Public art galleries and museums in Mallorca enjoyed an increase in visitors in 2010, despite budgets being cut back by 15%. The number of visitors rose to 735,611, a rise of 4.6% over visitors in 2009. It is thought that a greater involvement in social networking sites and improved websites have contributed to the growth […]
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Visitor numbers rise in 2010 for Mallorca’s galleries & museums
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Spanish property market has held steady at 13% from 15% in the last couple of years.
Since 2007 however, property budgets have reflected the reduction in disposable income for British buyers. Today 72% of buyers purchase a home costing between €150,000 and €250,000 whereas in 2007 this figure was nearly half that and 45% spent between €250,000 and €350,000. Today only 20% are looking to spend this amount and only 5% […]
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Is Spanish real estate on the way back up?
Spanish house prices have been sliding for some time; for those dreaming of a home in the sunshine, now may be the time to buy. Prices for Spanish property have been falling for some time now, but is the window of bargain prices about to close? Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero seems to think […]
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Marc Fosh to open 3rd restaurant in Palma
Michelin starred chef Marc Fosh and his partner Rob Bragagnolo have announced they are to open a Mediterranean brasserie style restaurant in Palma during February 2011. The new venture is to be called Misa Braseria & Bar and will have a relaxed, modern-rustic feel to allow for informal dining in stylish surroundings. MISA will be […]
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Baby you can drive my car
Palma de Majorca is Brits’ favourite holiday destination for car rental in 2010. The top ten holiday destinations favoured for car rentals in 2010, compiled by car rental specialist carhiremarket.com reveal: Palma de Majorca is the most popular holiday spot for car rentals for the second year running More than one in three Brits head […]
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A unique destination
Taylor Wimpey de España announced this week, that in 2010, there has been a 15 % increase in number of sales of Spanish homes than in previous year. This has mainly resulted because of doubling their sales in Mallorca. According to the leading Spanish publisher ‘Cinco Dias’, Taylor Wimpey de España has sold 83 homes […]
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Take the train
Those who are travelling to Costa del Sol and other parts of Andalusia after landing at the Malaga Airport, the new suburban train station- outside the new Terminal T3 is now fully operation with service to different destinations. Malaga airport train service, which operates in every 30 minutes, links the city centre and the resorts […]
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Autumn Fairs in Mallorca
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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Malaga a firm favourite with tourists
WITH bargain flights and a port at its doorstep, it is no wonder Malaga City has become the destination of choice for thousands of tourists. With 422,691 passengers, Malaga Airport was the nation’s second favourite airport for low-cost airlines last month, beaten only by Palma de Mallorca and ahead ofBarcelona. In September 2010, 3.43 million passengers used […]