Thousands of people flocked to the Volvo Ocean Race, at Alicante Race Village for the start of the 2011-2012 race on 28th October, 2012. It is the first of the 10 host ports in this years Volvo Ocean Race. In the first in-port race at Alicante, the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team won first place, […]
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More than just a yacht race
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Residencial Cala Anguila
Residencial Cala Anguila, is a new residential complex developed by Taylor Wimpey on one of the last remaining developments with direct access to the beach in Majorca. On the east coast of Mallorca, only 3 kilometres from Porto Cristo and next to the coves of Cala Anguila, Cala Romántica and Cala Mandía, Residencial Cala Anguila is […]
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Mallorca, art and culture by the sea
Mallorca is a guarantee of peace, beaches and nature. You will also be impressed by its spectacular artistic and historical heritage and the animated cultural life to be found on every corner. There are many fascinating alternatives spread over the island of Majorca such as medieval fortresses, prehistoric remains, renaissance palaces and gothic buildings. Whatever […]
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Viva España – Spain’s tourism booms
Spain has been plagued with bad economic news of late, but things are looking up for Britain’s favourite holiday destination. “Spain had one of the best summers in its history for tourism,” the government said in a statement. A survey conducted by Frontur, part of the Spanish Institute for Tourism Studies, showed the country received […]
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Mallorca in talks for €300m theme park
A DANISH company is planning a theme park in Mallorca which would involve an investment of up to €300 million. Regional Government President, Jose Ramon Bauza met with representatives from the company to discuss the park which would occupy an area of between 100 and 150 hectares. Theme Park Group ApS has requested the support of the […]
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Taylor Wimpey España records bumper month with a 15% increase in property sales
Taylor Wimpey España, the Spanish arm of the UK house builder Taylor Wimpey Plc responsible for constructing award winning high quality homes in the Costa Blanca, the Costa del Sol and the Balearic Island of Mallorca since 1958 have reported extremely positive sales levels for September 2011. According to the latest data, Taylor Wimpey España’s […]
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Andalucía Masters returns to Valderrama
The Andalucia Masters Golf tournament returns to Valderrama this month. A top-class field will be competing for the 3-million-euro prize fund, including current world number three Martin Kaymer, although last year’s champion Graeme MacDowell has yet to confirm whether he will defend his title. The Andalucia Masters is the final event on the European Tour […]
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More budget flights head for Spain
The skies above Spain will be chock-a-block next summer as a bumper 14 budget airlines fight for the expected record number of tourists heading for classic cities and ever popular Costas. Two new budget airlines are expected to enter the fray and take-on established Easyjet and Ryanair at their own game of low fares, low […]
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Prices of new properties in Mallorca to rise
BUCKING national trends, prices of new properties in Mallorca are set to rise. Palma will not be able to satisfy demand for new housing in 2010, Gabriel Oliver, President of the Balearics Property Developers Association warned. Oliver said banks reticence to fund new construction projects since the recession, has created an “atypical” situation where supply […]
