Top Things to do in Alaro
The 10 Best Things to Do in Alaro, Spain
Discover the best top things to do in Alaro, Spain including Castell d Alaro, Bodega Ribas, Mallorca Wine Tours, Mes Aventura, Ecovinyassa, Son Amar, Bodega Castell Miquel, Macia Batle, Pueblo de Fornaluxt, Jardins de Alfabia.
Restaurants in Alaro
1. Castell d Alaro
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 205 reviews
Reviewed By SouthWalesTraveller - South Wales
We walked up from Orient. Not only is the walk good (though strenuous) and the views superb but right at the top is a little café in a glorious location. How they built all the buildings up there is a mystery but the day to day needs are all brought up by mule (so £1.50 for a Twix bar is actually good value).
2. Bodega Ribas
Overall Ratings
5 based on 96 reviews
Personalised guided tours though the winery with explanations on the history of the bodega and the winemaking process. Visits conclude with a tasting of a selection of wines served in the garden or inside the 18th Century family house. Prior booking is required. The guided tour can be done in Spanish, English, German, Dutch or French. Catering is available for groups on request. Please note that during harvest, the winery will remain closed from 14h to 16h. Thank you!
Reviewed By Kateryna G - Chicago, Illinois
We visited 4 wineries while in Mallorca and this was our favorite. The guide was very good at explaining all the production nuances and the tasting was superb.
3. Mallorca Wine Tours
Overall Ratings
5 based on 234 reviews
Join any of our tours through the wine region of Binissalem. You will visit the oldest and best wineries of the island to know their history, secrets and of course taste their award winning wines. We want you to learn about why our wines are unique, we also want you to improve your wine tasting skills with us but always having fun! We will also tour you through the country side to show you the oldest vineyards of the island (70 years old) and also have a taste in the middle of the fields. All tastes come with typical Mallorquin tapas. We can also organize any type of typical meals for you on our famous "Finca Tour"
Reviewed By chip&dale - uk
My family and I decided to book the Mallorca Wine Train Tour and contacted Miriam to arrange. The tour exceeded our expectations, Miriam our guide talked about each of the bodegas we visited with a wealth of knowledge, her passion about the local wine was clear to see which made our day a wonderful experience. I can't rate this tour highly enough, thank you Miriam you are a credit to the Malloran tourist industry. Thanks again Wendy Worrall
4. Mes Aventura
Overall Ratings
5 based on 52 reviews
Mes aventura is an adventure sports company from Mallorca. We offer all kinds of outdoor activities: canyoning, coasteering, climbing, caving, hiking ... Our biggest challenge is to offer our customers a unique activity, lots of fun and an unforgettable experience in a stunning island as Mallorca.
Reviewed By Monica B
This is the best way to discover the secret of the Island!thanks to our guide Toni, we had a very exciting and fabulous aventures with great company and amazing views!! the trekking, rappeling and climbing were an unforgettable experience! thank you guys!I will definitely repeat once I come back and for sure I recommend the experience!
5. Ecovinyassa
Overall Ratings
5 based on 209 reviews
IMPORTANT!! IF YOU WANT TO VISIT US, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO MAKE A RESERVATION ON OUR WEB PAGE! Discover the history and richness of the oranges and lemons of the Sóller valley, while you experience the appeal of a unique spot. The orchard “Sa Vinyassa”, with 18.000 m2, is a privileged spot, under the impressive rocks of the Alfabia ridge, between Fornalutx and Biniaraix. Come to Promenade and to know the history of the orange trees of Sóller, and you’ll enjoy a peaceful environment and a special micro-climate, while you taste a just squeezed organic orange juice, and a typical snack. Entrance 12 EUR incl. juice & snack (Kids: 6 EUR). Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10.00 - 14.00 hr.
Reviewed By Stephen G - Kendal, United Kingdom
You think an orange is an orange and the same for a lemon..think again...very educational and enjoyable stroll through the orchards of this producer. Modern toilet facilities, excellent fresh orange juice and Mallorcan bread/tomato/olive oil snack at the end of the tour. Ate a persimmon...ever done that? Surprising tourist hit and worth the short walk from centre of Soller.
6. Son Amar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By E2363ODstephenl - Poole, United Kingdom
We made the mistake of not asking the TUI rep pushing this show where it was and they did not volunteer the crucial info that not only was it well to the north of Palma but with all the other pick-ups, the journey from Cala d'Or would take 2 hours 10 minutes. Interestingly Trip Advisor reviews showed a week earlier someone from Neath also staying at our hotel was persuaded by the same reps to go to the show without being told it would take so long and they were also unhappy. We had a good driver but he struggled to get good radio reception in the east so for the first 75 minutes of our journey endured distorted music/Spanish voices. We had no accompanying guide and had been told very little about the show other than it was fantastic.
It took 25 minutes from the time we arrived at the venue to be seated and to be given a bottle of white wine which we had to ask for, there being only red at the table. Having drunk a bottle of Chardonnay Macebo purchased from Lidl for just over 3 euro a couple of days earlier I can say this bottle of Viura (the same grape as Macebo) was considerably inferior to that wine. In this day and age when it is so easy to serve acceptable wine why serve dreadful wine? We had been told platinum customers got better wine but had thought with gold we would have received wine comparable to a typical restaurant house white. We managed just over half the bottle but could only manage a couple of sips of the even worse cava poured later.
