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Holidays in the Balearic Islands

March 14, 2008

Stay in the Balearic Islands

At the same time autonomous community of Spain and single province, the Balearic Islands face the coasts of the community of Valence. They are located opposite the coasts of the autonomous community of Valence.

The Balearic Islands offer coasts intersected with bays, creeks, and beaches. The 4 principal islands of the archipelago (Minorca, Majorca, Ibiza and Formentera) have nearly 300 beaches and an interior relief allowing the practice of many sports (golf, water sports, bicycle touring or rambles by feet or with horse).

During their stay in the Balearic Islands, the tourists in search for animated night life will find the broadest choice, in the discotheques of the archipelago where have produced the most famous DJ’ S of the world in particular in Ibiza where the festival of the night continues in afters during the day. The music lovers traditional will appreciate the season of opera of Minorca. Always in Minorca there is the international festival of jazz created in 1999 and which proceeds from March to May. In Palma de Majorca, the dinner spectacle Es Fogueró proposes numbers of quality performances made up of dance, songs, acrobatics… with the sound of an orchestra for one evening very pleasant.

The island of Minorca is a small paradise where nature is perfectly preserved. The tourist will appreciate during his stay in Minorca, the vist of Mahon and the natural park of Albufera of Grau, I’lla d’en Colomi i el Cap de Favàritx..

Formentera refuge of the last colonies of hippies is the smallest of the 4 islands. The port of La Savina is the only access point to Formentera which knew to preserve its softness to live far from the unrestrained clubbing of Ibiza. For a holiday rental in Formentera, a quiet small house in edge of beach will be the best place to spend familial holidays.

The tourist will find in the Balearic Islands a very broad hotel offer in any place (close to the beaches or in mountain, downtown or rural area). To find a stay in Palma de Majorca or another place of the Balearic Islands the tourist office Placed of Reina, 2 – 07012 Palma (Majorca) will provide to the holiday maker the list of hotels or house of private individuals in the islands.

For shopping, the craft industry of the Balearic Islands is very varied and the shops propose decorative objects of ceramics, embroideries, clothing and leather, silverware, jewels… On the markets of Formentera, the last hippies sell their objects of craft industry. Shopping in Ibiza proposes famous brands and perfume of luxury.

Whatever the choice of the holiday maker, the offer of the Balearic Islands is sufficiently varied to satisfy the most various tastes like often besides in Spain.