Majorca
is the pearl of the Mediterranean with its varied landscape
where you can find long far stretched white sand beaches,
little cave beaches surrounded by turquoise crystal clear
water or breathtaking views from a beautiful mountain landscape.
Majorca has a also very interesting, rich history and a strong
local culture.
In sharp contrast to the rolling green mountains
you will find Palma, the capital, a very cosmopolitan, bussing,
trendy and chic city. Palma offers the best of food and has
a very good mix of shopping. The city has a vast array of
boutiques to suit anyone’s pocket from Mango, Zara to
Prada and Burberry. In the old part of town, “El casco
antiguo”, you can easily spend hours just walking around
looking at the old palaces.
Palma also has a very rich cultural life with
many galleries and exhibitions going on the year around. The
fact that Palma is such a lively, bussing city with something
exciting going on the whole time of the year is one of the
reasons why we recommend potential house owners on Majorca
to own a property within 30 minutes drive from Palma.
The international air port, San Juan, is
one of the most trafficked airports in Europe. Every year
there are about 10-12 million passengers passing through and
more and more low priced air companies offers Majorca as
their destination. The fact that Majorca is only about 2
hours from most big cities in Europe and that there is so
many connecting low priced flights from most big cities in
Europe makes Majorca into an international hub.
More and more people choose to have a “second
home” on the island or to be based permanently. Others
buy property from an investment point of view.
Majorca is an island constantly going through
change. The latest tendency is that Majorca wants to appeal
to a more up-market tourism. The local government is paying
a lot of interest in local conservation projects, constantly
improving infrastructure and together with a series of local
measures aimed at halting the cycle of uncontrolled building
development.
In the Palma and south west area of the Island
in about a range of 20 minutes drive by car you find many
yachting harbors with a rich night life. Puerto Portals is
one of the most known harbors, a place to see and be seen.
Majorca has always attracted famous people
and you can easily drop into celebs such as Michael Douglas,
Claudia Schiffer, Gweneth Palthrow to mention a few. The Spanish
royal family has their summer residence on the island close
to Palma.
For the golfing enthusiast the island has
19 different golf courses and you will especially find a cluster
of them in the south west part of the island.
So why buying property on Majorca –
simply because this island has something to offer everybody
culture, food&wine, yachting, golfing, nature, night life
and much more. Its strategically position close to most big
cities in Europe makes it an after sought destination for
a holiday home.
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