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Spain - Balearics - Mallorca - General Information
ABOVE: An Art Nouveau building on
the Plaza de la Lonja in Palma de Mallorca.
Mallorca is the largest, most
populous, and most visited of the Balearic Islands. Some areas, such as the
S'Arenal district of Palma, cater to British and other Northern European
package tourists who come for sun, fun, and sport. But the capital city of
Palma de Mallorca has many historic sights worth seeing, and a surprising
number of villages and rural areas still have much of the charm that attracted
visitors and expatriates to the island in the days before resort hotels and
charter flights.
Tourist information
Balearnet:
Mallorca
Mallorca (a.k.a. Majorca) is the largest island in the Balearics. Miles of
high-rise hotels line the beachfront near Palma, but you'll still find peace
and quiet in more remote coastal areas and the island's interior.
Lonely Planet: Mallorca
The guidebook publisher introduces the island and its main attractions.
MallorcaFact
Read the "towns and places" guide, browse the "trip descriptions," and don't
miss the informative captions in the photo gallery.
Mallorca Now
Click on the interactive island map to read about specific towns and villages.
Mallorca Online
This massive site has tourist information, hotel and villa listings, yacht
clubs, flight timetables, and more. There's even a "Mallorca Online
Girls" cheesecake gallery.
Balearics.com: Mallorca
Business listings are the main draw here, but three links at the top of the
home page offer an introduction to the island.
Balearics Info Mallorca
Click the tabs at the top of the page to navigate this site. The
maps on Mallorca
page is nicely done--click on a quadrant, and you'll get a close-up view.
Mallorca Service
This site can be annoying (some links lead to pages that don't yet have
information), but it does have many geographically organized listings.
Top Travel: Mallorca
Tips
A local rental agency, Top Travel,
offers tips on restaurants, bars and discos, shopping, and excursions.
Beaches
Beaches of Mallorca
Descriptions and maps tell where to get wet. (This site won't display in all
browsers.)
Caves
Cuevas de Artà
The Artá caves are located near the northeast tip of Mallorca. After you've
toured them, visit:
Cuevas del Drach
The Caves of Drach, or "Dragon's Caves," are the island's most popular tourist
attraction.
Golf
Mallorca Golf
Connection
Nearly two dozen courses are listed by this golfing-holiday site, and most are open to the public.
Island Transportation
Tren de Sóller
If you can't decipher the railroad's Spanish text,
translate with AltaVista.
TIB
This government site has information on buses and other forms of
transportation around the island.
EMT Palma
Bus Lines
Also see the city of Palma de Mallorca's
Moving around Palma section for advice on transportation and parking.
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