Ibiza Hotels, Majorca Hotels, Apartments, Accommodation

Majorque (Mallorca in Catalan and in Spanish) is the biggest island of the Balearic Islands, which the archipelago also includes Minorque, Ibiza and Formentera, in the Mediterranean Sea, off Barcelona.

The island counts approximately 730 000 inhabitants. Iits capital is Palma de Majorca - Ciutat. It includes 6 main lands: Tramuntana (mountains, in the North), Ponent (in the southwest), Raiguer (farmlands and wine at feet of the mountain), Pla (in the center), Migjorn (in the East), Llevant ( southeast) and the city of Palma.

It was lived from the prehistoric period (sites of Ses Païsses, near the city of Arta), then by Romans (ruins of Roman Alcúdia, ex--Pollentia), replaced by the Moors Almoravides, then the Almohades (from 902 in 1229), followed by the Catalans. The island was the center of an independent kingdom which existed from 1276 till 1344, the kingdom of Majorca.
The Catalan is the official tongue, and the more used in Mallorque, before the Castilan.

Approximately 93 % of its gross domestic product results from the tourism, developed from 1960s. For the Germans, Majorca is one of the main places of holiday resort European, thus attracting(enticing) number of foreigners, what was worth in the island the ironic nickname of seventeenth Land. The traditional agricultural activity is centred on the vegetable productions: wine ( Binissalem), almonds, olives, vegetables.

If in many spirits Majorca remains synonymic of anarchy tourism, inhaled by the sea and pushed by an urbanization of mass (" balearisation "), the island and the majorquine life offer many aspects which contradict this vision: protected agricultural villages, diverse tracks of past cultures, art and culture (in the XVth century, the philosopher Raymond Lulle based in Majorca a considered school of languages and theology) , walking and hiking in the mountainous zones, the gastronomy. Our selection of hotels in Mallorca will no doubt charm you

The tourist influx became more varied (previous history and lifestyles), with a growing part of immigration of European of the North coming to settle down permanently on the spot.

Fortunately for some years, this "Balearisation" is more and more controlled by the avid government for protecting its inheritance and culture.
Many zones were decreted natural Reserve, thus protecting the littoral against this anarchistic expansion.

Our selection of accomodations in Mallorcaon the coast on the beach, on the rural suburban side and in Palma will surely seduce you!

This destination attracts you? Many other will charm you also!!!!

Posted by at 11:31 AM | Permalink

The Balearic Islands are known for their beautiful white sandy beaches. Especially the beaches on Ibiza are stunning. Besides the long, white and pretty crowded beaches around Ibiza Town and in the big tourist resorts, the Island offers hundreds of small, deserted beaches. Often surrounded by rocky cliffs and sometimes not even accessible by land. These beaches, or calas in the local tongue, are astonishingly gorgeous. The sand is extremely white and fine, and the seawater very clear and blue. When you leave your Ibiza hotel or your Ibiza apartment to take a trip around the Island, to spot all the tourist sights, or to hike around the amazing natural environment, it’s a good idea to take rest and relax at the beach. Besides being a good place for swimming and getting a tan, some beaches are also great fishing spots. Take out your fishing gear to Punta de Sa Galera for example. This fishing spot is located nearby another pretty beach called Cala Salada, 19 km East of Ibiza town. Also nearby Cala Salada you can find Cala d’Hort, a small beach with pine trees where you can enjoy the cool sea breeze. Beach lovers should also pay a visit to Sa Caleta, 11 km Southeast of Ibiza Town and to Cala de Benirràs, 20 km North of Ibiza.

On Ibiza’s smaller neighbor, the Island Formentera, you can find one of the most beautiful spots in the Mediterranean. Playa de Ses Illetes with its strip of dunes along the sea and the many inlets is situated 6 km North of Sant Francesc de Formentera. If you’re staying on the other side of Sant Francesc, you could go and check out the beach of Playa de Migjorn, a large bay with fine sand and crystalline water.

Posted by Linda at 3:41 PM | Permalink