Puerto de Soller 39 47.6 N - 002 41.6 W

 

Soller, the "golden valley" which you can get to from Palma by a lovely train ride, is the region of oranges and many of its buildings bear the influence of Gaudi. By the sea, Puerto de Soller, one of the oldest tourist destinations of Majorca has a relaxed family atmosphere and a beach as calm as a lake.

Soller offers a few moorings and a good bottom for anchoring, apart from being the only protected harbour on the whole of the north west coast.

The entrance to Puerto de Soller from the sea is a 500 metre wide channel in a SE direction into a large, round, well sheltered, sandy beach-ringed bay with the naval, fishing and public docks in the northeast sector. It is the only sheltered port of refuge on the entire north coast from Dragonara in the southwest to Cape Formentor on the northeast. It is another idyllic setting, the clear Mediterranean blue waters cupped in a wide round bay guarded by rocky pinnacles at the entrance. The valley behind the port going up to the town of Soller leads into the 2500 foot high mountain range separating the north coast from the central plain gently rolling into the Palma area on the south coast.

There is a quaint narrow gauge open tram railway service that links Puerto de Soller with Soller, 3 kilometers inland, on a half hourly schedule. From Soller, there is a tunnel through the mountains and a narrow roadway going over them in a series of 36 hairpin turns going up, and 29 hairpin turns going down the south side. The tunnel is 3 kilometers long. 

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Puerto de Soller	39 47.6 N 2 41.6 W	Port y Litorals  07108 - Puerto de Sóller Mallorca Tel 971-633316	The entrance to the port of Soller is well marked by the lighthouses at Cabo Gros and Punta de Sa Creu. This harbour forms the only real bolthole on the northwest coast of Mallorca, although care should be taken when entering in a strong North or North-Easterly wind. The first two jetties belong to the naval base and are for their exclusive use, but a few boats can go stern-to at the town quay where it is possible to pick up water (in the mornings) and fuel. Otherwise, anchor in sand and mud in the bay itself. Provisions can be obtained in the port, but there is also a regular tram service to the town of Soller (3 km away) where there is an excellent market in the mornings, plus all other shops and services. The tram ends at the station where there is a regular train service to Palma.