Lluc - monastery in Spain

As a place of pilgrimage, Santuari de Lluc is one of the main attractions in the Serra de Tramuntana on Mallorca.

Understand

The heart of the old place of pilgrimage is the church, surrounded by a big hotel complex. Beside that, there are some restaurants, bars and souvenir shops. The residential school for choirboys is not accessible for the public.

Located at about 700 m above sea level, Lluc is a very central starting point for many hikes in the Serra de Tramuntana.

The sanctuary was founded in the 13th century after a Moorish shepherd found a statue of the Virgin Mary on the site where the monastery was later erected.

• Santuari de Lluc, Plaça dels Peregrins, 1 – 07315 Escorca, +34 971 871 525. 2020-11-16

Get in

By car

18 km from Pollença, ca. 15 km from Inca and 20 km from Sóller. Winding and narrow roads from all directions.

By bus

There is a summer bus service 352/354 (from April 1) along the mountain route from Sóller to Pollença which stops here. There is also a 330 bus service from Palma or Inca (train to Palma).

See

• Basilica of Sanctuari de Lluc, 39.822917°, 2.884444°. The pilgrim church. 2022-10-05
• The Museum

Do

Buy

Souvenirs are available.

Eat

There are several restaurants with moderate prices.

Drink

Sleep

• The free campground at the beginning of the dead end road that leads to the place of pilgrimage is probably the biggest one in the whole Serra. It is well maintained and offers toilets, cold showers and barbecue facilities. The rangers bring fire wood regularly.
• The Campside of Lluc is the main camping facility in the Serra. It offers basics like toilets and cold showers and has a lot of fireplaces usable for barbecue. If you are lucky, you will find some wood prepared for burning. An axe is helpful. Like all Mallorcian campsites, it's for free.
• Between km 16 and 18 on the road from Pollença to Lluc, there are some more recreation areas where camping is allowed.
• The Hotel has nice old rooms in a noble atmosphere for about €30 for a double room. Single rooms have almost the same price.

Go next

You can do many walks from Lluc. Here are some of them:

• Around the Puig Roig and Puig Caragoler (7 hr)
• Puig Tomir (1103 m, 3 hr)
• Puig Massanella (1367 m, 4 hr)
• Torente de Pareis, a steep canyon that you can descend down to the sea.
• Hike to Pollença.