Mallorca links
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Blogs
Living in rural Mallorca Country life in an old Mallorcan finca 121228
Anna Nicholas Her own site with blog and latest news about her Mallorca books 121229
Family Matters Mallorca About living, working, learning and growing in Mallorca 121230
alcudiapollensa Andrew´s blog with news and views about Alcudia and Pollensa in Mallorca plus stuff from Spain 130102
Stevo´s hiking blog About hiking on Mallorca illustrated with maps and pictures. 130102
Spain Economy Watch By Edward Hugh if you are trying to understand Spanish ekonomy. 130102
Life on Mallorca What life is really like on the island 130106
Eat, drink, sleep, Mallorca By Jan Edwards about what's in the title 141016
Bookstores
The Bookworm Situated in Palma Nova.
Books4Spain which stocks almost every book about Spain still in print. 120929
Building supplies and Funiture
Leroy Merlin Big D.I.Y. store by the road to Inca not far from Via Cintura.
IKEA about 50% more expensive than in Sweden.
Buy & Sell
CompraVenta classified ads in Majorca in Spanish. 060127
LoQUo Mallorca Buy and sell with headings in Spanish and English. 061101
all-inclusive-car-hire Low rates with good insurance cover. Tried it myself. recommended.
Classical Music
Auditorium Concert hall by the harbour in Palma.
Simfònica de Balears A very good symphony orchestra.
Soundpost Deiàs chamber music festival at Son Morroig. Also concerts in Palma etc.
Teatre Principal Opera of Palmas under renovation (2004) . Opera performances now at the Auditorium.
Ferries
Acciona (ex. Trasmediterranea) Ferry to Palma from Barcelona and Valencia.
BALEARIA Ferry to Alcudia from Barcelona. Valencia to Palma. 050501
Forum and Discussion groups
Fincasinspain Yahoo forum about reforming old fincas. 041215
Pollensa Forum Forum for Pollensa and surroundings. 041215
BONYGRAPH
- BONY CHAT Forum primarily for Pollenca
but of interest for the rest of Mallorca 130104
Gardening
Mediterranean Garden Society An international forum for mediterranian gardening with a lot of information.
Raixa A garden with a long history near Bunyola. 100810
Botanicactus 40000 m2 of garden with 12000 cacti from the typical Majorcan cactus to the “Carnegie Giant” from Arizona. Also 25,000 m2 comprising samples of the autochonous Majorcan flora.
Hotel's and Bread & Breakfast
Finca Son Jorbo Our friends Annie and Martin manage this "hotel rural" with bed and breakfast and the added benefit of fully equipped self catering apartments near Porreres. An excellent position if you want to explore southeast Mallorca and perhaps look for a finca of your own. 081216
Mallorca information (general)
Govern de les Illes Balears Local government.
Europe Travel Planner Links with information on Mallorca.
Mallorca Web Site Links with information on Mallorca.
MallorcaFact.com Links with information on Mallorca.
Mallorca.com Links with information on Mallorca.
a2z Mallorca Links with information on Mallorca with markets and fiestas.
Visitbalears.com Institut Balear del Turisme
InfoMallorca is a sociocultural initiative directed to both the locals and the tourists. In this site you will find a wide selecion of updated institutional, cultural and leisure activities. 050310
I Love Malloca A new site there 52 more or less wellknown persons tell us why they love Mallorca. The text is layed out on beautiful pictures by Pere Colom. 050613
Mallorca information (places)
Maps
Sistema de Información Geográfica Oleícola Spanish olive growers association have mapped almost every olive tree in Spain on aerial photo. You will need an ordinary map to find your way.
CitySam In german with many maps and an interactive map over Palma.
Stanfords Large offerings of maps and books. They also have the excellent military maps 1:50000
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. A mapsite with all the larger places on Mallorca. Only topography, no roads.
Pla Territoreal de Mallorca Consell de Mallorca have this site full of detailed maps with lots of information. 050204
The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth hosts the best and most complete online collection of astronaut photographs of the Earth from 1961 through the present. Just click to find beatiful pictures of Mallorca from above! 050316
www.palmap Interactive map of Mallorca, easy to find cities and villages 050405
SigPac Sistemas de identification de parcelas agricolas. Aerial maps from the whole of Spain with poligonos and parcelas. Great detail! 060203
Officina Virtual del Catastro The Spanish cadastre is an administrative register with a fiscal origin, created as a data bank to be accessed both by Public Administrations (national, regional, local) and citizens. You can find a lot of information of a plot you own or are interested in. 060518
Nature
La Reserva. A nature reserve covering 2.5 million m² near Puigpuñyent
GOB Balearic Group of Ornithology and Defence of Nature. A very active group for the conservation, dissemination and study of nature and the environment of the Balearic Islands. 050110
L’Albufera Mallorcas first nature reserve created in 1988. It covers a surface area of 1700 hectares, mostly marshlands with a rich birdlife. More info here. 050713
News
Mallorca Daily Bulletin Daily news in english.
