Walking the GR221
The Dry Stone Route passes just above the finca. Take the classic climb up the Barranc de Biniaraix towards the Cúber reservoir, or the gentler coast path to Deià. We pack the lunch and arrange a taxi back.
Sóller · Serra de Tramuntana · Mallorca
Where the mountains meet the groves
Ten rooms in a restored stone finca among orange and olive terraces above Sóller. Wake to birdsong and distant church bells, swim above the valley, and let the Tramuntana set the pace.
Open 1 March – 15 NovemberBreakfast included in every stay
The finca
A stone house, an old olive press, and very little else
Sa Talaia was built in 1884 by an orange grower who shipped his fruit from Port de Sóller to Marseille. Four generations later, Joana and Tomeu Ferrer have restored it slowly and carefully – keeping the worn stone stairs and the great olive press, adding the pool on the top terrace.
There is no television, no lobby and no hurry. There is a library of well-thumbed books, a fireplace in the old press house for cool spring evenings, and an honesty bar stocked with wine from a small family bodega across the island.
See the rooms10rooms, each opening onto the groves
4 haof orange and olive terraces around the house
3 kmdown the valley to the sea at Port de Sóller
Rooms & rates
Four ways to wake up in the groves
Lime-washed stone walls, old beams, handwoven Mallorcan fabrics, linen sheets and green shutters that open onto the valley. Rates are per night for two guests and include breakfast and use of the pool and spa.
The Grove Room at seven in the morning.
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No. 1–5
Grove Room
€240per nightOur classic rooms in the main house: a queen bed facing the shutters, a writing desk, and a bathroom with hand-made Mallorcan tiles and a rain shower.
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No. 6–8
Olive Loft
€295per nightTucked under the roof with exposed beams, a deep window seat and a small balcony facing the mountains – the best place in the house to watch the sun leave the peaks.
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No. 9
Orchard Family Room
€360per nightTwo connecting rooms opening straight onto the orange grove, with a king bed and a pair of bunks. Extra guests €45 including breakfast.
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No. 10
The Tafona Suite
€450per nightThe old olive-press house, with its original millstone, a freestanding bath, and a private terrace and plunge pool looking up at the Tramuntana.
Minimum three nights in July and August. Stays of five nights or more receive 10% off. Children under 4 stay free. Balearic tourist tax is paid at the finca.
Experiences
Days measured in switchbacks
Everything starts at the garden gate. Tomeu has walked these mountains since he was a boy and is happy to point you somewhere nobody else will be.
The tram to the sea
The old wooden tram rattles from Sóller's square down through the orange groves to Port de Sóller. Swim in the horseshoe bay, eat grilled fish by the harbour, and ride back up as the lights come on.
Pool & stone spa
A saltwater pool on the top terrace looks straight across the valley to the mountains. Below, in the old rainwater cistern, a small spa with a steam room and a treatment room for massages with our own olive oil.
Breakfast & olive oil
The longest meal of the day
Breakfast is served at one long table under the vine pergola, from eight until the last guest is ready. Joana bakes the bread; almost everything else comes from the finca or the Saturday market in Sóller.
Every Tuesday and Friday at six, Tomeu leads an olive-oil tasting in the old press house: our own early-harvest oil beside three from neighbouring estates, with bread, olives and a glass of island white (€35). Three evenings a week we serve a set supper on the terrace (€58) – think lamb from the valley, red prawns from the port and orange-blossom crema. Just let us know by noon.
Ask about a tasting or supperGetting here
Part of the journey is the point
Sa Talaia sits on a quiet lane above Sóller, a twenty-minute walk from the town square. However you come, the last stretch winds up between orange groves and dry-stone walls.
By air
Palma Airport, 40 min by car
Fly into Palma and take the tunnel road straight through the mountains – or the old road over the Coll de Sóller, with its hairpins and views, if you're in no hurry.
By sea
Port de Sóller, 10 min transfer
Sailing in? The marina at Port de Sóller has visitor berths, and island ferries arrive in Palma daily. We collect guests from the port for €30 per car.
By train
Historic train from Palma, about 1 h
The vintage wooden train leaves Palma several times a day and winds through the mountains to Sóller station. Send us your train time and we'll be waiting with the car.
Address · Camí de Sa Talaia 14, 07100 Sóller, Mallorca
Parking · Free, 8 spaces with EV charging
Check-in · 15:00–20:00 · Check-out 11:00
Guest reviews
4.9
Average of 286 verified stays
In our guests' own words
“We came for three nights and stayed six. A swim as the sun left the mountains, then supper on the terrace with strangers who were friends by dessert – I still think about it most weeks.”
“Tomeu walked us to the start of the GR221 at seven, before the heat. We watched a black vulture circle the ridge. Joana had orange juice and warm ensaïmadas waiting when we got back.”
“Quiet in the best possible way. Our children slept in the bunks and spent every day between the pool and the orange trees. It's the calmest holiday we've ever had as a family.”
Request a stay
We'll keep a room for you
Send us your dates and we'll reply personally within a day – usually sooner. No booking fees, and free cancellation up to 14 days before arrival.
- Telephone+34 971 63 28 41
- Emailstay@finca-soller.example
- Season1 March – 15 November · Winter stays for groups by arrangement