Majorca, in spite of its small size, has an
abundance of varying landscape with two mountain ranges both extending to
lengths of around seventy kilometers. These two ranges, occupying the northwest
and eastern areas of the island are called Sierra de Tramuntana. The highest
peak, Puig Major, is 1445 meters high. The highest peak that is accessible to
tourists is a little lower.
The northeastern cost ofMajorca consists of two bays, the larger one being Badia
d’Alcúdia and the smaller one Badia de Pollença. The northern coast is
known for being a lot more rugged than the other areas of the island, with a
great number of cliffs. The area aroundPalma
and the central parts of the island are mostly flat and highly fertile and is
where the bulk of the island’s population lives. This area is known as Es Pla.
With a warm Mediterranean climate,
summers can be very hot, especially in the plains, with winters being
moderately warm and sometimes quite cold, especially up in the mountains where
snow is not uncommon.
Majorca also has a couple of small
outlying islands called Cabrera and Dragonera which are both entirely
uninhabited.
Majorca, (Mallorca in Castellano) is
Spain’s largest island,
located in theMediterranean Sea. It is part
of the archipelago known as theBalearic Islands
which is also grouped with the Cabrera archipelago for administration purposes.
Palma de Majorca is the capital of
the entire autonomous area of theBalearic Islands.
As with the other two major Balearic islands, Minorca and Ibiza,Mallorca is an extremely popular tourist destination.
Tourism started to take off there as long ago as 1952 when package tourism
first became a reality.
