The Tramuntana takes some explaining to clients who only know Mallorca by its beaches. It’s a mountain range running along the northwest coast. The villages inside it are old and mostly intact. Serious travellers have been coming specifically for them since well before the package holiday era. They draw them for different reasons than the beaches do. Getting the most out of this part of the island depends heavily on where you’re based.

Privadia has a portfolio of luxury villas, traditional fincas and countryside properties across the Tramuntana, and that matters here in a way it doesn’t on the coast. If you’re commuting to these villages from Palma or a beach hotel, you’re losing the best hours of the day to the drive. A rural villa positions the group in the middle of the circuit, which changes the whole shape of the trip.

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