Why buying property on Mallorca?

Mallorca the pearl of the Mediterranean

Mallorca is the pearl of the Mediterranean with its varied landscape where you can find long far stretched white sand beaches, little cave beaches surrounded by turquoise crystal clear water or breathtaking views from a beautiful mountain landscape. Mallorca has a also very interesting, rich history and a strong local culture.

In sharp contrast to the rolling green mountains you will find Palma, the capital, a very cosmopolitan, bussing, trendy and chic city. Palma offers the best of food and has a very good mix of shopping. The city has a vast array of boutiques to suit anyone’s pocket from Mango, Zara to Prada and Burberry. In the old part of town, “El casco antiguo”, you can easily spend hours just walking around looking at the old palaces. Palma also has a very rich cultural life with many galleries and exhibitions going on the year around. The fact that Palma is such a lively, bussing city with something exciting going on the whole time of the year is one of the reasons why we recommend potential house owners on Mallorca to own a property within 30 minutes drive from Palma.

The international air port, San Juan, is one of the most trafficked airports in Europe. Every year there are about 10-12 million passengers passing through and more and more low priced air companies offers Mallorca as their destination. The fact that Mallorca is only about 2 hours from most big cities in Europe and that there is so many connecting low priced flights from most big cities in Europe makes Mallorca into an international hub. More and more people choose to have a “second home” on the island or to be based permanently. Others buy property from an investment point of view.

Mallorca is an island constantly going through change. The latest tendency is that Mallorca wants to appeal to a more up-market tourism. The local government is paying a lot of interest in local conservation projects, constantly improving infrastructure and together with a series of local measures aimed at halting the cycle of uncontrolled building development.

In the Palma and south west area of the Island in about a range of 20 minutes drive by car you find many yachting harbors with a rich night life. Puerto Portals is one of the most known harbors, a place to see and be seen. Mallorca has always attracted famous people and you can easily drop into celebs such as Michael Douglas, Claudia Schiffer, Gweneth Palthrow to mention a few. The Spanish royal family has their summer residence on the island close to Palma.

For the golfing enthusiast the island has 19 different golf courses and you will especially find a cluster of them in the south west part of the island.

So why buying property on Mallorca – simply because this island has something to offer everybody culture, food&wine, yachting, golfing, nature, night life and much more. Its strategically position close to most big cities in Europe makes it an after sought destination for a holiday home