Interesting Facts About Majorca

Here's an article I enjoyed when I stumbled upon it this week, 22 Interesting & Curious Facts about Mallorca  from www.mallorca-livethedream.com

Some interesting facts, such as:

The name Mallorca derives from the Latin 'insula maior', meaning 'larger island' because Mallorca is the largest island of Spain. This later became 'Maiorica', eventually ending up as Majorca for the people of the UK, and Mallorca for just about everyone else.


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Majorca Daily News Bulletin

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Top 10 Unforgettable Experiences in Mallorca

We just wrote a guest article for GotSaga, Top Ten Unforgettable Experiences in Majorca (Mallorca) .


It was difficult to narrow it down to ten choices but I think we got a good balance of types of experience to represent the many wonderful sides of Majorca. I bet it won't be long before we're writing Ten More Unforgettable Experiences In Majorca....   


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Top Ten Unforgettable Experiences in Majorca (Mallorca)


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Save Cala Blanca!

Cala Blanca between Port d’Andratx and Camp de Mar is an unspoilt bay in Mallorca. Let's hope it can stay that way... Mallorca Daily Photo Blog reports that the area is being considered for development, amid much protest from those looking to protect the area, which is at the edge of the Serra de Tramuntera mountain range, recently awarded Patrimonio de la Humanidad World Heritage Status by UNESCO as an area of great natural and cultural significance.

Read more:
http://mallorcaphotoblog.com/2012/06/05/save-our-souls/