2018-06-12 Porto Petro, Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain
This morning once again we enjoy a refreshing swim in the harbour
As our outboard for our dinghy, which is being repaired today and will not be ready until after 6 pm, we decide to spend the afternoon visiting one of the small old villages inland from the portTwenty minutes later we were dropped off in the old town of Santanyi by one of the local taxi driversThe Santanyi Parish Church by the main square, stands quite prominently over the small townshipThe city was founded by James II in 1300 and the Chapel of El Roser which was built in 1400 beside the church still survives todaySantanyi is a quaint old town with several street side restaurants and cafes for the numerous tourists that visit regularly
The town is also well known for it’s Santanyi Stone, which is limestone from the local quarries. The stone from here has been used to build the most important monuments on the islandSeated in the shade from the hot sun, we stop for a cool drink and a light lunch
Sa Botiga with it’s quaintly decorated facade and German chef, not only serves lunch, however one can have breakfast and an evening meal here tooRic enjoyed his deep fried mozarella cheese with salad…..and helped me with the delicious carpaccio of beef and salad too
Ric spots the ice cream vendor in the main square!!Lots of delicious flavours to chose from….Most of the buildings in Santanyi are built by the local limestone
Fernando has an amazing men’s wear shop in Santanyi called Ferrer, which specialises in fabulous men’s shirts!!!After spending several hours in the lovely town of Santanyi we take a taxi back to Porto PetroAs promised our outboard service and repair was done and after collecting and installing the motor, Ric was pleased with the resultsA number of visiting boats in the small marina in Porto PetroIn the evening we decided to have dinner in one of the delightful restaurants along the waterfrontRic orders a nice vino tinto
We share the generous portion of fabulous local mussels in tomato served at Restaurant NoraiRestaurant Norai, Porto PetroFor the main course we share a small grilled seabass which has been expertly filleted by our waitress
A table of lovely young ladies also enjoying dinner at NoraiAfter a very pleasant dinner we return to the boat
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