The HOTguide (Alcúdia and Pollensa) 2014

5/25/2018 The HOTguide (Alc dia and Pollensa) 2014

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Tourist information ... Informacin turstica ... Touristen-Information

Alcdia

Cala San VicenteCan PicafortPlaya de MuroPollensaPuerto Alcdia

Puerto Pollensa

Passeig Pere Ventayol 971 549 022 Map 8 B-3(market square)C. Temporal 971 533 264 Map 56 B-1Plaa Cervantes 971 850 750 Map 14 C-2Avda. sAlbufera 33 971 891 013 Map 18 C-2C. Guillem Cifre de Colonya 971 535 077 Map 50 D-4Passeig Martim 971 547 257 Map 41 A-4Carretera Art 68 971 892 615 Map 34 C-1Passeig Saralegui 971 865 467 Map 42 C-2

Police ... Policia ... Polizei

Alcdia

Cala San VicenteCan Picafort

Playa de Muro

Pollensa

Puerto Alcdia

Puerto Pollensa

C. Bastio de Sant Ferrn 3 971 545 066 Map 8 B-1(Local police)- - -Plaa IngeneiroGabriel Roca (Local police) 971 851 721 Map 14 B-2(Guardia Civil) 971 853 090 Map 14 B-2Avda. sAlbufera 33 971 891 651 Map 18 C-2(Local police)(Guardia Civil) 971 893 147 Map 18 C-2C. Munar 16 971 530 437 Map 50 E-4(Local police)C. Francesc de Borja Moll 971 546 908 Map 30 C-2(Guardia Civil)Plaa Joan Cerd 971 865 842 Map 44 E-5

(Guardia Civil)

Post office ... Correos ... Postamt

AlcdiaCala San VicenteCan PicafortPlaya de Muro

PollensaPuerto AlcdiaPuerto Pollensa

I . N . F . O . R . M . A . T . I . O . N

C. Pollentia 971 545 440 Map 8 C-4- - -Passeig Colom 26 971 851 136 Map 14 C-3Avda. sAlbufera 33 971 892 149 Map 18 C-2

C. Jonquet 51 971 531 125 Map 50 E-4- - -

C. Roger de Flor s/n 971 866 971 Map 42 B-3

The HOTguide for 2014 has been written and produced by Andrew EdeContact: (0034) 661 772 170, Facebook, Email [email protected]

Front cover images: Top - Puerto Pollensa, Mickey and Minnie at The Queens Pub,Kiteboarding in Pollensa Bay (Mallorca Kiteboarding & SUP), Pa amb oli (Es Faro

dAucanada). Bottom - Alcdia Sant Jaume church, Alcanada with lighthouse

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Chemists ... Farmacias ... Apotheken

Alcdia

Cala San VicenteCan Picafort

Playa de Muro

Pollensa

Puerto Alcdia

Puerto Pollensa

Avda. Princips dEspanya 5 971 548 558 Map 8 C-3Plaa Constituci 11 971 545 851 Map 8 B-2

Cala Clara 7 971 535 254 Map 56 B-1C. Isabel Garau 14 971 850 283 Map 14 C-3Passeig Colom 94 971 850 400 Map 14 B-2Avda. sAlbufera 39 971 890 516 Map 18 C-2Avda. Platges de Muro - Eden 971 890 234 Map 18 A-3C. Alcdia 16 971 530 063 Map 50 D-4C. Joan Mas 5 971 530 237 Map 50 D-3C. Mar 2 971 531 978 Map 50 F-3Avda. de la Platja 1 971 548 358 Map 41 A-1Avda. Pere Mas i Reus 30 971 890 530 Map 34 B-1

C. Coral 971 547 258 Map 41 A-3C. Mariners 2 971 546 463 Map 41 B-3C. Teodor Canet 12 971 545 851 Map 41 C-2Carretera Art 42 971 892 241 Map 30 C-3Carretera Art 135 971 892 558 Map 34 C-4C. Joan XXIII 58 971 866 443 Map 42 B-2C. Llevant 48 971 864 039 Map 42 B-4C. Temple Fielding s/n - Map 42 B-1Passeig Londres s/n 971 865 765 Map 44 D-5

Health centres ... Gesundheits-Zentrum ... IB-Salut PACAlcdiaCala San VicenteCan Picafort

Playa de MuroPollensaPuerto AlcdiaPuerto Pollensa

C. Formentera s/n 971 549 777 Map 8 C-2- - -CarreteraSanta Margalida 37 971 852 129 Map 14 B-2- - -C. Bisbe Desbach s/n 971 533 041 Map 50 D-5C. Ciutadella s/n 971 548 056 Map 41 C-4

C. Vicen Buades s/n 971 864 426 Map 42 A-3

Hospitals ... KrankenhuserPlaya de Muro(Hospital Generalde Muro)Inca(HospitalComarcal)Palma(Son Espases)

