The resort consists of shops, restaurants and bars but is quiet and away from the major tourist areas such as Magaluf on the south of the island.

Two lighthouses sit on the headlands on either side of the bay, La Badia de Sóller.

Development on the east headland has been prevented by the area being used as a training ground by the Spanish Army.

The diversity of breeds in the duck and geese population suggests that most of the original birds had escaped from captivity.

The European Severe Storms Laboratory noted that the rating was based on a written account of the damage by Gayà, M.[1] The tramway connecting the town to Sóller opened in 1913 and is about 5 km long.