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The Balearic Islands is the Western archipielago of the Mediterranean Sea. It contains five large islands: Mallorca, Menorca, Eïvissa/Ibiza, Formentera and Cabrera and its situated to a 200 Km. of the Iberian Peninsula, having as most popular link the City of Barcelona (with its capital town, Palma de Mallorca, in Mallorca Island, the timing is 35 minutes by plane and 3 hours by fasten ship –catamaran-). |
| In MALLORCA ISLAND, Palma City, boasts a historic center with one of the largest collections of monuments of the island: Cathedral, Old Commodity Exchange, Royal Palace, Bellver Castle, Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation, as well as convents, cloisters, patios and noble houses. The buildings primarily represent the Gothic, Baroque and Modernist styles. |
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EÏVISSA/IBIZA
ISLAND: with capital Eïvissa/Ibiza, surrounded by walls, contains the
best museum of Punic art of Europe. Its called the white island for its traditional
architecture. MENORCA ISLAND, with capital Maó/Mahón, is called the green island and also the open air museum because of its magnificent prehistoric monuments. It also has Modernist buildings. Small beaches and bays, mostly private. |
| FORMENTERA
ISLAND: boasts prehistoric ruins and large extensions of virgin beaches,
popular among nature lovers. Balearic Islands, have a wide range of hotels, apartments and villas; tourism facilities as golf courses, cycling routes, hiking trails and sailing installations. The Islands also hold classical music festivals in its cloisters and churches; have too varied Mediterranean cuisine dishes to enjoy. Beautiful climate and clear waters, brings finally to these Islands to be a very popular european tourist destination. |
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