Palma Amusement Parks

Aqualand water park is the main amusement park in Mallorca, but La Granja is the most popular place for family days out and comes highly recommended from a number of tourist magazines and personal reports.

Aqualand Magaluf
Carretera Cala Figuera La Porrasa-Magaluf
Tel : +34 971 130 811 Fax: 971 131 336
www.aqualand.es

Aqualand is Magaluf’s water park with state of the art attractions including the Boomerang and the Tornado which is a tubular water slide that sweeps you down to a giant funnel / whirlpool, where you will be whirled by the power of the water and finally thrown down into a swimming pool.

There is a Mini Park which includes the brand new DRAGOLAND among other attractions. The water park is just 5 minutes from Palma and 50 minutes from Alcudia, Cala Millor and Cala D’Or.

La Granja,
Esporles, Mallorca
www.lagranja.net

La Granja is a beautiful 10th century mansion, surrounded by lush vegetation, 20,000 sq metres of beautiful gardens and natural fountains surrounded by mountains covered in pine forests. It is just 15km from Palma on the outskirts of a tiny village called Esporles.

A visit to la Granja will take you at least half a day as it is a huge museum that offers static displays of Mallorca's history and practical demonstrations of age-old crafts and traditions. Twice a week there are horse displays and folk dancing. There is a set route around the mansion with each room laid out as it was centuries ago. There are literally hundreds of exhibits from old farm implements to furniture, toys and much more.

There is a restaurant, cafe and good toilet facilities here. Make sure that as you enter the restaurant you taste all the natural foods made from local produce free of charge which include buñuelos (freshly made from a mixture of potato flour and baking powder), various jams, fig bread, sobrasada, cheese, palo (liqueur) and hierbas (an aniseed based liqueur).

If you are planning to explore the area outside of the city centre and play some golf or go to some of the more out of the way beaches then you might consider hiring a car. There are a number of car hire firms based at Palma Airport who will be pleased to have a vehicle awaiting your arrival. This also cuts down on transfer costs for you and your family.

We also provide information on other sporting and leisure amenities in Palma including an Area Guide, the best Palma Shopping Areas, Local Markets in Palma, Golf Courses in Palma, the different types of Palma Beaches and recommended Restaurants in Palma. If you are looking for things to keep you occupied and if you want to find out something about the local culture and history of the island, visit our Palma Local Attractions Guide If you are here on a family holiday then we have put together a Palma guide to amusement parks for great days out.