Manacor   

Mallorca's second city is the nearest thing the island has to an industrial town. Despite the lack of obvious sights, the narrow streets behind the church make a pleasant place to stroll and soak up the atmosphere of everyday Mallorca. The church, Esglesia dels Delors de Nostra Senyora, was built on the site of a mosque and its minaret style tower can be seen for miles. Look inside to see the figure of Christ with scrawny hair and a skirt - pilgrims queue up to kiss his bloodstained feet.

Almost every visitor to Manacor ends up at a pearl factory Perlas Majorica is the best-known. Mallorca's artificial pearl industry produces 50 million pearls a year, using the scales of a million fish, so do not imagine they are a safe alternative for your vegetarian friends. They are said to be indistinguishable from the real thing, and almost as expensive.