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Barceló Pueblo Park

C/ Fra Joan Llabrés, 16. 07600 (Playa de Palma)
Mallorca | Spain

www.barcelopueblopark.com

Information about the Country
The country of Spain is located in southwestern Europe.
Mainland Spain has a surface area of 493,486 square kilometers, while the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands cover 4,992 and 7,447 square kilometers, respectively. The Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla on the African continent account for an additional 32 square kilometers.
The World Tourism Organization rates Spain as the second most popular tourist destination worldwide, with 49.5 million visitors annually.

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Regional Information

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Majorca is an island in the Balearic archipelgo, along with the islands of Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, and Cabrera. It is the largest of the islands, with a surface area of 3,640 square kilometers and a population of 700,000.
Its warm climate, the beauty and variety of its landscapes, its history and traditions, the wide range of cultural activities, the facilities on the island for all sorts of sports, and the traditional hospitality of its people have all made Majorca a place you'll want to come back to.
Playa de Palma Beach is 5 minutes from Son Sant Joan International Airport, 10 minutes from the island's capital and close to the highway leading to the main towns on the island, making it an ideal location for those wishing to discover Majorca. The beach is 6 kilometers long and 40 meters wide, with fine sands and crystal-clear water, attracting water-sports lovers and outdoor activity enthusiasts.

General Information

Destination: Beach-party town to some, hillside hideaway to others, sun-soaked haven to all.
There's far more to Mallorca than the holy triumvirate of sun, sea and sand. Fight your way past the army of tan-seeking tourists, and you'll discover Gothic architecture, hilltop villages, olive groves and hidden beaches. If you're after something a bit crazier, there are summer parties galore.
Visitors can fan out in the direction of either Palma de Mallorca, the main centre, or the northwest coast with the Serra de Tramuntana mountain ranges, or the north and east coast beaches. Whatever your poison, you (and about ten million other tourists) can find it here.
Time zones: GMT +1
Weights measures system: Metric

Location and surroundings

Latitude: 39.6078
Longitude: 3.01197
Area: 3640 km2
Population: 741000 inhabitants .

Society

Economy

Name: euro
Symbol: Euro

Orientative prices

Costs of meals
Low: 10 -20
Medium: 20 -35
High: 35or more

Eat

The charm of chowing in Mallorca is discovering your favourite hidden gem. There's a whole mess of bars and restaurants in the maze of streets between Plaça de la Reina and the port, and in the Santa Catalina area, plus a great central produce market in the Plaça del Olivar.

Pre-departure

Voltage: 220V
Hz: 50 Hz

Destination events

Overwiew
The first big bash of the year is January's festival of San Sebastián, the patron saint of Palma. San Antonio Abad, the patron saint of animals, is also celebrated in January, with pet processions and animal blessing ceremonies. The weekend before Lent, Sa Rua, is carnival time characterised by people wearing fancy dress and dancing on coloured floats. Semana Santa, holy week, is an even bigger do: Palma holds processions every day and the smaller towns have festivities too. In July the party moves Continue reading.
Festivities
1 Jan - Año Nuevo (New Year's Day)
Mar/Apr - Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
1 May - Fiesta del Trabajo (Labour Day)
15 Aug - La Asunción (Feast of the Assumption)
12 Oct - Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day)
8 Dec - La Inmaculada Concepción (Feast of the Immaculate Conception)
25 Dec - Navidad (Christmas)

Weather

Mallorca is typically Mediterranean with hot, dry summers in the high 20°Cs (low 80°Fs) and mild winters, with the temperatures roughly half that of summer. The sea regulates extreme temperatures and pleasant sea breezes also keep hot days from becoming too unpleasant. Mallorca experiences irregular rainfall, mostly tending to fall between autumn and winter.

Activities

Intro:
The most popular activities on the island are probably partying, drinking and generally having a good time. However if you're after something a bit healthier, the hiking on Mallorca is great, particularly in the mountainous northwest; spring is the best time, as summer can be a bit hot and dry.

