The best autumn plans
Few films have portrayed autumn better than “When Harry Met Sally”. The amorous Meg Ryan and Billy Cristal enjoy a late and relaxed love and walk on a multi-coloured blanket: orange, ochre, terracotta and greenish. A carpet of leaves floods the Big Apple, which looks more beautiful than ever with these fall shades.
The truth is that Mallorca has little (or almost nothing) in common with New York, but it has a special charm even in this season, which is becoming more and more popular.
For this reason, we at La Pérgola would like to suggest the best autumn plans in Mallorca. Fun and varied plans to enjoy this special season.
- Last baths in the Mediterranean: The so-called "Short Summer of San Miguel" (about the same as Indian summer) usually gives us warm days and allows us to swim in the sea well into November. Baths in the lukewarm water on secluded and exclusive beaches, where we can enjoy autumn just as or even more than summer.
- Excursions around the island: As the temperatures are much milder than in summer and winter, it is the best time of year to go on excursions without suffering from the heat or cold. One of our favourites is the excursion to Castell d'Alaró.
You have two options, either on foot from Alaró or Orient or by car to Es Verger and from there on foot. The arròs brut, a typical Majorcan dish, in the restaurant halfway through, is the perfect reward.
- Picnic in the open air: Easy, cheap and extremely versatile. You can organize the perfect picnic with a large blanket/tablecloth/large scarf, a few types of cheese, a loaf of bread and a bottle of wine. Now select the desired location on a map of Mallorca and it will be the best restaurant in the world.
- Mushroom hunting: With the first rain, the first hunters of the precious mushrooms (an essential ingredient in some of the typical autumn dishes) appear.
The Tramuntana Mountains are a perfect place for mushroom hunting because of their altitude, humidity and temperature. If you know where to look, you will find everything there, from the highly prized bloody milk cap to varieties such as the real chanterelle, porcini mushrooms, the black chanterelle or the red pine mushroom.
Remember, if you find a good place, it has to be your secret.
- The spectacle of the 8 in the Cathedral: In autumn, more precisely on November 11th, you can experience one of the largest natural light shows in La Seu (the Cathedral), which is created due to the perfect alignment between the sun and rose window on the facade. Around 8 a.m. and for a few magical minutes, the colours of the stained glass of the rose window are projected into the central nave until they remain on the opposite facade for a while.
Mallorca is the perfect place in autumn to be as happy as Harry and Sally in their magical New York.
