Mallorca North & West Tourism Guide - The Formentor Peninsula

Formentor Mallorca History

The whole Formentor Peninsula was bought up in 1928 by Adam Diehl, an Argentine art-lover and playboy. In 1929 he built and opened the modernist styled Formentor Hotel, which is still there and thriving on the peninsula. The hotel began to attract quite a few celebrities such as the likes of, first of all, the Duke of Windsor, and writer Ramon Gomez de la Serna. Stars like Ava Gardner, Gary Cooper, Laurence Olivier and Audrey Hepburn followed.

This luxury historic Majorca hotel really is the only place to stay on the tip of the Peninsula, although basing yourself in Pollenca is as good. The hotel has an idyllic little beach near it called Platja de Formentor, open to the public. Development in this area has, fortunately, been inhibited by consequtive owners of the hotel refusing development around it. This has been beneficial in more ways than one, not to mention the preservation of wildlife and birds in the area.

The beautiful Formentor Peninsula area of North Mallorca is birdwatching 'twitcher' heaven. Expect to see a few honey buzzards, black kites, booted eagles and famous Mallorcan bird of pray - the Eleanora's falcon. Other wildlife thriving on these rocky outcrops include swifts, martins, and lizards.