Leave the airport and follow the signs for Palma. Once on the motorway toward Palma, travel approximately 2 miles (3 kilometres) and look for signs for the "Via de Cintura" (Ring Road) on your right. Exit right onto the Via de Cintura and proceed approximately 3 miles, ignoring the blue signs for the turnoff to the motorway to Alcudia and the North. When you see the big new football stadium in front of you, move into the right lane and turn off onto the road marked for "Puigpuynent". Go straight through two roundabouts and for the next mile or so you'll be passing an ugly industrial estate and two quarries. Keep your windows rolled up against the fine dust. You'll see a sign indicating 11 kilometres to Puigpuynent, about 7 miles. As the road begins to rise, you're suddenly in pine forests and the rest of the journey will be pretty. Pretty curvy, too. As you enter Puigpuynent, you'll see a Mexican restaurant on the right-hand side and then the road Ts with a smaller road at a stop sign. There is a Mallorquin bar/restaurant on your right. Galilea is indicated to the left. Make the turn and follow along through the town. You'll see an English pub, The Rose, on your right after about 200 yards. Now comes the even curvier bit. A sign indicates Galilea in 4 kilometres, about two and a half miles. Second and third gears are called for along this stretch, with two or three sharp switchback curves. You'll be climbing another 1,000 feet by the time you reach us. Once you've reached Galilea, turn right into the village and look for signs that say "Esbart" the name of the place before we took it over. You'll just follow those signs up and up and up until you come out on a ridge at the top, with views in both directions, down to the sea and across to the next range of mountains. Turn left down the little access drive, park in the car park, and press the bell at the top of the steps leading down into the complex. Someone nice will come to meet you. Prepare to have a wonderful holiday! We look forward to your visit.
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