Museo Volvo Ocean Race, a visitor attraction allowing visitors to experience the challenges faced by elite sailors competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, has opened in Alicante, Spain. The new museum is located at the headquarters of the Volvo Ocean Race headquarters and has been designed by Cheshire, UK-based consultancy, Mather and Co. Visitors of […]
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New visitor attraction launches at Volvo Ocean Race’s Alicante HQ
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Organic markets in Mallorca continue to flourish
The organic market in Santa Maria del Cami celebrated it’s fifth year of operation yesterday with free tastings of locally produced organic foods. The market is held every Sunday morning in Plaza Nueva and attracts both locals and international second home owners in Mallorca. Twelve vendors are currently involved in this enterprise, with more organic […]
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Spain’s May tourism figures the best in 3 years
Spain welcomed 5.4 million foreign tourists in May, an increase of 5.8 percent over the same month last year and tourism’s best performance in the last three years. According to the survey of foreigners entering Spain, released Friday by the Industry, Energy and Tourism Ministry, a notable contribution to this increase was made by tourists […]
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Summer sailing in Mallorca boosts property investor confidence
The beautiful Spanish Island of Mallorca, a popular holiday destination for Brits and Europeans alike lured by the island’s sophistication and diversity is currently gearing up for one of the most significant luxury sailing yacht events – the annual Superyacht Cup. As the longest running superyacht regatta in Europe, now in its 16th year, the […]
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Cala Magrana III : New Release in Mallorca !
Cala Magrana III (Mallorca) Cala Magrana III (in Porto Cristo) Your new home with sea views! 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom apartmentsDirect access to the sea within 50 metres, 500 metres to the nearest sandy beach. Large communal swimming pool with terrace and gardens. Private outside parking spaces. Taylor Wimpey quality build and finishes, with […]
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Treasure Island
One of the most popular destinations among Holiday Hypermarket customers this year, Mallorca has morphed from an island of package holidays to ‘treasure island’ for British summer holidaymakers. Also fashionable among other nationalities, Mallorca’s airport fields flights from Germany, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands and Sweden, and is a “rare profitable operation” for its body corporate, […]
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Palma Superyacht Cup
This years Palma Superyacht Cup, being held from 20 to 23rd of June and featuring 16 the worlds finest large sailing yachts is being filmed by Palma de Mallorca based Nautical TV Europe (NTVE) in association with its business partner The Islander Yachting Magazine. The regatta will feature previous winners Drumfire and Scorpione dei Mari, […]
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Come and savour the Region of Valencia in 2012
The Region of Valencia invites you to discover some of its most mouth-watering attractions throughout 2012 with the initiative ‘Saborea 20.12’ (‘Taste 20.12’). This culinary offer includes set menus at the fixed price of €20.12 throughout the whole of the Region of Valencia. Anyone for paella? This option is available in over 130 restaurants around […]
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Serving hours extended for terrace bars in Palma
Palma City Council has decided to allow bars with terraces close to the seafront in Palma & an area of Playa de Palma to open later than usual for the summer. It will now be possible to enjoy al fresco drinking until 1.00am, an hour later than normal during the week, until 15th October. Deputy […]