You can understand service being a little impersonal on an occasion like this but it was terrible. Food plonked down with no explanation of what it was (there was no menu on the table and we could not remember from 5 days earlier what the food was). Twice my wife received her food several minutes before me.
The first 2 courses were not worth bothering with. We quite enjoyed the main course (pork) and the dessert was ok, although awkward to eat in the dark.
Overall it would have been far better to make the meal 2 courses only, serve acceptable wine and to complete serving before the show started.
Before the show proper we had a band playing old American theme tunes from shows like Mission Impossible. instead of gentle background Spanish-themed music we had very loud American music seeking to drown out the sounds of people eating.
Instead of the band's brass section being used occasionally to add colour and interest, they were blasting away all the time. they were then joined by 4 singers, at least 2 of whom had had good singing careers. I thought the guys were ok but did not like the voices of the women and found them shrill, shriek and shouty. Personal taste. (Incidentally one has a website reproduced on Son amar's own website claiming she worked with the raper Pitbull. Was this the rapper Pitbull or merely a randy dog?)
We have been to many shows and Concerts but this was too loud and shrill, with very little shading. It was mostly high volume shout, screech, shout which set of my wife's tinnitus.
The show itself faced much of the same problems. Rather than build tension and drama the different acts started full force and had nowhere to go. We have seen many flamenco shows and make round trips of 5 hours to London to see flamenco superstar,Sara Baras, when she comes to London but the Fusion dancing lacked drama or passion despite the dancers being technically competent and having attractive costumes.
Over 25 years ago Michael Flatley and Maria Pages mixed Irish with flamenco dancing so there was nothing innovative about this idea and the show had a rather dated feel especially with the quick change artists (who were good as was the contortionist if you like contortionists).
I have seen great variety shows in Berlin and Paris and have seen 3 different Cirque du Soleils all of which merged humour with music/dance/specialisms. there was no humour in the Fusion show unless I missed it but I never heard laughter. I liked the Fountain show at the very end much more than the stage show.
We made our views known to the very helpful Elaine at the show and to our reps afterwards and they referred us to the show's Trip Adviser ratings.
I noticed three things about these. 1) this show's ratings are not as good as those of the Pirates show. 2) In the last week 16 visitors posted excellent reviews about the Pirates show, only 3 posted excellent reviews about Son amar. 3) Some of the criticisms I made about the service and lack of info on travel times were made by other customers but not taken on board by Son amar or tui.
The show has talented performers and has had quite a bit of money spent on it but as anyone who watched Liverpool and Man U draw 0-0 recently knows, you can still have a disappointing show with talented performers if there is no drama or tension.
7. Bodega Castell Miquel
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By Stephan J
it´s worth to drive 30 kilometer from Palma to dive into this vineyard estate at the foot of Tramuntana Mountains. When you have the fresh taste of strawberries and raspberries on your tongue you wish that summer never ends.... If you feel closer to heaven, it´s not only because the location is 310 meters above sea level, hahaha
8. Macia Batle
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 117 reviews
Our winery, which is located in Santa María del Camí (Majorca) and contains the latest facilities, machinery and advanced technology, develops 70 hectares of vineyards in order to prepare excellent wines that display the special characteristics of the land and the varieties native to the island (Mantonegro and Prensal). To this end, we have a highly qualified team of oenologists and grape-growers to make Macià Batle the benchmark Majorcan winery.
Reviewed By Kathy S - Buffalo, New York
What a fun day!!! The tour was amazing. We learned about the winery and how it started. After walking through the winery and learning about the wines we stopped at the end for a tasting. The wine was fantastic and the offerings was great. We...MoreThank you very much for your friendly writing. It is an incentive for all who formed Macià Batle to know that our job is well valued for all the people that visited us.
9. Pueblo de Fornaluxt
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 126 reviews
Reviewed By Steve T - Lytham St Anne's, United Kingdom
This is a really nice pretty little village located within a reasonable walk from Soller town centre - picturesque little square with fridge magnets for sale by the bucket load at every turn. There are many bars and restaurants about the place all of which provide a delightful opportunity to sit and rest and some - well worth a visit and a truly enjoyable walk from Soller.
10. Jardins de Alfabia
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 508 reviews
Alfabia, originally the residence of the Moorish viceroy of Majorca , Ben - Abet, who ordered to make the mudejar celling in 1220, lies on the southern slope of the Coll de Soller. The house and the garden combine an area of outstanding beauty and have been declared by the goverment a cultural monument in 1954. The murmur of the water is a constant backdrop to the whole walk. Inside the house, worthy to mention "el llibre de ses franqueses" given by the King Jaume I in 1246 to Majorca and the gothic chair, hand made in Flanders at the end of XV century.
Reviewed By Manuela L - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
A perfect starting point for a nice walk in a romantic garden in a finca like environnment in the past, wonderful vegetation, the architecture and Gardens, all this has his history, and is opened to the pulic and desserves also special attention; flowers smelling in the air, fruit, also some horse, all come together to create a spectacular scene.
It worth a visit.
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