Migjorn: Mallorca’s south with Es Trenc, Mondragó and Llucmajor

What makes the south special

There’s little rain in the south, and the landscape is shaped by low scrubland with typical Mediterranean vegetation. Inland villages with stone houses sit alongside fishing villages and busy holiday resorts on the coast. Farming and livestock were important here until mass tourism arrived. According to the Consell, milk and some of the island’s well known cheeses come from this area.

The south is known for its sandstone, the pedra de Santanyí. According to the Consell, Mallorca Cathedral and the Castell de Bellver are also built from it.

Source: Fundació Mallorca Turisme: Migjorn, checked on 3 October 2026

Nature parks and beaches

The Parc Natural de Mondragó lies in the municipality of Santanyí, covers over 700 hectares and has been a nature park since 1992. It includes Cala Mondragó and the s’Amarador beach. According to the Govern, the information centre at the ses Fonts de n’Alis car park is open daily from 9:00 to 16:00.

According to the Consell, Es Trenc is an undeveloped beach with white sand. It lies within the Parc Natural Maritimoterrestre Es Trenc, Salobrar de Campos, declared by Law 2/2017 of 27 June 2017, with beaches, dunes, wetlands and salt pans. The park’s area of influence covers the municipalities of Campos and ses Salines.

Off the coast lies Cabrera, visible on clear days. The archipelago has been a national park since Law 14/1991, according to the Consell the only one in the Balearics.

Sofia doesn’t name a zone for dogs on the beach here, because she hasn’t yet checked any official information for these municipalities. In summer, check the AEMET warnings before a beach day.

Source: Govern de les Illes Balears (illesbalears.travel): Parc natural de Mondragó, checked on 3 October 2026 · BOE: Ley 2/2017, de 27 de junio, de declaración del Parque Natural Marítimo Terrestre Es Trenc, Salobrar de Campos, checked on 3 October 2026 · BOE: Ley 14/1991, de 29 de abril, de Creación del Parque Nacional Marítimo Terrestre del Archipiélago de Cabrera, checked on 3 October 2026 · Fundació Mallorca Turisme: Migjorn, checked on 3 October 2026 · AEMET: weather warnings for the Balearic Islands, checked on 3 October 2026

Getting there without a car

All journey times come from the official TIB scheduled timetable (as of 30 September 2026) and apply from the Estació Intermodal on Plaça d’Espanya. They are timetable times, not real time. The bus timetables in this dataset apply until 31 October 2026. After that, check the winter timetable on TIB.

• Line 501: Palma, Llucmajor (around 25 min), Campos (41 to 43 min), continuing to Felanitx and Manacor, daily.
• Line 501e: Palma, Campos as an express (25 to 30 min), Monday to Saturday.
• Line 508: Palma, Llucmajor (28 to 35 min), continuing to Sa Ràpita.
• Line 515e: Palma, Santanyí (45 min), Portopetro (60 min), Cala d’Or (66 min), Monday to Friday.
• From Campos: line 517 to ses Salines, Colònia de Sant Jordi (18 to 23 min) and Santanyí.
• From Cala d’Or: line 521 to Cala Mondragó, daily until 31 October 2026.

Source: TIB: lines and timetables (scheduled timetable as Open Data, CC BY 4.0), checked on 3 October 2026

Market days in the Migjorn

The weekly markets according to the municipalities and the Govern’s market calendar (2025 edition). On public holidays, markets may be cancelled or moved, so if in doubt, ask at the town hall.

• Llucmajor: Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays 7:00 to 13:00 on Plaça d’Espanya; on Fridays also crafts and second hand goods in the surrounding streets.
• s’Arenal (municipality of Llucmajor): Tuesday to Saturday 7:00 to 13:00 on Plaça Major.
• Santanyí: Wednesday and Saturday mornings on Plaça Major; Es Llombards and Calonge on Thursdays, s’Alqueria Blanca on Tuesdays.
• Campos: Thursdays and Saturdays; ses Salines: Thursdays.
• Colònia de Sant Jordi: from May to October, Tuesdays 15:30 to 22:30 on Avinguda Primavera.

Source: Ajuntament de Llucmajor: Mercats, checked on 3 October 2026 · Ajuntament de Santanyí: Fires i festes, Mercats, checked on 3 October 2026 · Govern de les Illes Balears, Direcció General d’Empresa, Autònoms i Comerç: Calendari de fires i mercats de les Illes Balears 2025, Mallorca, checked on 3 October 2026

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