Digame Mallorca What´s on in Mallorca. Art, theater, music, festivals and gastronomy. 071117
EL PAÍS in English The English version of the influential newspaper 130102
Railways and Busses
MAJORCAN RAILWAYS A site dedicated to the railways of Majorca. 050629
Tren de Sóller Palma to Soller train 050629
EMT. Timetable for busses around Palma.100810
tib Timetable for the trains 050630
Restaurants
Es Moli d'En Bou Restaurant with a Michelin star in Sa Coma, excellent food, reasonable price!
Es 4 Vents In Algaida by the Palma-Manacor road. Good food, middle price.
C'al Dimoni In Algaida by the Palma-Manacor road. Good rustic food, middle price.
Ca'n Mateu In Algaida by the Palma-Manacor road. Good food, middle price. 041223
Puig de Sant Miquel By the Palma-Manacor road near Montuiri. Good food, middle price. 050901
Hortella d'en Cotanet By the Palma-Manacor road between Montuiri and Villafranca. Good ecologic food, low price. Make a reservation, especially on Saturday and Sunday. 051204
Es Moli den Perons in Montuiri at C/ Es Molinar 51. Good food, middle price. Fabulous views, closed sundays. 060222
Moli de Pina Restaurant in Pina with exquisit Mallorcine food, middle price.! 080317
El Cruce By the Palma-Manacor road ,Petra roundabout with dancing figures . Menu del dia ,Mallorcine food, low price, favorite among local workers. 080317
IRU At the beach in Puerto Pollenca, New Mallorcine food! Good food, middle price.Big vinelist with lokal vines. 080317
Sa Cuina De N'Aina In Sencelles. excellent food, reasonable price! Lots of local vines on the list. 080409
Sa Placa Petra Hotel with restaurant in the centre of Petra. Very good food, middle price. Menu del Dia ca 10€. 080411
SkyBlue Mallorca A new guide to restaurants with bloggs on food on Mallorca. 080702
C'an Pep At the seafront in Sa Rapita, specialises in fresh fish and seafood. Excellent food, middle price. 090318
Mirador de la Victoria Next to Ermita de La Victoria overlooking the Bay of Pollensa. Excellent food, middle price. 090318
Solar energy
Spanish information
Living in Spain Lots of information 100717
Angloinfo balearics Focused on the Balearics but with loads of general Spanish information. Worth looking at! 101130
A L’ABAST Basic phrases in Catalan
Learn spanish on-line training
AltaVista On-line translator
Reverso On-line translator max 150 words,
iTranslator On-line translator
Walking
Weather
WeatherOnline Weather statistics for Palma
El Tiempo Weather for Mallorca 090613
Web cameras
Webcam-Mallorca A collection of Web cameras
Via Cintura Webcams around Palma to check for congestions. 051029
Wine
Macià Batle Bodega in Santa Maria del Cami 050627
José L. Ferrer Bodega in Binissalem 050627
Miquel Oliver Bodega in Petra 050627
Vins Miquel Gelabert Bodega in Manacor 050629
Pere Seda Bodega in Manacor 050629
Jaume Mesquida Bodega in Porreres 050629
Vins Nadal Bodega in Binissalem 050629
Finca Son Bordils Bodega in Inca 050723
Bodegas Santa Catarina Bodega in Andratx 050723
Bodeues Armeri i Adrover Bodega in Felanitx 050726
Vins Can Majoral Bodega in Algaida 050726
Vins Toni Gelabert Bodega in Manacor 050726
Can Vidalet Bodega in Pollenca 050726
Castell Miquel Bodega in Alaró 050726
Bodegas Hereus de Ribas Bodega in Consell 050726
Bodega Jaume de Puntiró Bodega in Santa Maria del Cami 050726
More from Mallorca
Windmills of Mallorca Lots of information on windmills with maps and pictures. 050120
Molins de Mallorca Consell de Mallorcas own site on windmills. 050309