Inca holidays

Holidays to Inca are your ticket to one of Majorca’s lesser-known towns, where a market and a museum top the to-do list.

In the centre of things

As far as Majorcan holiday spots go, Inca’s fairly off the beaten track. But despite being less well-known than some of its counterparts, it’s actually the island’s third largest town – more than 30,000 people call it home. It’s pretty much as central as they come, too – plotted roughly halfway between the capital, Palma, and beach-heavy Alcudia. So, if you stay here, you won’t be more than half an hour’s drive from some of the island’s must-see sights and sands.

The ‘city of leather’

Inca’s nicknamed the ‘city of leather’, thanks to – you guessed it – a long leather-making history. And while things are a little different here now, you can still peek into the past with a visit to the Museum of Leather and Footwear. If shopping’s more your thing, make sure you schedule in time for a mosey around the Thursday market or the boutique shops that surround the central square – you won’t struggle to get your hands on leather handbags, wallets and sandals.

Culture vs coast

If you base yourself in Inca, you’ll be half an hour’s drive from Palma, putting it firmly within daytripping distance. Make a dash straight for the capital’s grand cathedral for your culture fix, then dip into one of the bars in the old town for tapas and sangria. Or, if beaches are more your bag, head 25 minutes in the opposite direction to Alcudia, where you’ll find stellar sands dotted with loungers, bars and watersports centres.