Majorca Blog

Welcome to the MajorcanVillas.com Blog - written by Andrew Ede.  This will be updated all the time so please do check back frequently!

  1. From "El Balear" To The "Oasis"

    15.6.2014From "El Balear" To The "Oasis"

    A look at the early days of cruise ships in Majorca.

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  2. Spring Backward: Majorca's tragic spring of 1936

    23.3.2014Spring Backward: Majorca's tragic spring of 1936

    A Majorcan spring is a wondrous time. Typically, it is an optimistic time. It wasn't always so.

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  3. Promoting Majorca's Old Towns

    9.3.2014Promoting Majorca's Old Towns

    The town of Capdepera is making improvements, but are physical improvements sufficient to attract more tourism? What about the promotion?

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  4. The Hybrid Expatriate

    17.2.2014The Hybrid Expatriate

    Why shouldn't expats in Majorca watch British telly? It doesn't indicate that they are somehow not integrated - whatever integrated means.

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  5. Below Average: Balearics' tourism website

    3.2.2014Below Average: Balearics' tourism website

    The official tourism website for the Balearics has been found to be wanting. For islands that have long been to the fore of European tourism, their official internet presence is embarrassing.

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  6. A Questionable Benefit: Palma and World Heritage

    26.1.2014A Questionable Benefit: Palma and World Heritage

    Would World Heritage Site status confer benefits on Palma? The city's council wants to make Palma a candidate for this UNESCO accolade.

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  7. She's Just A Devil Woman: Demons' traditions

    15.1.2014She's Just A Devil Woman: Demons' traditions

    The traditions of towns in Majorca have their own organisation. One of these organisations is the "obreria" which looks after the Sant Antoni fiestas of 16 and 17 January each year.

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  8. The Man Who Wrote About Sa Pobla

    13.1.2014The Man Who Wrote About Sa Pobla

    Alexandre Ballester was Sa Pobla's official chronicler. More than anyone else, he has written about Sa Pobla's traditions, including that of Sant Antoni and the night of fire.

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  9. Majorca's Forgotten Tourist Resorts

    27.10.2013Majorca's Forgotten Tourist Resorts

    Cala Millor may not attract a great deal of publicity but it is one of the most important tourist zones in Majorca, and more may be heard about it now that a new tourism consortium has been formed.

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  10. The Population Element In Majorca's Winter Tourism

    21.9.2013The Population Element In Majorca's Winter Tourism

    While the debate about Majorca's lack of winter tourism goes on and on, is there a factor which is overlooked and one which has an influence on the number of flights to and from the UK?

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  11. When Business Growth Is Not Positive: Too many bars

    2.9.2013When Business Growth Is Not Positive: Too many bars

    Amazingly, the number of bars and restaurants has increased significantly in Majorca. But is this a good thing? Business associations suggest that it isn't.

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  12. George On The Beach: Looky-looky

    18.8.2013George On The Beach: Looky-looky

    Some people get annoyed by them, others enjoy the banter. The looky-looky men are illegal but they are all around. But what must it be like to be a looky-looky man?

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