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Hed Kandi in Magalluf, Majorca

Hed Kandi venue: Bananas, Magalluf

Address: Punta Balena, Magalluf, Majorca, Spain
Website: www.magallufclubpass.com
Dates: Weekly Thursdays from 12th June - 11th September

Hed Kandi celebrates five years at Magalluf's coolest venue, Bananas. Established in 1982, Bananas offers different parties everyday of the week, four bars provide superb, efficient service and a swimming pool! No ordinary pool, you'll understand, a viewing gallery inside the club offers exotic underwater views of some extraordinarily beautiful swimmers throughout the night! The club's popularity with many of the resort's workers, means it is the place to have proper fun!

Hed Kandi in Palma de Mallorca

Hed Kandi venue: King Kamehameha, Palma de Mallorca

Address: Paseo Maritimo 29 -7011 Palma de Mallorca / Baleares - Spain
Website: www.king-kamehameha.de/club_palma/de/
Dates: Weekly Wednesdays 4th June - 24th September

After a two year residency in the original Kinka (as it's known) in Frankfurt, Germany, Hed Kandi launches its 2008 season with a series of exclusive weekly parties at this brand new deluxe Palma venue. Party with Mallorca's elite as Hed Kandi touches down every Wednesday with Team Kandi resident DJs and a host of live artistes.

Hed Kandi top tip for Magalluf

Los Caracoles Restaurant is famous for its traditional Spanish cuisine. It's easily the best restaurant in Magalluf, making it a firm favourite with hungry Hed Kandi DJs, whom you're likely to bump into most Thursday nights.

Hed Kandi top tip for Palma De Mallorca

Built on undulating land, extending into pine-clad foothills to the west, Palma offers a rich mix of history, culture and nightlife. Any sightseeing tour should take in the cathedral (la Seu) and the Almudaina Palace. If shopping is your thing, check out the main shopping areas in Palma are Avinguda Jaume III and the Passeig des Born for up-market boutiques and the pedestrian streets around Placa Major for small specialist shops.

If you're going to hit the beach the best ones can be found in the north and north-east of the island, but if you don't fancy the drive, Illetes is a beautiful cove close to Palma where you can chill out and escape the hustle and bustle of the busier beaches and the city itself.

Majorca bars

This bar is a 'must go' in Palma. A luxurious, impressive and magnificent courtyard bar with wonderful Dolce & Gabanna style. It is decorated with fruits, flowers and a water font. The cocktail bar is in an old mansion and the cocktails themselves are a hefty €14 a pop. If you do go, keep in mind that they close early and that during the weekends and the summer season gets quite busy, so be prepared for large queues. One other strange detail is that photos are not allowed inside this place (you won't even find any on the internet) and it is clearly marked on the entrance, so do not try it!

Garito Café, more well known as "El Garito", is situated in the Darsena of Ca'n Barbara, a small harbour in the sea front of Palma, not far away to the Club de Mar and next to Pacha disco.

There are two floors with sofas and chairs and a small dance floor that make the inside area the perfect place to chat during the early afternoon or to have a drink and enjoy during the night.

The terrace, surrounded by Ca'n Barbara harbour, is a nice spot to stop when the summer gets too warm. Good sandwiches, quick snacks and cocktails are available on both areas.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the best days to go there, but keep in mind that it will be quite packed from about 1am. Many international DJs have played at the Garito over the years.

Lontano Bar is one of those small, hidden places that somebody has to point you to or probably you will never know its there! It is basically an underground bar where you will find many of the young foreigners that reside in Palma's City. Thursday is a great night to pop in, when reggae is played all night long! Pass the time at the bar while checking out the DJ or stay with some friends on the sofas and have a chat. There are no specialties like cocktails in the place but it's definitely a bar with a different atmosphere that you need to visit!

Majorca restaurants

Located in Palma's Paseo Maritimo, the Koldo Royo restaurant is made of two separate areas, one for the bistro and one for the restaurant itself. The bistro is set up on the ground floor and serves quality dishes for those looking for something good but quick, or less formal, to eat. Decoration is simple and friendly, inviting to seat and enjoy a friendly meal at reasonable prices. On the upper floor is where the restaurant itself is located. Classic would be the perfect word which defines this restaurant: white covers, abstract food pictures on the walls and soft lights. Book a table by the window if you can (in advance!) and enjoy looking to the harbour while you eat. Worth a visit if you really like eating out.

During the warm summer nights you can have dinner under the stars in the beautiful garden and literally "lounge" on the large Moroccan cushions by the poolside. If you are not sure about what to eat, you can safely have one of their menu sets (they usually some have to choose). With the soft ambient music this is one of the best trendy chill-zones in Palma.

OSituated on a small hill in the once fishing neighbourhood of Santa Catalina, Mangia Fuoco is a place that simply can be described as a hidden jewel! There is a family & friendly atmosphere, nice food, and a selected list of Italian wines at good prices. This should be enough to convince you to go and give them a try. You are guaranteed to get the wine flowing and throw your diet out of the window!

Majorca top 7 things to do

1. Segway visit to Palma's old town. Cultural sight seeing can be a bit boring sometimes. Instead, make it funny! Get on a Segway tour and have a quick and interesting 2 hours guided tour into Palma's old town for just €40 - bargain!

2. Visit Sóller, Deía and Valldemossa. A good old day trip! Rent a car or take the old train to Sóller which leaves from the centre and visit the villages on the north coast of the Island which runs along the Sierra de Tramuntana. Fascinating places such as Sollér, Deía and Valldemossa (once Frederic Chopin and George Sand's home, where they were retired at the Valldemossa Cartuja while Chopin was recovering from illness) await you.

3. Sailing along Mallorca's coast. If you feel nautical then rent a boat with a skipper to get away from it all and see beautiful Mallorcan coastline. If you can't stretch to renting, then take any of the organized tourist trips along the coast for a few pounds. The best trips are from Palma - Sant Elm return or a Barcos Azules in Puerto de Sóller for a north coast sail excursion up to Sa Foradada.

4. Eating tapas. As in other places throughout Spain, "tapas" (small amounts of food usually shared with other friends while drinking a "chato" -a tiny glass of whatever- usually wine or beer!) are a must try if visiting Mallorca. There are many places where you can do that, but it's either recommended to go to La Boveda or just simply enter in to the any bar that looks like frequented by locals!

5. Discovering Mallorca's unending and unspoilt sandy beaches. Well, you are not really discovering, in the true sense of the word as there is nothing which has not already covered by any of the millions Mallorca visitors! But, taking a trip to places such as Es Trenc in Campos, which is more than 4 kilometres long will feel like you are Christopher Columbus! Another great place is Cala Varques, a small hidden virgin beach next to Cala Millor, only reachable by walking 20 minutes, is something you must do if visiting the Balearics during the hottest seasons.

6. Visiting any of the Street Markets in the villages. Mallorcan markets are pretty different from those at the major cities in Europe. Mostly, they sell food, leather goods and clothes. These are great to mix in with the locals and see the real Mallorcan way of live. It is definitely recommended to make time to go to the market at the main square in Santa Maria on Sundays. Keep in mind that markets starts early in the morning so be ready to be there by 10am sharp!

7. Having a seaside breakfast. There are many bars, restaurants and hotels by the seaside of Mallorca where you can enjoy a late sunny seaside breakfast after a night out (check www.portixol.com for onr to remember!). The Spanish usually eat late, and breakfast can be taken at any place until midday. If you can, try the typical ensaimada (a pastry) with your café con leche (white coffee).