Off the beaten track in the Balearics – the ‘perfect time of year to visit’ Mallorca and Formentera

Fig plantations, sustainable travel and Richard Branson’s new resort paint a very different picture to the Balearics’ stereotypical beach holidays

The Son Bunyola estate in Mallorca. Photo: Virgin/PA

Rachael Victoria

"So, who wants to drive?"

It's a scorching hot morning in Mallorca, and I'm standing in the middle of Son Mut Nou (visitllucmajor.com), the world's largest fig tree plantation field. And after years of stubbornly refusing to pursue my driver's license, I have a sudden urge to get behind the wheel.

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