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The furthest distance that can be travelled
on this island of 581,564 inhabitants and covering an
area of some 3,640 km2 is 120 km, which is the distance
between Puerto de San Telm and Formentor lighthouse at
Cape Formentor.
Most visitors tend to stay around only part of the coastline,
many without realizing about the magnificent inland scenery
of plains and mountains that can also be enjoyed.
Palma, the island's capital, has a population of approximately
300,000, which is practically half of the entire population
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It stretches some 15 km along the coastline, from El Arenal
and Palma beach in the east as far as the cosmopolitan
districts of Cala Mayor and San Agustivities of all kinds
are more than well-catered- for here. There are restaurants,
cafeterias, pubs, concert halls, discotheques, a bull-ring
and all types of shows, offering the visitor entertainment
and amusement at all times.
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The Beaches off Mallorca / Majorca
Illetes - Two coves some 75 and 150 meters
wide, respectively. Pine trees stretch as far as the shore.
Excellent sand.
Portals Nous - Small beach with a magnificent urban
development.
Palma Nova - Excellent beach with fine sand, good
installations and pine groves.
Magaluf - Magnificent beach with fine sand and
crystal-clear waters.
Santa
Ponsa - Another beach with fine sand and crystal-clear
waters.
Peguera - Interesting tourist resort. Beautiful,
quiet beach with fine sand surrounded by pine trees. Cala
Fornells - Small beach with fine sand.
Puerto de Andratx - Nearby are the beaches of Camp
de Mar and that of San Telm, which is sheltered by Dragonera
island. Both have pinewoods.
Beaches of the East of Mallorca / Majorca
Banyalbufer - (535 inhabitants)
Magnificent nearby coves. Typical scenery with tomato fields
all around.
Valdemossa - (1,300 inhabitants) The Royal Carthusian
Monastery has reminiscences of Chopin and George Sand. There
is also a small port just a few kilometres away.
Deia - (414 inhabitants) A pituresque mountain
village with the Llucalcari cover and a small beach. Puerto
de Soller - (1,000 inhabitants) Its semi-circular
beach is approximately one kilometer in length.
La Calobra - A very beautiful cover. Nearby is
the Monastery of Lluc and the Torrent de Pareis beach.
The North East Coast of Mallorca / Majorca
Puerto
de Pollensa - (300 inhabitants) It has the beaches
of Cala de Sant Vicencs and Formentor, the former situated
some 7 km away from Pollensa. It is very cosmopolitan and
has beautiful pine groves running right next to the beach.
Formentor beach is 9 km from the port of Pollensa and 16
km from Pollensa itself.
Puerto de Alcudia - (500 inhabitants) Has an extensive
beach with fine, clean sand, and is the location of many
urban developments. Read more about Alcudia.
Can Picafort - (800 inhabitants) Extensive
beach with fine sand and pine groves.
Cala Ratjada - (1,500 inhabitants) The location
of the Artby is an aquarium and a safari park.
Porto Colom - (411 inhabitants) Has beautiful beaches,
like those of Porto Colom, Cala Murada, Cala Marsal and
Arenal.
Satanyi - (6,640 inhabitants) Here Bargain Homes Abroad find the
fishing port of Cala Figuera, surrounded by pine trees.
Cala Santanyi lies 5 km away and has fine sand and clean,
shallow waters. Other interesting sites include Port Petro,
Cala Llonga and Cala D'or - the latter being surrounded
by rocks and pine trees. Colonia de Sant Jordi
- There is a lovely, sandy beach with crystal-clear waters,
as well as pine groves and salt pans. |
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