C. Veler 1 971 891 900 Map 18 A-1

CarreteraInca-Llubi s/n 971 888 500 -

Carretera Valldemossa 79 871 205 000 -

I . N . F . O . R . M . A . T . I . O . N

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26 de desembre B-1

Albellons B-2

Almadraves A-1

Amors B-2

Ancores B-1

Anglada Camarasa C-1

Antoni Qus B-2

Antoni Torres B-1

Arc de Sant Marti C-4

Assemblea B-2

Barcars B-1

Barri B-2Basti Sant Ferran B-1

Basti Santa Maria C-2

Bennssar B-2

Beta A-1

Cabrera C-3

Calafats A-1

Camp de Mar B-1

Canyaret B-2

Capita Pere Pacs B-1

Carles V C-2

Castellet B-2

Cel C-3Cementeri A-3

Cisterna B-2

Constituci B-2

Convent B-2

Corral Bennssar A-1

Costa i Llobera A-1

Creu C-2

Cristofol Colom B-2

Dragonera C-3

Eclipsi C-4

Eivissa C-3

Embat A-1

Era A-2

Estel C-4

Formentera C-2

Gambaner A-1Gleasses A-2

Gregal A-2

Guinyent C-3

Guixeria B-2

Hort dels Moros C-1

Hostal B-3

Iglesia B-2

Inca A-2

Jafuda Cresques C-3

Jaume I B-1

Jaume II C-3

Jaume Qus B-3Joan Mir C-1

Jonquera B-2

Josep Vicen Foix B-1

Llebeig A-2

Lledoner B-2

Llevant A-2Lloren Riber B-1

Lluna C-3

Major B-2

Mare Du Victoria B-3

Maria Aguil C-2

Marina A-2

Menorca C-2

Mercat B-3

Mestral A-1

Migjorn A-2

Molinot C-3

Moll B-2Morer Vermell B-1

Moronells A-1

Mozart A-2

Nanses A-1

Nou B-2

Palangres A-1

Parra B-2

Pau B-2

Pere Quart B-1

Pere Ventayol B-3

Pollentia C-3

Ponent A-1Porta Mallorca A-2

Porta Roja B-1

Pou Nou B-2

Princeps dEspanya B-3

Progrs A-2

Quartera Cavalleria B-2Quartera B-2

Quint Cecili Metel B-3

Ramn Llull B-2

Rectora B-3

Rems A-1

Roca B-2

Salabre A-1

Sant Francesc A-2

Sant Jaume B-3

Sant Jordi B-3

Sant Sebasti A-2

Sant Vicen B-2Santa Anna B-3

Serra B-3

Sinia A-2

Sol C-3

Tito Cittadini C-1

Toros B-1

Tramuntana A-2

Uni B-2

Valents B-2

Verdet B-2

Verdures B-2

Vidriell C-4Voramar A-1

Xaloc A-2

Xara C-3

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T H E H O T G U I D E A - Z

Albufera and Albufereta

These are the wetlands of thebays of Alcdia and Pollensa,both of which are now protectednature reserves, Albufera havingbeen legally protected in 1988.

Home to numerous birds andducks, they are a birdwatchersparadise. The reception toAlbufera is located by theEnglish Bridge in Playa deMuro. Most of Albufera lies in themunicipality of Muro, though it

once extended as far as the portof Alcdia, and indeed some of itis still visible there today.

Alcanada(map 22)Originally conceived as agarden-city resort in the 1930s,Alcanada is nowadays a quiet,largely residential area but alsothe location for the GolfAlcanada, designed by RobertTrent Jones and opened in 2003.

Alcdia(map 8)Once upon a time, in Romandays, it was the main settlementon Majorca, but it was thenknown as Pollentia. The city

A walls were finished in 1363,

having been started during thereign of King Jaume II of

Mallorca (1276-1311) in theprevious century. The nameAlcdia comes from the ArabicAl-Qudya (the hill), when Alcdiaformed part of an area that theMuslim occupiers calledBullansa, which comprised

Alcdia, Pollensa and part ofwhat is now the mountainmunicipality of Escorca.

Anglada CamarasaHis full name, in Catalan, wasHermenegild Anglada i

Camarasa. He was a painterfrom Barcelona who, in 1914together with an Argentinianpainter Tito Cittadini, formedwhat was to be dubbed thePollensa School art movement.He was a contemporary of

several other painters, poets andwriters, such as SantiagoRusiol and Adan Diehl (thefounder of the Hotel Formentor)who were instrumental increating Puerto Pollensa as adestination for visitors. Thepromenade (Paseo AngladaCamarasa) in Puerto Pollensathat leads to the Pinewalk is ofcourse named after him.


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BBarcars (map 22)This quiet part of Alcdia onPollensa Bay has a tiny marina, acouple of hotels and the long-established Red Rumbar-restaurant. It also has a

couple of secrets. Somewhere inthe area was the minor port ofRoman times. Barcars wasalso, for some fifteen years, aplace of residence for OttoSkorzeny, the Nazi officer whowas the Spanish co-ordinator of

the ODESSA network.

