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Arive and spend day in Majorca Also known as Majorca, this Balearic island is a true Mediterranean paradise. It's deservedly famous for such natural wonders as its golden-sand beaches, tall pine groves and towering cliffs. The landscape is as varied as the northern mountains and the southern flatlands with their almond and olive groves. Among the many must-sees are a Gothic castle, a 13th century cathedral and the former palace of Mallorcan kings.

Just south of the town of Portocristo are the Cuevas del Drach, which are really four caves all connected to each other. This cave however has a large lake in it, called Martel Lake. It's large enough to ride a boat in and to see all the stalactites hanging from the ceiling. It’s a beautiful place ...

... us off and then returned to the yacht go continue on their way. Usually the crew will setup an area on the beach with a canopy, beverages, and a few lounge chairs, but since none of that would fit on the heli, it was just us a change of close, beach towels a few drinks and sunscreen.

We weren’t nearly as hyper on the beach today as we were in Formentera. Today, everyone just strolled around the ...

... bin ich während dem Herumstöbern im Internet fündig geworden: Auch bei uns in der "Nähe" (jedenfalls verglichen mit der Karibik) gibt es wunderschöne Strände: Beispielsweise der tolle Strand "Es Trenc" in Mallorca. Die Fotos sehen traumhaft aus und bei genauerer Recherche ...

... stalactite/stalagmite formations are dramatically lit to highlight their beauty.



They bring visitors into the cave in large groups and in this last chamber everybody sits while the guide gives a multi-lingual speech about the cave. Most of the lights are then turned out and three rowboats appear on the subterreanean lake with lights all along their gunwales. The chamber is lit primarily by these lights and their ...

... lots of used stuff I wasn't interested in. Checked out a couple of different markets - the bigger one was set up along the Avingudas (the wide avenues that generally follow the former walls of the city). There was a smaller one at the Plaça Major.



In the afternoon I wandered around towns in the central plain. One of my guide books suggested there were lots of the traditional ...

... date from the 17th century but most of the rest of it is of more recent origin. It was originally founded by Ramon Llull in the 13th century. His tomb is in the Basílica de San Francesc that had the statue of Junipero Serra out front. He was big on education, particularly languages, and was a tutor to Jaume II. He became a Franciscan and learned Arabic for the purpose of converting Muslims to Christianity. Interestingly ...

Why I choose Majorca to visit is a ideal question you would ask at first. Simple reason, a friend recommended. The quality he told me about this Island was its weather which remain calm and warm most time of the year. Imagine, its a far more predictable weather if you compare to our typical weather here in UK. Being a Londoner, I always wanted ...

Since I decided not to do anything yesterday other than read a good book, go for a walk on the beach and join Petra and Caro for a Tapas dinner (restaurant "Tast" in Palma, wouldn't recommend it) it was another sightseeing day today. Since I was so impressed with the Caves in Campanet I wanted to visit another one and the village of Portocristo on the southeast side of the island should have two of the biggest and ...

Portinatx - Ibizza We finally left San Antonio on Ibiza on 19th April having sat out inclement winds for a few days and headed for Portinatx on the North West coast - about 10 miles. There was very little wind but the sun shone and we enjoyed the spectacular cliffs and bays of Ibiza. We arrived in Portinatx Bay at about 12.30 and whilst getting ready to anchor noticed a mooring buoy so grabbed it. The bay itself is beautiful and the town is rather boring and, mostly closed ...