Discover Majorca This Summer

However you choose to pronounce it Majorca – or Mallorca – is the biggest island in the Balearics. Which can be found just off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean. To the surprise of many first time visitors Mallorca is in fact part of Catalonia, so Catalan rather than Spanish is the official language here.

One very redeeming benefit the island has is its close proximity to England as the island can be reached with a number of the UK?s leading low cost carriers such as easyjet with a journey time of around two and half hours. This is absolutely ideal for holiday makers with young children.

During the 1980?s some parts of the island, most notably Magaluf, acquired something of a downmarket reputation. Thanks largely to the antics of Club 18-30 type holidaymakers from the UK. However that has all changed today and the island has become a much favoured hot spot of the rich and famous. Welcoming VIP visitors such as Michael Douglas and Catharine Zeta Jones. With the north of the island and areas such as Pollensa and Alcudia particularly popular with the more discerning independent traveller.

Many of these more upmarket visitors prefer to stay in holiday villas in Majorca rather than hotels. As these properties offer much more privacy and luxury. And there are hundreds of high quality rental villas available. Most of which have been built using the locally quarried honey coloured stone that gives properties here a very traditional look and feel. Majorca Villas do get booked up very early in the season, but to be sure of the best choice book well ahead of time.

Palma is the capital of Mallorca as well as of the Balearic Islands – and this is also where the international airport, known locally as Son Sant Joan, is located. Palma is home to around 400,000 local residents as well as a fine selection of architectural treasures, most notably the Le Seu Cathedral, which was built on the site of a former Mosque in the 13th century – although it wasn’t finally finished until six hundred years later. When famous local architect Antoni Gaudi was drafted in to help complete the project.

Palma?s atmospheric Old Quarter is located right behind the Cathedral. This Moorish inspired maze of streets is home to some fantastic architecture, such as the Arab Baths. Which have proved to be lasting testament to the influence of the Moors on the island and its capital.

Mallorca is at is busiest during the summer months – with a holiday season that runs from May through until October. During high summer temperatures peak at around 30 degrees Celsius and average 20 degrees all year round. With very little if any rainfall falling during July, August and September. Making this an ideal location for anyone seeking a sun soaked holiday abroad.

An excellent range of Majorca Villas .

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