Majorca (Mallorca in Spanish) is the most popular of Spain's Mediterranean islands, drawing millions of visitors each year.
About 209km (130 miles) from Barcelona and 145km (90 miles) from Valencia, Majorca has a coastline 500km (310 miles) long. The beautiful island is an explorer's paradise in its exterior, although horribly overbuilt along certain coastal regions. The north is mountainous; the fertile southern flatlands offer a landscape of olive and almond groves, occasionally interrupted by windmills.
The golden sands of Majorca are famous, with lovely beaches such as Ca'n Pastilla and El Arenal, but they tend to be overcrowded with sun worshippers on package tours. Tourist facilities line the shores of Cala Mayor and Sant AgustÃ; both have good beaches, including Playa Magaluf, the longest beach on the CalvÃa coast. Cala de San Vicente, 6.5km (4 miles) north of Pollença, is a beautiful beach bordered by a pine grove and towering cliffs. Stretches of golden-sand beach lie between Cala Pi and Cala Murta in Formentor near the tip of the northern coast.
Palma Travel Experiences
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An exceptional work of art
The Barcelo chapelPalma Cathedral, well known as La Seu, contains a great work of art by the contemporary painter and sculptor, Miquel... Continue reading »
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Beautiful Life
As much as I fight it, I am a planner. More than two years before beginning this adventure, I began planning it. I toyed with... Continue reading »
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60th bday shindig
I flew out to Peurto Pollensa for a week with 3 of my cousin to surprise my auld faither for his 60th bday! It was not my usual type of h... Continue reading »
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Corpus a Palma
Corpus FestivalLate May and early June is a good time to visit Palma. The weather is very good ; It is not too hot (temperatures of 29C... Continue reading »
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Banys Arab
Banys Arabs (Arab Baths)'' These 10th century baths are virtually all that remain of the Arab city of Medina Mayurqa. They were probably... Continue reading »
Popular Palma Hotels
- Augusta Hotel
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- Hotel Saratoga ****
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- Hotetur Leo
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