Alternatives to Hiking in Mallorca?

I'm flying into Barcelona in early May, and will spend two weeks in Europe. I set aside six days to go to Madeira and hike. After that, my plan was to go to Mallorca for 7 days and hike there. However, a friend of mine said Mallorca is just a huge party island, which turned me away from it. I am now looking for a place that preferably has the following:

  • Gorgeous areas to hike (MUST)
  • Few tourists
  • No further east than Slovenia
  • No further north than Munich
  • Travel in an area that I can "complete"

All of those are just what I prefer (except the first bullet point)

Here are the places I have considered:

  • French Riviera (Marseilles to Monaco area)/Provence
  • Dolomite Region of Italy
  • Slovenia
  • Alps (Swiss, Italian, Julian)
  • Any stretch on the western Italian coast

Bonus points if the location is cheap and has beautiful hikes and beaches.

I also looked at the Canary Islands and the Azores Islands, but I would want to do each island chain in one trip, as 7 days to do either one feels rushed.

Any recommendations?

Note: When referring to completing an area, it means that I want to travel an area without being rushed, not needing to return to it to finish my trip there.



Submitted November 27, 2019 at 09:52PM by WSBagholder https://ift.tt/2qIlCZl

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