BellevueBuilt in the early 1970s on landreclaimed from the Albuferawetland, Bellevue was the mostambitious holiday complexproject on Mallorca. It couldaccommodate 6,500 people (itsmaximum nowadays is more like5,000), but it ran into problemsalmost from the word go. Thedevelopers, a German companywhich had been responsible forthe Reina hotels (now Club Mac),went bankrupt and it wasnt until1983 that it was reallyestablished as the hotel complex

it is today. So dominant isBellevue that the tourism centreof Puerto Alcdia is sometimes

referred to just as Bellevue.

Bicycle Holidays

Founded by the Swissprofessional cyclist Max Hrzelerin the late 1980s, BicycleHolidays is one of the most

important tour operatorsspecialising in cycling tourism onMallorca, bringing thousands ofcyclists to the island each yearand being closely involved withthe staging of cycling events.

BinissalemJust south of Inca, Binissalem,whose name is clearly derivedfrom Arabic, is the centre ofMallorcas wine industry. TheDenominaci dOrigenBinissalem is a quality markwhich applies to wine producersin other parts of Mallorca, e.g. inSanta Maria and Santa Eugnia.The town stages a wine fair andfiesta in late September eachyear, the Vermar.

Bradley WigginsA regular visitor to both PuertoAlcdia and Puerto Pollensa, SirBradley, the Olympic gold


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medallist and winner of the 2012Tour de France, has helped toraise the profile of Mallorca as acycling destination. Each winter,from December to early

February, his team, Team Sky,base themselves at the VanityGolf hotel in Puerto Alcdia.

Bger

Recently, Bger appeared on amap of the world with rude placenames. It is not pronounced likethat, however. A small town of

just slightly more than 1,000people (it is in fact the smallestMallorcan town by land area), itis well known for its almonds andcarobs. In 2012, Bgercelebrated the 200th anniversaryof being granted independencefrom neighbouring Campanet.

BullfightingA controversial subject to say theleast, there are two bullfightingrings in the northern area.Bullfights are staged duringAlcdias Sant Jaume fiesta inJuly and Muros Sant Joan fiestain June.

Bradley Wiggins in December 2013


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Hotels - Can Picafort West1. Africa Mar C-16. Blue Bay D-17. Can Picafort B-38. Can Picafort

Palace A-19. Clumba Mar B-211. Dunamar C-212. Dunes PlatjaD-213. Es Cel A-216. Farrutx C-217. Galaixa A-318. Gran Bahia A-319. Gran Playa C-2

20. Gran Vista B-121. Haiti A-222. Horitz B-325. Maracaibo B-226. Marbella B-327. Markus ParkA-128. Miramar A-329. Montecarlo C-2

30. Nordeste B-231. Picafort Beach

C-333. Platja Daurada

D-235. Santa Eulllia

D-136. Santa Fe C-338. Ses Roquetes

A-339. Sol B-341. Sultn C-242. Tonga Sol A-1

44. Villa BarbaraB-246. Viva Can

Picafort A-147. Viva Mallorca

C-148. Yate B-2

2. Alzinar Mar C-13. Baul Mar B-24. Baul Pins B-25. Bonsai A-310. Concord A-314. Espigol Beach

A-215. Exagn A-223. Janeiro A-324. Mar y Paz B-3

32. Picafort ParkB-234. Resi. Can

Picafort C-237. Sarah A-240. Son Baul A-343. Vell Mari B-145. Vista Park B-2

Hotels -Can Picafort East(Son Baul)

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Can Picafort West (p. 14)

Aladern A-1Alba B-2Albufera C-1Alemanya B-2

Almirall Cervera A-2Antoni Torrandell C-1Arbocera A-1Archiduc Lluis Salvador

C-2Arco Iris B-2Arenal B-2Art (Crta.) B-1Brisas B-2Buenavista A-3Cabrera D-1Camp dAvall B-1

Centre (Avda.) C-2Chopin C-1Colon (Psg.) A-3Comer B-2Conillera D-1Costa i Llobera C-2Dragonera D-1Elcano A-2Eivissa C-1Enginyer Antoni

Garau (Psg.) B-3

Formentera D-1Frana B-2Hernan Cortes A-2Illa des Porros D-1Islas Canarias A-2Jaume III A-3

Joan Alcover C-2Joan Mascar i FornesA-2

Josep Maria CuadradoC-2

Josep Maria Llompart D-2Josep Trias (Avda.) B-2Jovellanos C-2Llevant B-2Lloren Villalonga C-2Magallanes A-2Major (Pl) A-2

Malgrat D-1Mar A-2Maria Antonia Salva C-2Mata A-1Menorca C-1Miguel de los

Santos Oliver C-2Miquel Capllonch C-1Miquel Gelabert C-1Mossen Lloren RiberD-2

Pere Alcantara Penya C-2Pinar de Santa

Eullia (Avda.) D-1Pins (Avda.) B-2Pizarro A-3Platja B-2

Princesa A-2Ran de Mar B-2Salicrnia A-1Santa Eullia (Avda.) B-1Savina A-1Silenci B-3Sol B-1Suissa A-2Valdivia A-2V. Ramis dAyreflor D-2

