The Mallorcan fair season is in full swing now that November has arrived. The fairs are a celebration of harvests and agricultural commerce, and many of Majorca’s towns and villages find some product that their fair is then based on. We have already experienced the Sobradassa (Mallorcan sausage) fair in Campos, and the Llampuga (local […]
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Autumn Fairs in Mallorca
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Spanish property love affair back on the cards with 29.6% increase in sales reported
It seems that the Spanish property market has turned an all important corner with the latest figures from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) reporting a 29.6% increase in the sale of dwellings in August 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. The British love affair with Spanish property was unfortunately interrupted by economics and […]
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Travellers’ Choice
TripAdvisor, the largest and most popular travel community in the world, has given the award Travellers Choices Destinations™, the city of Palma. This morning, Inma Solis, head of communications for TripAdvisor in Spain presented the award to the mayor of the city, Ms. Aina Calvo. TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice Destination Awards are based on millions of reviews and real opinions […]
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Golfing holidays
People considering golf holidays in Spain have been advised that Mallorca should not be overlooked. And now is the perfect time to head to the Balearics, according to the Spanish Tourism Office. Carmen Hernandez Gomez, a market analyst at the organisation, explained that there are some great flight options for jetting off to the holiday villas in […]
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Great expectations
JAVIER BALLESTER, MD of Taylor Wimpey de España talks to us about the Spanish market today and his expectations for 2011. Taylor Wimpey closed 2009 with 175 home completions in Spain. What is your forecast for the rest of 2010? Leading up to 2010 there has been less development by Taylor Wimpey de España in […]
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Half-term getaway
In response to huge demand that is being seen for flights to and from Spain and the Spanish Islands, award-winning low fares airline Monarch has added additional flights to Alicante, Malaga and Tenerife this October half term. On 22 and 29 October 2010 Monarch will be operating additional flights between Luton and Alicante and Tenerife, […]
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Stock Property Must Go
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British buyers return to Spain
According to statistics from the leading British developer in Spain, Taylor Wimpey de España, the British home buyer has returned to the Costas this summer. With leads and property enquiries up 80% in August 2010 compared to August 2009 and visits from Brits on viewing tours to the property developments have also rocketed by 67% […]
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A late dinner
In Mallorca, the food culture is fast becoming an integral part of the Balearic island’s appeal. Paul Richardson, food writer and author ofA Late Dinner: Discovering the Food of Spain, has charted the rise in popularity of the capital, Palma. “Over the past five years the food in Mallorca has just taken off, with new […]
