Balearic Islands by Spain-holiday.com

The Balearic Islands is a group of islands in the Mediterranean ideal for holidaymakers. Majorca (Mallorca) is the largest one and during many years it has been the meeting point for thousands of tourists from the North of Europe looking for sun, good beaches and parties.

Mallorca in all has 555 km of coastline and around 80 fine beaches, many with 'Blue Flag' status, it enjoys a wonderful Mediterranean climate with an average 7 hours sunshine per day throughout the year. The official languages of Mallorca are Catalan and Spanish.

Some popular coastal resorts are Magaluf, Santa Ponsa and Puerto Pollensa. Majorca has a beautiful nature, and is not only about great holidays at the sandy beaches, being perfect for hiking and cycling along the mountainous areas. The impressive Tramuntana Mountain Range, North-West of the island is an area ideal for lovers of quietness and nature and not far away from the beach and the golf course of Pollensa.

There are some beautiful tourist attractions in Majorca as the magnificent Gothic cathedral, or perhaps the old Roman capital at Alcudia, where there are remains of Roman houses and an amphitheatre.

Minorca is the second largest of the Balearic Islands. It is probably best known for its relaxing golden beach holidays along its various rugged coast line, rocky coves and inlets. It is an ideal resort for family holidays. The capital of Minorca is Mahon and is also the location of the island's airport. Mahon boasts one of Europe's largest and natural harbours. It has an attractive mixture of colonial and local architecture which is built on a hill overlooking the port.

Ibiza is the third largest Balearic Island and is best known as the "Party Island". Although Ibiza lives up to the reputation of all night parties there is also a lot more to this Island. Ibiza offers a lot of tourist attractions and many golden beaches so you can escape and just relax.

Formentera is the fourth largest Balearic Island, this smaller Island offers some of the best and un-spoilt beaches the Balearic Islands has to offer. It is also a very popular tourist destination. It is 19 kilometres long and is located approximately 3 nautical miles south of Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea. The island can only be reached by ship, so relatively few tourists come to this location, making it a much quieter place than the other islands in the region. It is best known for the fact that nude sunbathing is allowed on most of its beaches.

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