Can Picafort East -Son Baul (p. 14)

Anglesos (Avda.) C-2Art (Ctra.) B-1Artemisa B-2Badia A-2Buenavista C-1Campet C-1Cervantes (Pl.) C-2Diagonal B-2Eglesia B-3

Es Batser B-2Felicia Fuster C-3Gaudi B-3Ginesta B-2Golf (Avda.) C-1Ingeneiro Gabriel

Roca (Pl.) B-2Isaac Peral A-3Isabel Garau C-3Jaume I C-2Jaume II C-2Jaume III C-2

Can Picafort East (ctd.)

Jessami B-2Joan Es Mahons A-2Jonc C-1La Pleta (Ronda) A-2

Llat C-2Mallorca (Psg.) A-3Mar C-1Marina B-3Mendez Nuez C-2Moll den Mostatxet C-1Mossen Lloren Vanrell

C-2Nard B-2Nord C-2Olivo A-3Orellana C-2

Pedreres A-1Pies Descalzos (Avda.)

B-2Pizarro C-1Rec dels Esclatasangs

B-2Residencia C-2Romero (Avda.) A-2Rossinyol A-2Rota den Gri A-1Sagrera B-3Saladina C-1

Sandal B-2Santa Eullia (Avda.) C-1Santa Margalida

(Avda.) B-1Sestadors A-1Son Baul (Avda.) B-2Sud C-2Tamarell (Ronda) B-2Tords B-2Torrent (Ronda) A-2Violeta B-2Volanti C-1

C A N P I C A F O R T

Son Serra de Marina.Given thego-ahead to become anurbanisation in 1953, there stillisnt exactly a great deal there.But this just adds to itswonderfully laidback and

carefree atmosphere. There arefiestas, quite good ones, from theend of July and into the first weekof August.


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Aguiles C-2

Albufera C-2Anecs C-2Anglesos C-4Arenes A-4Art C-2Balandre B-1Batterman C-2Berganti B-1Buguemvil-lea C-1Can Blau B-1Canyes A-4Caps Blaus C-2Caravel-la B-1

Copinyes A-3Corb Mari B-3Creuer B-1Dunes A-4Else Hetzel C-2Estrella de Mar A-3Falc C-3Falzia C-4Flamencs C-2Fragata C-1Franciscus A-3Gali C-1Gavines B-2

Ginebr A-3

A Holiday Village A-1

B Club Lagotel A-1

C Rei del Mediterrani

A-1

D Elisa B-1

E Amapola

B-1

F Viva Alcdia

Sun Village B-1

G Lago Park C-1

H Lago Park II C-1

I Continental Park

C-1

J Los Principes C-1

K Alcdia Park C-1

L Las Gaviotas SuitesC-1

M Alcdi-Mar C-1

N Alcdia Suite C-2

O Ses Fotges C-2

P Viva Blue C-2

Q Playa de Muro C-2

R Playa de Muro

Village C-3

S La Dorada C-3

T Rio Mar C-3

U Playa Esperanza

C-3

V Esperanza Park

C-3

W Parc Natural C-4

X Natura Playa C-4

Y Palace De Muro

C-4

Z Eden Playa A-3

Z1 Playa Garden A-4

Z2 Alcdia Pins A-4Z3 Viva Baha A-4

Z4 Albufera Park A-4

Z5 Albufera Playa A-4

Z6 Blue Bay Resort

A-4

Goleta B-1

Guardes de Mar C-4Ham A-3Joglars A-3Julia C-1Lago Las Gaviotas B-1Llac C-1Mar (Avenida) C-1Mar (Calle) A-3

Nautilus A-3Necora A-3Neptu A-3Pescadors de SAlbufera

A-4

Pins C-4Pites A-3Platges de Muro C-4Platja A-3Rodriguez de la Fuente

C-2Romani C-3Ropit B-3Segalls B-2Ses Fotges (Plaa) B-2Sirenes A-3Sulador C-3Veler A-1

P L A Y A D E M U R O

The towers. So, what are they,those towers dotted along thebay of Alcdia in Playa de Muro,

Can Picafort and Son Serra?What they are not, or were not,were watchtowers. Nor did theyhave anything to do with the CivilWar. They were constructed afterthe war and their primarypurpose was as targets for

torpedo practice by submarinesbased in Puerto Alcdia, thoughthey did also act as navigationalaids. Bernat Calc was themaster builder who oversaw theirconstruction. Their stone wasquarried in Alcanada and broughtby truck. Their construction washard work as there werent thecranes that there are nowadaysto lift the stones.


