The Consell de Mallorca has presented the route of the new hiking trail of the Camino de Santiago (Way of St James) from Mallorca, which will allow pilgrims to begin the Jacobean journey without leaving the island. The technical project will be developed by the Dry Stone Unit of the Department of Environment, Rural Affairs and Sports, which will define the stages and signage. The final project is expected to be drafted during the first half of 2026, and construction could begin that same year.

Camino de Santiago from Mallorca


Presentation of the route of the new hiking trail of the Camino de Santiago from Mallorca. Photo: Consell de Mallorca.

The proposal begins at the Sanctuary of Lluc and ends at the Church of Sant Jaume in Palma, following a route of 67 kilometres that passes through ten municipalities: Escorca, Caimari, Selva, Inca, Lloseta, Binissalem, Alaró, Consell, Santa Maria del Camí, Marratxí and Palma. The main route will cover 58.1 kilometres, with an additional 9 kilometres of access routes from different points of the island:

  • Access from Lloseta: 3.2 km.

  • Access from Consell: 5.3 km.

  • Access from the Church of Mare de Déu de Montserrat: 0.5 km.

Each municipality along the route will have its own unique stamp so that pilgrims can mark it in their credential, as is customary in the Jacobean tradition.

The Camino de Santiago from Mallorca, an “inspiring” project

The Vice President and Minister for Environment, Rural Affairs and Sports, Pedro Bestard, presented the project accompanied by the president of the Federation of Local Entities of the Balearic Islands (FELIB), Jaume Ferriol; the Secretary General, Neus Serra; the Island Director for Environment, Luis Rubí; and the Head of the Environmental Service, Josep Antoni Aguiló. The parish priest of the Church of Mare de Déu de Montserrat, Jaume Alemany, also took part. He is the president of the Friends of the Camino de Santiago Association of the Balearic Islands and a canon of Santiago Cathedral, considered the main driving force behind the Jacobean route in Mallorca.

During the presentation, Bestard highlighted that “we are working on the route design project to make a new hiking trail on the island a reality and fulfil the wish of many Mallorcan pilgrims who wanted to undertake the Camino de Santiago from Mallorca.” He added that it is “an exciting project with a perfectly signposted route so that it can be completed without any difficulty.”

For his part, Jaume Ferriol emphasised FELIB’s support from the very beginning, stating that “from the moment we learned about this project, we did not hesitate to support it.” He also explained that “a specific stamp has been created for each town along the route so that pilgrims can stamp it in their Camino de Santiago credential, just as tradition dictates.” Ferriol also wanted to acknowledge the work of the Mallorcan parish priest, stressing that “without Jaume Alemany, this would not have been possible.”