Spain isn't necessarily the first destination that pops into your head when you're thinking of skateboarding, but Palma de Mallorca has become seriously popular in recent years with skaters looking for a sunny place to master their craft. Majorca hotels are popular mostly for city breaks or beach holidays to relax in the sun, but it's also great for a skate getaway.
The "Son Caliu Bowl" is exactly what the name suggests - a huge bowl park ranging from 1.9 meters to 2.5 meters high. Located just outside of town next to the main Autovia de Poniente, it's easy to get to, and provides the perfect space to test out specialised bowl and quarterpipe tricks. Hotels in Spain are visited by more and more people on the search for an alternative break, and so many in the area will be more than happy to accommodate you and your BMX, skateboard or rollerblades - as long as you don't ride them indoors, of course.
It's just off the main Autovia de Poniente so it's easy to reach, and judging by the amount of videos posted on the internet of skaters trying their hand at half and quaterpipe tricks here, it's a very popular destination. Staying in hotels in Spain means you'll have the best of both worlds - easy access to the city's parks, but also brilliant accommodation in one of the world's most popular summer holiday destinations.
Right in the heart of the city sits the "San Moix" skatepark, reputed to be the best all-rounder on the island, featuring a bowled-out mini-ramp. The rest of the park is made up of a veritable smorgasbord of street-course type articles, such as smaller ramps and rails for grinding. This is a perfect place to perfect those more technical tricks such as manuals, kickflips, heelflips, and difficult grinds such as bluntslides.
For beginners and those willing to try out some scary new tricks, the "San Moix" skatepark in the centre of the city boasts a bowled-out two-height mini ramp and street course-type obstacles. Basically, it's fun but not too demanding, which makes it perfect for a lazier day - perhaps if you paced it a bit too hard the night before. What's more, if you're not in the mood to skate every day - and who said you had to be? - Majorca's beaches, nightlife, culture and history holds more than enough excitement to keep you occupied. So what are you waiting for?
The "Son Caliu Bowl" is exactly what the name suggests - a huge bowl park ranging from 1.9 meters to 2.5 meters high. Located just outside of town next to the main Autovia de Poniente, it's easy to get to, and provides the perfect space to test out specialised bowl and quarterpipe tricks. Hotels in Spain are visited by more and more people on the search for an alternative break, and so many in the area will be more than happy to accommodate you and your BMX, skateboard or rollerblades - as long as you don't ride them indoors, of course.
It's just off the main Autovia de Poniente so it's easy to reach, and judging by the amount of videos posted on the internet of skaters trying their hand at half and quaterpipe tricks here, it's a very popular destination. Staying in hotels in Spain means you'll have the best of both worlds - easy access to the city's parks, but also brilliant accommodation in one of the world's most popular summer holiday destinations.
Right in the heart of the city sits the "San Moix" skatepark, reputed to be the best all-rounder on the island, featuring a bowled-out mini-ramp. The rest of the park is made up of a veritable smorgasbord of street-course type articles, such as smaller ramps and rails for grinding. This is a perfect place to perfect those more technical tricks such as manuals, kickflips, heelflips, and difficult grinds such as bluntslides.
For beginners and those willing to try out some scary new tricks, the "San Moix" skatepark in the centre of the city boasts a bowled-out two-height mini ramp and street course-type obstacles. Basically, it's fun but not too demanding, which makes it perfect for a lazier day - perhaps if you paced it a bit too hard the night before. What's more, if you're not in the mood to skate every day - and who said you had to be? - Majorca's beaches, nightlife, culture and history holds more than enough excitement to keep you occupied. So what are you waiting for?
