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Places in Spain - Balearic Islands

 

The Balearic Islands comprise of three major islands, Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza, plus three smaller pieces of land by the names of Formentera, Cabrera and the uninhabited Dragonera. They lie off the coast of Spain between France and the coast of northern Africa. Every year the islands are a magnet for millions of holiday-makers.
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Majorca is the largest island and the most commercial. Much of its countryside has given way to large expanses of hotels and apartment complexes, although there are still some parts of the island that remain untouched. Here you will find the capital of the Balearic Islands, Palma.

 

Ibiza is known for its attraction to the party-goers but many tourists are also attracted to its white sands and clear blue waters.

 

Minorca is the most serene of the islands and the last to succumb to the tourist invasion. Much of the island has been protected by the government to stop the wild tourist development of the past.

 

Formentera was for many years, known as the forgotten Balearic. At just 30 square miles it is the smallest of the islands and the least developed. Most people visit the island for the day as there has been a strict limit on the number of hotels that have been allowed to be constructed. British and German visitors form the bulk of the holiday makers seeking the long, white beaches and clear, unspoilt waters.

All of the islands are so very different from each other that you can guarantee you will find what you want on one of them.

 

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