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CCala San Vicente(map 56)A series of small coves, thispicturesque part of Pollensa hasbeen attracting artists since thestart of the last century. Its mosticonic landscape is the horse

promontory, and horse isappropriate in that one of itsmore celebrated residents wasAligi Sassu, the sculptor who hasleft an enduring landmark in thearea - the horse of the HorseRoundabout in Puerto Alcdia.

Can Picafort(map 14)At the end of the nineteenthcentury, there were no buildingsin Can Picafort apart from twocabins, one of which belonged toa Jeroni Fuster. The residencewas called Picafort, which wasprobably to do with mosquitobites (bad itch, or somethinglike that). In 1908, a doctorbought the land and built the firstproper house, and so CanPicafort came into being.

CanadairA familiar sight, and perhapsunfortunately so, are the

Canadair fire-fighting planes,which are based in PuertoPollensa. In honour of the

planes, one has been created asa sculpture on a roundabout inthe resort.

Colonia Sant Pere

Part of the municipality of Art,this charming place dates back

to the late nineteenth century. Itwas one of a number ofcolonies which weredeveloped in predominantlycoastal areas as part of ascheme to farm more land and toalso give greater living space.

CrestatxWith its old oratory, Crestatx canclaim a longer history than someother parts of the area. In fact,Crestatx, or rather its people,formed part of the originalpopulation of Sa Pobla, whichcame into being in 1300. Thepeople were relocated.

Cruise shipsPalma may be where the bigcruise ships arrive, but PuertoAlcdia has, since 2012, beenreceiving cruise ships as well. Asyet, though, the number islimited, as is the size of ship.


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Albons B-3

Albercoquer B-1

Ametlers B-1

Arxiduc Lluis Salvador

A-3

Aur B-1Azorin B-1

Balearen, Pl A-3

Bosc A-3

Caleta B-2

Camamila-la B-1

Caputxina B-1

Carritx B-1

Clot B-4

Espinaler B-3Falgueres B-1

Fortales A-3

Garcia Lorca B-1

Gustavo Becquer B-1

Hort dels Moros B-3

Joan Alcover B-1

Jongs B-3

Josep Pla B-1

Lis B-1

Lli B-1Mal Pas, Avda. B-1

Mal Pas, Cami B-2

Manresa B-3

Manresa, Cami B-2

Sant Joan B-2

Talonera B-1

Teix B-1

Tirant Lo Blanc B-3

Tous A-3

Trevol B-1Unamuno B-1

Vent B-1

Victoria B-1

Violer B-1

Maria Antonia Salv

B-3

Miguel de Cervantes

B-1

Miramar A-3

Muntanya B-1Narcis B-1

Rio Baroja B-2

Roques, Pl B-1

Sant Antoni A-3

Alcanada B-1

Barca de Bou B-1Canal Fondo C-1

Cap de Menorca C-1

Cap del Pinar C-1

Cap Gros C-1

Costa Cas Caretlo B-1

Cranc B-2

Far C-1

Illot C-1

Llagosta B-1

Llat B-1

Mirador B-1

Napols C-1Pompeu Fabra C-1

Puig B-1

Rafel B-1

Roger de Llria C-1

Talaia C-1

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B A R C A R E S - M A L P A S

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24 de febrer 41 C-2

Accies 34 C-3

Agro 30 B-3

Aguila 30 B-3

Alcanada 24 A-2

Alcudiamar 41 B-2

Alemanya 30 B-3Alzinar 34 B-1

Amsterdam 30 A-3

Andorra 30 A-3

Anglaterra 30 B-3

Anselm Turmera 41 A-1

Antoni Maria Alcover

41 A-1

Apol-lo 30 C-3

Argentina 30 B-3

Aritja 34 C-2

Art (Carretera)

