The biggest island of the Balearic Islands, namely Mallorca, offers everything one expects of an ideal residence in the South! A very delightful landscape in the inner of the island, marvellous, partly snowwhite beaches and deserted bays with crystal-clear water. Idyllic unspoiled state and the fashionable life of the yacht-harbours, golf courts and the capital Palma are nearby.
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Also of great advantage: The excellent infrastructure of the island, the short flight times as well as the high flight frequency to all european airports.
Mallorca, a paradise, that provides opportunities for everyone: deserted bays, wide beaches- ideal for water sport and beach life, but also for peace and relaxation.
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By the way:
the overwhelming part of the 128 beaches of Mallorca are certified an excellent water quality, all the others are still marked with good. - Thanks to the early efforts of the Mallorcines according to environmental protection!
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The capital of Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, is a pulsating city, which is rich of culture and history. Here one can find a fully intact old part of the town with narrow streets and peaceful places, with a lot of cafes and restaurants as well as a great number of unique sights. For example the cathedrale `La Seu´, the castle `Castillo de Bellver´, numerous museums and a lot more.
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This city has a special atmosphere in every season and with its exclusive shops invites for a prolonged shopping expedition.
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Mallorca also is a dream for golfers. The southwest of the island alone at the moment provides eigth well-tended golf courts. More are planned. The `Golf Santa Ponsa´ for example a demanding course with long Fairways is the venue of the `Open de Baleares´.
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Mallorca in figures:
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Area: 3.640km². with this Mallorca is the by far biggest of the four Balearic Islands.
Stretch of coast: 554 kilometres
Extent: 96 km east/west, 76 km north/south
Highest mountain: Puig Mayor with about 1.443 m
Beaches: 179 beaches with a length of 50 km alltogether
Inhabitants: 613.831. About 80% of the inhabitants of the Balearic Islands live on Mallorca.
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The biggest and most important cities:
- Palma approx. 350.000 inhabitants
- Manacor approx. 28.000 inhabitants
- Inca approx. 23.000 inhabitants
- Pollença approx. 12.000 inhabitants
- Andratx approx. 6.500 inhabitants
The most important economic sector of the Balearic Islands is the service sector, which consists to 35% of hotels and restaurants.
- services 81 %
- construction industry 7%
- agriculture/fishing 2 %
- industry 1%
- others 9%
Hotels and guest houses: 1.258, which have about 270.000 guest beds.
Economic growth
- Balearic Islands 3,4%
- Spain 2,4%
- Germany 2.4%
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Mallorca does not only accommodate people from different countries; it also varies in form of landscape and climate
Winds influence the climate of the island throughout the whole year. These cause a certain alternation in weather, which nevertheless goes along with the rhythm of the four seasons.
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Income 2000
The Balearic Islands have had the highest per-head-income of Spain for years. It is even higher than the average of the European Union. Here are the average incomes of 2000 in comparison:
- Balearic Islands about 15.162 Euro
- Spain about 14.019 Euro
- Germany about 16.171 Euro
Life expectancy
The life expectancy on the Balearic Islands is similar to that in Germany; but at the same time it is one of the lowest in Spain. The cause for that is unknown. It is said that this fact is related to stress or too fatty food.
The weather
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The swimming season starts in May, when the water temperature approaches the
20 °C level. Beneath this level it does not
fall again before November.
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Winter instead is very mild and snowfalls only sometimes occur in the mountains.
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Referring to landscape on Mallorca one has to differentiate between three zones. Beside the Tramuntana, which is only at few places traversed by streets, these are the central lowland plain -Es -Pla- and the chain of hills in the east -Serra de Levant-.
The coast presents itself very diversified in form: Wide curved beaches are as characteristic for the minicontinent in the Mediterranean Sea as fiord like bays and rock faces which slope steep into the sea.
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The most beautiful and most pleasant time for a bathing holiday is late summer in September or October. Water is still very warm (27°C) and the beaches are no longer that overcrowded.
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