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(Mallorca / Majorca, Spain)



The beautiful island of Mallorca boasts an average of 300 days of sunshine each year. This, combined with numerous excellent beaches, with fine, golden sand and clear, blue seas, means that Mallorca is understandably a popular destination for tourists.

Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic islands and has many interesting attractions for tourists. There are plenty of tourism and tourist information offices situated in the towns of Mallorca and these provide up-to-date information about Mallorca tourist attractions, museums, events, Mallorca festivals, travel, sightseeing and general Mallorca tourism and tourist information.




Hotels on the island range from convenient Mallorca budget lodging to luxury accommodation in Mallorca, both on the seafront and inland. Finding accommodation can be difficult, especially during the peak tourist season (July to August) and therefore booking your Mallorca hotel reservation in advance is advisable and virtually compulsory in high season and Mallorca hotel discounts may be available for advance bookings.

Mallorca is blessed by a hot Mediterranean sun that is complemented by cool, refreshing sea breezes and the winters are quite mild. With many popular tourist resorts close to the beaches, there is always something to do on Mallorca, whatever the time of year. There are countless restaurants, bars, cafés and nightclubs and Mallorca's nightlife is legendary, attracting a young crowd. However, away from the resorts of Mallorca, inland towns are fairly undeveloped and offer a more relaxed way of life, with many interesting attractions. Much of Mallorca does remain untouched by tourism and Mallorca, together with other nearby islands, is popular with the rich and famous and many celebrities have secluded homes on the hillsides.

Palma is the capital city of Mallorca and has numerous tourist attractions, and top tourist attractions include Palma's dramatic seafront Cathedral (La Seu) - which was constructed in the 14th century and took almost 300 years to complete, the Parc de la Mar - a tiered park offering splendid views of Palma's waterfront, and the grand Almudaina Palace - a formal royal residence dating back almost 700 years. There are many museums in Mallorca, offering interesting information about the island and its history, which dates back to ancient times, with traces of Roman and Arab civilizations. There are also many excellent art galleries on Mallorca, exhibiting works of art, such as the Museu d'Art Espanyol Contemporani, which features works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro and Salvador Dali. Further west the towns of Magaluf and Palma Nova offer wide, sandy beaches and an exciting nightlife.

Other attractions in Mallorca include an excellent selection of watersports throughout the island, golf courses, excursions in glass-bottomed boats, vast underground caves, isolated hilltop monasteries and castles, marshes full of wildlife attracting many birdwatchers, and some truly stunning mountains, which are enjoyed by walkers and cyclists alike. The main mountain range on the island of Mallorca is the Serra de Tramuntana, which stretches the entire length of the north coast. More information on Mallorca tourist attractions...

Mallorca's towns and resorts are easily accessible and Mallorca has an excellent road network, which includes stretches of motorway and also winding, mountain roads, with simply breathtaking views. The island of Mallorca is worth visiting whatever the time of the year, and the popular islands of Menorca and Ibiza are also nearby and can be easily reached by ferry.

Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) Guide - useful Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) information.

More Mallorca Information / Fast Facts and Orientation

• Country: Spain / España
• Status: largest of the Balearic islands
• Area: 3,640 square kilometres / 1,405 square miles
• Population: 680,000 in Mallorca, 41 million in Spain
• Language: Castilian Spanish
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Time zone: 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Country dialling code: +34
• Telephone area code: 97
• Religion: Roman Catholic
• Electricity: 220 volts, 50 Hz - round two-pin plugs are used

 
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