A holiday in the sun - Banyalbufar in Majorca

Our first overseas holiday with little Sophie now 18 months old. The village we are staying in Majorca is called Banyalbufar. It is on the north-west side of the island, a charming mountain village overlooking the sea. The road going down to our hotel Sacoma is narrow, and our rather inexperienced taxi driver couldn't manage to turn at the last corner, so we had to carry our luggage and Sophie and walked the last 200 meters - not recommended when it is steep downhill in the blazing sun! I like the village, it has a rather enchanting feel. The landscape is pretty, houses and greenery scattered on the terraced mountains stretching out to the sea. The houses are all build on the hills, making the walk up and down the village quite interesting. Apart from farming, the village relies on tourism in summer but it does not seem to be overly developed and commercialised. Our room has a small terrace overlooking the sea, which is lovely. There is a large terrace in the hotel open area where you can sit and have a drink and watch the sun painting the sky before setting to the water in the evening. It is a dusty path to the town beach which is pebbly so not an ideal place to bring a toddler. Sophie seems to enjoy herself in the toddler's pool. There was a "eres negre"(you are black) festival which offers tapas and wine on a seven stop route in local bars/restaurants and music at sunset. One day I took Sophie for lunch in the restaurant when Mark went to the beach for a swim in the sea. The restaurant is the winner of the tapas festival n 2012/2014 and has an interesting tapas menu. I set up Sophie's buggies in the shade, luckily there is a bit breeze going through so she comfortably fell sleep.