41 A-2 / 30 C-3 / 34 C-3Assumpci 34 C-4

Astoria 34 C-1

Ateres 30 B-3

Atzavara 34 C-3

Aubers 34 C-4

Ausis Marc 41 A-1

Baladres 34 C-2

Barques 41 B-1

Bearn 41 B-1

Begnies 34 C-2

Belgica 34 B-1

Bellevue Boulevard

34 B-1

Berna 30 A-4

Biarritz 34 A-1

Bisbe Font 41 C-1

Bolonya 30 A-4

Bons Aires 34 B-3

Bordeus 30 A-3

Brasil 34 B-3

Bristol 30 A-3

Buguemvil-lea 34 C-4

Cactus 34 C-2

Cadernera 30 B-3

Can Blau 34 B-4

Can Vauma 34 B-4

Canal Gran 34 B -1

Canal Nou 34 C-2

Canyes 34 C-1

Caragol de Mar 41 A-1

Caraques 34 C-4

Casino 30 B-3

Cibel-Le 30 C-3

Cigne Blanc 30 C-3

Cirerers 34 C-1Ciutadella 41 C-2

Clavells 34 C-2

Colomi 34 B-1

Copenhagen 30 A-3

Coral 41 B-1

Corb Mari 30 C-3

Corneli Atic 30 C-1

Curt 24 A-1

Dlies 34 C-1

Diana 30 C-3

Dinamarca 34 B-1

Dof 41 B-1Eol 30 C-3

Estany Petit 30 A-4

Estany Rod 30 C-3

Estrella de Mar 41 A-1

Fais 30 B-3

Falc 30 B-3

Fassers 34 C-2

Ficus 34 B-1

Flamenc 30 B-3

Fotja 30 C-3

Frana 34 A-1

Francesc de Borja Moll30 C-2

Fuerteventura 41 C-1

Gabriel Llabrs 41 A-1

Gabriel Roca 41 C-2

Gall Saltvage 30 B-3

Garballons 34 C-2

Gavina 30 C-2

Geranis 34 C-4

Gessam 34 C-3

Ginesta 34 C-3

Gladiols 34 C-1

Gran Canaria 41 C-1

Grecia 30 B-4

Guaiana 34 A-4

Guatlera 30 B-3

Haiti 34 B-4

Havana 34 B-4

Hercules 41 A-2

Holanda 30 A-3

Hostalera 41 B-1

Iola (Muro) 34 B-4

Illes Balears 41 C-2

Italia 34 B-1

Iuques 34 C-2

J. Mai Llompart

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Jupiter 30 C-3

La Paz 34 A-4

Lago Esperanza 34

Lago Menor 30 A-4

LAladern 34 C-3

Lanzarote 41 C-1

Latzareto 24 A-1

Lima 34 B-4

Lliris 34 C-2Lloren Villalonga

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Luxemburg 34 A-1

Magnolies 34 B-1

Mar 41 C-2

Mar del Plata 30 C-2

Mar e Perla 30 B-1

Mar i Estany 41 A-1

Mare de Du del Carme

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Margalides 34 C-2

Mariners 41 B-1Marisc 41 B-1

Martim 41 B-2

Mart 41 A-2

Menufars 34 C-2

Mercuri 30 C-4

Mrlera 30 B-4

Metge Reynes 41 C-1

Mxic 30 B-4

Minerva 41 A-2

Moguer 34 C-2

Moll Comercial 24 A-2

Mollet Albufera 34 C-2Monaco 30 A-4

Montecarlo 34 B-1

Montevideu 34 A-4

Murta 34 B-1

Neptu 41 A-2

Nicolau Riera Marsa

30 B-3

Noruega 30 B-3

Olimp 30 B-3

Oms 34 C-4

Orfeu 41 A-2

Orquidies 34 C-1

Palmeres 34 C-1

Perdiu 30 B-3

Pere Mas i Reus 34 A-1

Perpiny 30 A-3

Pescadors 41 C-2

Petnies 34 C-3

Pins (Centro) 41 C-1

Pins 34 C-4

Pinsa 30 C-4

Platja 41 A-1

Pluto 41 A-2

Poblat Marqus de

Suances 24 A-1

Port Comercial 24 A-2

Portugal 30 A-4

Potos 34 A-4

Princeps dAstries

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Puig 30 A-4

Punta 30 C-2

Puput 30 C-4

Quito 34 A-4

Ramn Muntaner30 C-2

Reina Sofia 41 A-1

Rio de Janeiro 34 A-4

Roma 30 A-3

Romani 34 C-4

Roselles 34 C-4

Roses 34 C-4

Rossinyol 30 B-3

Rotonda Caballo 30 C-1

Rotonda Magic 30 C-2

Salicornia 34 B-4

Salzes 34 C-4Sant Domingo 34 A-3

Sant Pere 41 C-2

Saturn 30 C-4

Savines 34 C-4

Ses Sirenes 30 C-3

Sucia 30 B-3

Tabarca 41 C-2

Tamarells 34 C-3

Tamarinde 34 C-1

Tarongers 34 C-1

Tenerife 41 C-1

Teodor Canet 41 C-1Tord 30 B-4

Torrent 24 A-1

Torreta 41 B-1

Tortora 34 B-1

Tritons 30 C-4

Tuc 30 A-3

Ulisses 30 C-4

Ura 30 C-2

Veler (Muro) 34 A-4

Venecia 34 B-1

Venus 41 A-2

Verderol 30 B-4

Vidalba 34 C-3

Violettes 34 C-4

Xiprers 34 C-3

Zoo 34 A-1

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Puerto Alcdia is the main dayfor the Sant Pere fiestas.July: Virgen del Carmenfiestasin Puerto Pollensa. The actualday is 16 July, but main eventsare likely to be the precedingweekend. Sant Jaume fiestas,

Alcdia. Main day is 25 July.Also, from 27 July, thePollensaMusic Festival season starts.Concerts through August.August: La Patrona, Pollensa.These fiestas start in July, but themain day is 2 August and the

battle between the Moors andthe Christians. In Sa Pobla, theannual jazz season of concerts isearly in the month.

