If You only have a short time to visit Mallorca, or would like to get a really complete picture of the country, here are the essentials. Spend a day in Palma exploring the old city, then join the evening passeig along the waterfront for a drink in one of the island's trendiest bars. Take the joyride to Soller on a vintage electric train through the mountains. Enjoy a boat trip around the coast, passing hidden coves which you cannot reach in a car. Walk in the Serra de Tramuntana, breathing in the heady mix of fresh air, sea breeze and scented wild herbs. Sit at a quayside restaurant eating fresh fish - choose from any one of the island's ports. Visit the monastery at Valldemossa, where Chopin and George Sand spent the winter of 1838-9. Drive (or walk) to a hilltop sanctuary to experience 'the other Mallorca' - if you really want to get away from it all, spend the night. Get a tan on a crowded beach - you haven't 'done' Mallorca until you have. Find out where there is a local festival going on - and drop everything to get there.