in glass-bottom boats offer close-ups of the shoals of fish in the crystal sea. There are loads of tucked-away bays to discover nearby, too. And you’re only 15 minutes’ drive from a two-kilometre sandy beach running from Cala Bona – the Good Bay – to Cala Millor – the Better Bay.

The hillside town of Arta, 20 minutes’ drive from Costa de los Pinos, celebrates the patron saint of animals with real gusto. The town’s people dress in traditional or devil costumes and roast locally made blood sausages over small bonfires. The following day they sing and dance through the streets and bless all their farm animals and pets.

The mountain town of Arta is a 20-minute drive inland from Costa de los Pinos. It’s dominated by a 14th-century fortress, which you can climb for best-of-the-day views over the jumble of rooftops and surrounding countryside. Arta’s main street is pedestrianised and crammed with bars, restaurants, and shops. It gets particularly lively on Tuesday – market day.