FFairs and fiestasHere are some and which showthat there is something

happening in Mallorca all year.January: Sant Antoni (night ofthe fires, 16 January) in SaPobla, Muro and Pollensa.April: Boat show, cuttlefishgastronomy fair, plus craft, firstweekend, in Puerto Alcdia.

May: Pollensa Wine Fair(it wasthe first weekend this year).June: Sant Joan in Muro (24June is the main day). 29 June in

DemonsThe demons fire runs are themost spectacular of fiestaevents. The demons have beenaround for centuries, but theyonly started to come into theirspectacular own from the late1970s when the correfocentered popular Catalan culture.The fire from the tridents is not asdangerous as it might appear.Dijous BoThis is the largest fair on the

island. It takes place in Inca andwill be on 13 November this year.Its literal meaning is good

Thursday, and it is said to datefrom 1301, when Inca wasnamed as a vila (town) by theking of Mallorca, Jaume II.Eagles

They are guiles in Catalan andthese replica eagles are carried

by two girls with dresses of goldand jewels during the dance ofthe eagles in Pollensa at CorpusChristi (19 June this year). It is acelebration unique to Pollensaand is one which dates frommediaeval times.

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Fairs and fiestasAugust: Mare de Du dAgostfiestas in Can Picafort. The bigday is 15 August, replete with thebiggest and most spectacularfireworks display of the lot.

September: La Beata, SantaMargalida. First Sunday inSeptember is the date for thefamous La Beata procession.October: Alcdia Fair, the firstweekend of the month.November: Pollensa Fair andMuro Fair

, both over the secondweekend of the month, followedby theSa Pobla Fairtowards theend of the month.

P U E R T O A L C U D I A - M A G I C

Formentor

The drive to the cape ofFormentor is one of the hairiest

going, but it is one worthenduring for the amazing views.Along the promontory is one ofMallorcas most famous hotels,one which is the regular recipientof awards. It is the HotelFormentor. Its story is bound up

with the development of PuertoPollensa as a tourist destination,as its founder was anacquaintance of artists who wereso important in putting Pollensaon the map in the early twentiethcentury. He was an Argentinian

poet named Adan Diehl. Hemarried into wealth, whichhelped him to acquire the land inorder to build a hotel which hewanted to be a place whereartists, fellow poets andintellectuals would gather. It was

a romantic dream and one thatwas destined to end in disaster.Opened in 1929, the GreatDepression hit and the hotelsuffered because it wasaccessible only by boat. Diehland his wife were financiallyruined and they returned toArgentina in 1934, their passagepaid for by sympathetic residentsof Pollensa.


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G-HGrard BlitzHe was a Belgian and hefounded a famous holiday

company, Club Mediterrane.The first club was on theBeach of the French in PuertoAlcdia. It started in 1950. Blitz isoften attributed with havingoriginated the concept of all-inclusive, though the club in

Alcdia, with its tents and an airof everyone mucking in, wasrather different to what we nowcall all-inclusive.

GlosadorsIf you ever encounter a glosador,and you are more likely to atwinter fiesta events, you willalmost certainly not have a cluewhat they are on about. TheseMallorcan singers, monologuists,call them what you will, are firmlypart of Mallorcas folk tradition.They were important in passingon stories at times in the pastwhen the local dialect,Mallorqun, was unwritten.

GolfThere are two golf courses in thearea, those of Alcanada andPollensa, but there used to

another one. It was built on dryparts of Albufera in PuertoAlcdia. It dated from the early1930s, but it ceased to be whenit was converted into a landing-strip for Italian planes after theoutbreak of the Civil War in 1936.

HermitageThere are various ermitas andone of these hermitages is to befound in La Victoria, up themountain above Alcdia goingfrom Bonaire. At the start of Julythere is a fiesta which is very

Mallorcan. One for the people ofAlcdia, some of them stayovernight in a makeshiftcampsite by the hermitage.


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I-JIberostar

In Alcdia but much more so inPlaya de Muro and Can Picafort,Iberostar is an important nameamong the hotels. It is one ofMallorcas big four hotel chains.

The others are Meli, Riu andBarcel (Hotel Formentorbelongs to Barcel). Yet Iberostaris much younger than the otherthree. It was founded in the1980s. Its president, MiguelFlux, is part of an

entrepreneurial family which alsoowns the Camper footwearcompany, which is based in Inca.

Ironman

This May, the fourth ThomasCook Ironman 70.3 was held inPuerto Alcdia. It attracted nearly4,000 participants, confirming itssuccess, its internationalimportance and its status as oneof Mallorcas premier sportsevents. There is to be anotherIronman, a full version, on 27September this year, and it willalso be staged in Puerto Alcdia.Ironman has added to Alcdiasreputation for sports tourism.

Joan MarchBorn in Santa Margalida in 1880,March was arguably Mallorcas

most important businessman ofthe last century. His initial fortunecame partly from tobaccosmuggling, but subsequentlythere was little business inMallorca that didnt bear hisstamp. He founded the

Trasmediterrnea shippingcompany, was involved with theGESA electricity company and,in 1926, founded the BancaMarch. His notoriety washeightened by his involvementwith General Franco (he becameknown as Francos banker),and he is nowadays reviled bymany in his home town becauseof that unwelcome association.