Transport

Getting there and away
Overview
Mallorca's international airport, Son Sant Joan Airport, is 8km (5mi) from Palma. The island is such a popular destination that most airlines fly direct. If you want to go via the mainland, it will invariably up the price of your journey. The cheapest flights tend to go from Barcelona and Valencia; you can get particularly good deals in low season. Cheap flights on airlines such as Air Europa are also available from Malaga and Madrid. Ferries to Mallorca also run from these cities, and from Dénia on the coast between Valencia and Alicante; you can buy tickets in advance or at the ports. A departure tax applies when flying out of Spain, but this is included in the price of the ticket.
Getting around
Overview
The best way to get around the island is by car or bike, and there are several rental companies in Palma. If you'd rather use public transport, a regular bus service connects the airport with Palma, where you can get buses to the rest of the island. There are also two train lines running from Plaça de Espanya in Palma: one goes to Sóller on the northwest coast; the other inland to Inca. A third train connects Inca with Sa Pobla and Manacor. You can get boats and water-taxis between the different resorts.If you want to island-hop around the Balearics, there are (costly) inter-island flights, and ferries, which operate from Palma, Port d'Alcúdia and Cala Ratjada.

Culture

Pre-20th century history
It's not clear exactly where they came from or how they got there, but the first settlers on Mallorca were cave dwellers who left behind pottery and tools made from animal horns. The Talayotic period followed around 1000 BC: you can still see Talayots (cone-shaped towers) at Capocorp Vell in the south of the island. Phoenician and Greek traders came next and it's possible that the name Balearic comes from ballein, the Greek for sling throwing. These sling-throwers helped the Carthaginians fight the Continue reading.
Modern history:
With the advent of mass tourism in the 1950s the island made an impressive comeback. Since then thousands of people have flocked to the beautiful beaches every year (9 million in 1999 alone), and the islanders now enjoy the highest standard of living in Spain. But this has come at a price: unattractive resort developments have spoiled much of the coast, and more than a fifth of all property on the island is in foreign hands. In 1983 the Balearic Islands became one of Spain's autonomous regions, with Palma de Mallorca its capital.
recent history:
The administration now faces a dilemma: how to continue the prosperity without losing the island's natural beauty to concrete. Mallorcans of today are among the wealthiest citizens of the country, but there have been downsides - construction and hotel mafias have made a killing on the coast while farming has fallen by the wayside. Now even inland real estate prices can be Manhattanesque in stature.

Images

Old wood and stone windmill at Santa Maria, near town of Palma de MallorcaAquamarine waters at Portals Vells, south eastern MallorcaCoves d'Arta limestone caves: more or less what Hell looks like
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Dinky tourist tram, running between Soller and Port de Soller
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Points of interest

Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró
miro.palmademallorca.es
Category:art-related/art gallery
Direccion: Carrer de Joan de Saridakis 29
Teléfono: 97170 14 20
bus: 3 from Plaça Espanya, 6 from Plaça de la Reina
Horario: mid-May-mid-Sep: Tue-Sat 10:00-19:00, Sun & holidays 10:00-15:00; mid-Sep-mid-May: Tue-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun & holidays 10:00-15:00
Joan Miró's art foundation is housed in the artist's Palma studios and contains a permanent collection of the works stored here at the time of his death. In all, more than 100 paintings, a small collection of sculpture and hundreds of drawings make up the collection. There are also temporary exhibitions and a shop selling Miró souvenirs, prints etc.
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Catedral
www.catedraldemallorca.org
Category:religious/spiritual/architectural highlight
Direccion: Carrer del Palau Reial 9
Teléfono: 97172 31 30
Horario: Year-round: Sat 10:00-14:30; Jun-Sep: Mon-Fri 10:00-18:30; May & Oct: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:30; Nov-Mar: Mon-Fri10:00-14:30
Palma's enormous cathedral is often likened to a huge ship moored at the city's edge. Construction work started in 1230 but wasn't completed until 1600. This awesome structure is predominantly Gothic, apart from the main facade and parts of the interior which were renovated in Modernista style by Antoni Gaudí at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Banys Àrabs
Category:archaeological site/architectural highlight
Direccion: Carrer de Serra 7
Teléfono: 97172 15 49
Horario: Apr-Nov 09:00-19:30; Dec-Mar 09:00-18:00
These Arab Baths are the only extant monument to the Muslim domination of the island. All that remains are two small underground chambers, one of which has a domed ceiling supported by columns. Interestingly, each of the columns is topped by a different capital: the Muslims were really great recyclers and the capitals came from demolished Roman buildings.
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Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani
www.esbaluard.org
Category:art gallery/food onsite
Direccion: Porta de Santa Catalina 10
Teléfono: 97190 82 00
Horario: mid-Jun-Sep: Tue-Sun 10:00-22:00; Oct-mid-Jun: Tue-Sun 10:00-20:00
The spectacular Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani takes the grand Renaissance-era seaward fortifications, Es Baluard, as its setting. A 21st-century concrete complex has been built into the walls, creating a playful game of light, surfaces and perspective - the perfect framework for this major exhibition of contemporary artists from Spain and beyond.
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Palau de l'Almudaina
Category:art-related/significant house/royal
Direccion: Carrer del Palau Reial s/n
Teléfono: 97121 41 34
Horario: Apr-Sep: Mon-Fri 10:00-18:30, Sat 10:00-14:00; Oct-Mar: Mon-Fri 10:00-14:00 & 16:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-14:00
A Muslim castle converted into a residence for the Mallorcan monarchs at the end of the 13th century, Palau de l'Almudaina is still occasionally used for official functions when King Juan Carlos is in town.
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Puro Beach
www.purobeach.com
Category:views/chillout
Teléfono: 97174 47 44
Horario: 11:00-02:00
S'Arenal and Magaluf, the amorphous seaside tourist haunts, are full of bars and discos bursting with the lobster-hued package-tourist crowd. One marvellous exception is the uber laid-back sunset chill lounge, Puro Beach, an all-white bar with tapering outdoor promontory area that is perfect for sunset cocktails, DJ sessions and fusion food escapes.Blend in with the monochrome decor and wear white, thus emphasising your designer tan.
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Jazz Voyeur Club
www.jazzvoyeur.com
Category:bar/jazz/blues
Direccion: Carrer dels Apuntadors 5
Enter into the liveliest local music scene in the heart of the old quarter. The Jazz Voyeur Club is one of plenty of watering holes lining Carrer del Apuntadors. The smallish, black, upstairs bar fills quickly for live jazz and soul most nights.
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Abaco
Category:cocktail lounge/classical music/expensive/luxury
Direccion: Carrer de Sant Joan 1
Teléfono: 97171 59 47
Horario: Tue-Thu 20:00-00:30, Fri-Sat 20:00-03:00
Behind a set of ancient timber doors, Abaco is the bar of your wildest dreams (with nightmarish prices). Inside, a Mallorcan patio and candle-lit courtyard are crammed with elaborate floral arrangements, cascading towers of fresh fruit and bizarre artwork. Bow-tied waiters will fulfil your wishes while classical music soothes your ears. Take a look upstairs.
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Forn des Teatre
Category:bakery
Direccion: Plaça de Weyler 9
Teléfono: 97171 52 54
Horario: Mon-Sat 08:00-20:00
This pastry shop has the best ensaimada (a light, spiral pastry emblematic of the island) in town. Drop in before you head to the theatre, or simply chow down on this Mallorcan delicacy and check out the peculiar Art Deco facade.
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Restaurant Celler Sa Premsa
Category:Spanish
Direccion: Plaça del Bisbe Berenguer de Palou 8
Teléfono: 97172 35 29
Something of a local institution, a visit to the Celler Sa Premsa is practically obligatory. It's a cavernous tavern (dare we say 'tavernous'?) filled with huge old wine barrels and has walls plastered with faded bullfighting posters. The food is hearty but basic.
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Ca'n Joan de S'Aigo
Category:cafe
Teléfono: 97171 07 59
Horario: Wed-Mon 08:00-21:00
While sipping on a hot chocolate is probably not what you had in mind during a visit to sunny Mallorca, it's worth checking out this antique-filled milk bar that dates from 1700. Check out the ladies with their fans and the children with their ice creams.
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