Palma is a wonderful base for a week's sailing holiday. Palma town is a buzzing place if you want to combine sailing with good eating and sightseeing. Use the yacht as a floating hotel, if you just want to do day trips around the local bays, and spend the evenings strolling through Palma's ancient narrow streets, looking at the night life, and sample some of the many good restaurants available.

La Llotja the Old fish market in the Old Town is an area full of narrow city streets crisscrossed by narrow winding lanes, among old imposing buildings. It is close to the most important monuments in the city of Palma such as the Cathedral, the fish market etc. Here you can find bars and pubs that have a certain bohemian charm -bars with a limited capacity, but full of atmosphere. It is also an extremely good idea to start your evening here because of what's on offer gastronomically.

The sea around the Balearic islands is characterised by its steep cliffs, its bays, sandy beaches, small deserted coves and varied seas You'll find beaches in the small coves of Sant Augusti, Ca's Catala and transparent waters in Ses Illetes. Palma Nova and Magalluf are the main tourist resorts including Santa Ponsa on the East, where the sunsets are memorable. Portals Vells at the tip of the small peninsula is a more quiet spot offering some lovely views and walks. Inland, be sure to visit Calvia, a beautiful exemple of an authentic Majorquin village.