Four islands, four different lives — connected by the clearest water in the western Mediterranean.

Mallorca is the complete island: Tramuntana stone villages like Deià and Sóller, the yachting harbours of Port d'Andratx, an international school scene and year-round flights. Ibiza's quiet north and south-west cliffs are a world away from its clubs. Formentera — reachable only by boat — holds the Maldivian water the Balearics are famous for. Menorca, a UNESCO biosphere, is the slowest and most private of the four.