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Port de Sóller is a village and port town on Mallorca in Spain’s Balearic Islands, and it makes a pleasant change from the island’s busier resort areas. Cruise ships usually anchor offshore, with passengers brought ashore by tender boat to Marina Tramontana.
Once ashore, the harbour area is easy to take in at a leisurely pace, with shops, restaurants and bars around the waterfront. The mountains rising behind the port give it a quieter feel than many of Mallorca’s better known resorts. A tramway runs along the beachside road, linking Port de Sóller with the inland town of Sóller, and it is one of the easiest ways to make more of a day here.
The Tranvía de Sóller is one of only two first generation tramways to survive in Spain, alongside the Tramvia Blau in Barcelona. It opened on 4 October 1913 and was electrified from the beginning. The narrow gauge line runs for 4.868 kilometres and is a memorable way to connect the harbour with the town, particularly for visitors who enjoy heritage transport. Its attractive rolling stock has helped make the tram a popular tourist attraction, especially since the early 2000s.
Sóller lies about 3 kilometres inland in a large, bowl shaped valley, and the short trip from the port gives you a different side of the area. The Banco de Sóller is a notable 1912 Modernista building with distinctive ironwork, designed by Catalan architect Joan Rubió i Bellver, a follower of Antoni Gaudí. The Plaça Constitució is the centre of town, with cafés, plane trees and a fountain making it a natural place to pause before heading back towards the harbour.
The landscape is a big part of what makes this port memorable. The Vall de Sóller is enclosed by the Serra de Tramuntana, the mountain range forming Mallorca’s northern backbone. Citrus and olive groves remain part of the local agricultural economy, alongside tourism and spending by foreign residents.
For cruise passengers, Port de Sóller is well suited to a slower day ashore. You can stay around the harbour, take the historic tram into Sóller, or simply enjoy the contrast between the waterfront and the mountains behind it. It is the sort of port where the setting does much of the work, without needing a packed sightseeing schedule.