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Ibiza, Mallorca and Italy: The Best Things to Do
14 Jul 2026
Planning a trip can feel like a full-time job. Too many tabs. Too many blogs. Too many hotels that all look the same. A newer travel site, trip1.com, is trying to make it simpler by putting travel guides and hotel booking on the same page. Read a guide. Pick a town. Book a room. Done.
Here's what trip1 covers for three of the most-loved spots in Europe - Ibiza, Mallorca and Italy - and why the guides are worth a read before you book.
What is trip1?
trip1.com is a hotel booking site. You can compare and book stays at over three million hotels in more than 190 countries.
It also has a big library of travel guides written by its own team. Each guide tells you what to see, where to stay, how to get around, and when to go. Every place on a "things to do" list comes with a real address, the closest bus stop or ferry, and a short Pro Tip from someone who has been there.
That last part matters. In the Mediterranean, a good trip and a great one often come down to small things - which ferry you catch, which side of the mountain you drive up, what time you get to the beach.
Things to do in Ibiza: more than just the clubs
Most people think Ibiza is just about parties. It isn't. The Ibiza travel guide on trip1 spends most of its time on the quieter side of the island.
The overview keeps it simple. Ibiza is small — about 572 square kilometres, with 150,000 people living there. It has four main areas to stay in:
- Ibiza Town (Eivissa) — great for walking, food, and the old walled town of Dalt Vila.
- Playa d'en Bossa — the club strip, close to Ushuaïa and Hï.
- Sant Antoni — sunset bars on the west coast, and the ferry to Formentera.
- The north (Sant Joan, Portinatx, Es Cana) — quiet coves, pine trees, and the Las Dalias hippy market.
Two shorter guides go deeper. "10 Top Things to Do in Ibiza, Spain" covers Dalt Vila, the famous Es Vedrà sunset, and the easy day trip to Formentera. "5 Best Beaches in Ibiza You Can't Miss" helps you pick between Cala Comte, Cala Salada, Cala d'Hort and the quieter beaches up north.
The best bit is the practical advice. The guide tells you the real bus fare from the airport (Line L10, around €3.50, 25 minutes). It gives an honest answer to "how many days do I need in Ibiza?" — four days is the minimum, a week is the sweet spot, and two nights only works if you're just there to party. It also names the real risks (pickpockets in busy bars, drug touts to ignore) instead of just saying "be careful."
The best time to visit? May to early June or mid-September to October. You still get warm sea, open clubs, and half the crowds of August.
Things to do in Mallorca: five regions, one big island
Ibiza is small. Mallorca is huge. Almost a million people live there, and the coast runs for 550 kilometres. The "Mallorca travel guide on trip1" splits the island into five parts so you know where to base yourself:
- Palma and the southwest — the capital city, marina towns like Port d'Andratx, and family resorts like Magaluf.
- Serra de Tramuntana (northwest) — stone villages like Valldemossa, Deià and Sóller. A pretty vintage train from 1912 still runs to Sóller from Palma.
- The north — long sandy beaches near Pollença and Alcúdia, and the wild Cap de Formentor.
- The east coast — small coves like Cala d'Or and Cala Mondragó, plus the Drach caves.
- Es Pla (the middle) — quiet farm country, weekly markets in Sineu, and local wine from Binissalem.
The two shorter guides - "12 Top Places to Visit in Mallorca, Spain" and "5 Best Beaches in Mallorca" - help you pick. Mallorca's best beaches are spread across four different coasts, so a bit of planning saves you hours in the car.
Simple tips run through the whole guide. The cheapest way from the airport to Palma is the EMT bus A1 (about €5, 15–25 minutes). It also goes straight to Sóller, Alcúdia and Cala d'Or, so you don't always need a taxi. Rent a car if you want to see the mountain villages and the famous Sa Calobra road. Skip it if you're only doing Palma and the main beaches.
There's a nice food section too. Try ensaimada (a coiled sweet pastry) with morning coffee, sobrasada (spreadable cured sausage) with warm honey on bread, tumbet (a layered veg bake), and hierbas — the local herbal liqueur — after dinner.
Best time to go: late April to mid-June, or September to mid-October. Warm days, warm sea, and prices well below peak summer.
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Places to visit in Italy: Milan and the Amalfi Coast
Italy is where trip1 has the most content. There are guides for Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, Como, Sardinia, Sicily, Bologna, Lecce and more. Two stand out.
Things to do in Milan
The Milan travel guide - "12 Top Places to Visit in Milan" - is a great example of the format. It starts with the metro (four lines, €2.20 a ride, €7.60 for a full day) and walks you through the city in a smart order:
- Start at the Duomo and its rooftop (take the €14 lift, not the stairs).
- See The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci — but book online early. Only 30 people go in every 15 minutes, and tickets sell out months ahead.
- Wander the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II — one of the world's oldest shopping arcades.
- Explore Brera — Milan's prettiest neighbourhood, full of small galleries and bars.
- Head to Navigli in the evening for aperitivo along the canals.
- Climb the Torre Branca in Parco Sempione at sunset — same view as the Duomo rooftop, no queue, and only €6.
Milan is best in spring and autumn. July and August get hot (up to 33°C) and half the locals leave the city.
Things to do on the Amalfi Coast
The "Amalfi Coast travel guide" is even more useful because the coast is tricky. The main road is slow, ferries take time, and trying to see everything in a day never works.
The guide is honest: don't try to do it all. Pick two or three stops a day and use Amalfi town as your base - it's in the middle, with the best ferry and bus links. Some clear tips:
- The Path of the Gods hike (7.8 km) is best done from Bomerano down to Nocelle. It's mostly downhill. Take the bus at the end if you don't want to walk the 1,500 steps down to Positano.
- The Emerald Grotto is prettiest in late morning and early afternoon on a sunny day. Any other time it's just a grey cave.
- Villa Cimbrone's Terrace of Infinity in Ravello is best first thing in the morning or at golden hour.
- Take the ferry to Capri in the morning to beat the day-trippers.
Spring and September are the smart months here too. Same views, thinner crowds, better prices.
Beyond these two, trip1 also has guides for the best gelato in Rome, the best beaches in Sicily, things to do in Bologna, and much more.
Why one place for guides and hotels helps
Travel content and booking sites used to be separate. You'd read about Positano in a magazine, then open another tab to book a hotel and try to remember which one the writer liked.
Putting them together makes planning easier. Read a guide, pick a town, book a hotel — all in the same place. For any Mediterranean trip, that's a real time-saver.
So whether you want four days in Ibiza, a full week across Mallorca, a couple of nights in Milan, or a slow week on the Amalfi Coast, it's worth checking trip1's travel guides before you book.