John Frederick Bateman

He was one of the British

engineers who undertook theproject to drain Albufera in thesecond half of the nineteenthcentury, a project that was onlypartially successful. His legacyalso includes the Gatamoixestate in Alcdia, now privatelyowned but originally a colony forthose who worked on thedrainage and on cultivating partsof Albufera for wheat growing.


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King Jaume I

Known as the Conqueror,Jaume was the King of Aragonwho invaded Mallorca in 1229and put an end to the era ofMuslim occupation. In so doing,

he was responsible forintroducing the Catalan languageto the island. He established ashortlived dynasty of kings ofMallorca, one of whom, his sonJaume II, was responsible for thecreation of towns on the island

in 1300. These were given royalstatus and they included SaPobla.

Kiteboarding(see page 49)There is now something of atourist attraction off the beach atLa Marina on Pollensa Bay. It isthe sight of numerous kitesracing above the sea, as thisbeach is the most importantlocation for kiteboarding inMallorca. There are nowlicensed, official kiteboardinginstructors, which wasnt thecase until 2008. So, if you fancygiving it a go, there is a schoolbased at the Club Sol....

La BeataLa Beata in Santa Margalidabrings the summer fiestas

season in the north to a close.The procession of La Beata(Saint Catalina Thomas) takesplace on Sunday, the 7th ofSeptember. It represents therejection of temptation by theDevil, and the Saint is played

by a girl elected by local nuns. Itis a procession in which islanddignitaries and couples follow thevarious assistant devils whosmash earthenware jars on theground. These jars, snatchedfrom the couples, are symbolic ofpart of the legend; that the Saintwas taking food in a jar tofarmers but the Devil intervenedand smashed the jar.

La Patrona

Pollensas La Patrona from thelast week of July to 2 August isthe biggest, noisiest, wildestfiesta of them all. Towards itsend, it becomes a virtual non-stop party over successive nightsbefore everything calms down at5am on 2 August for the playingof the Alborada, the prologue tothe manic events of later in theday: the Moors and Christiansbattle at 7pm.


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MMarkets

Local markets are as follows:Alcdia- Sunday and Tuesday;Bger - Saturday; Campanet -Tuesday and Saturday; CanPicafort - Friday; Muro -

Sunday; Pollensa - Sunday;Puerto Alcdia- Friday;PuertoPollensa - Wednesday; SaPobla - Sunday; SantaMargalida - Tuesday andSaturday. In addition, there areevening markets in Puerto

Alcdia between June andSeptember, Wednesdays toSaturdays; in Playa de Muro,every evening until 15 October;in Puerto Pollensa, Tuesdayand Thursday from June toSeptember.

Moors and ChristiansA re-enactment of events of1550, the battle features localhero Joan Mas against theSaracen pirate Dragut. It allstarts with Joan crying out to theMother of God to help the peopleof Pollensa. Then it kicks off.Locals, armed with staves, fightMoors with swords (not real) in

the narrow streets before theyhead off to the old footballground for the final set-to.

Muro

A striking feature of the old townof Muro is its church, Sant Joan,which was finished in the earlyseventeenth century, havingreplaced a church from 1248.

The town has an EthnologicalMuseum, which shows rural lifebefore tourism. Its fair inNovember is dedicated to thepumpkin and it features apumpkin-growing competition.Muro means wall, but this maynot be the origin. Indeed, therewas a settlement in ancient pre-Roman, Ibero-Celtic days whenit was called Obriga.

Museums

Principal museums are:Alcdia Pollentia

Museum, C.Sant Jaume, 9.30am to 3pm,Tuesdays to Fridays; 10am to2pm, Saturdays and Sundays.Pollensa Museum, SantDomingo Convent. July toSeptember, 10am to 1pm and5.30pm to 8.30pm, Tuesdays toSaturdays; 10am to 1pm,Sundays. Rest of the year, 11am-1pm, closed Mondays.


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Alemanya 44 C-5

Alfabeguera 44 A-4

Almirall Barcel 44 H-5

Almirall Cervera 42 B-3

Almirall Ferragut

44 H-5

Alzina 44 A-5

Ametler 44 A-5

Ancora 44 E-5

Anglada Camarasa

42 C-3

Arganell 44 E-4Atilio Boveri 42 C-3

Bocchoris 42 B-4

Boia 44 E-4

Bosquet 44 H-5

Bot 44 D-5

Brixola 44 D-5

Cadernera 44 D-3

Camamil-la 44 A-5

Cirerer 44 B-4

Codonyer 44 B-4

Colomer 44 H-5

Coln 44 C-4Coln 44 H-6

Corb Mari 44 C-4

Ecnom Torres 42 C-3

Elcano 42 C-2

Escandall 44 E-5

Llat 44 E-5

Llebeig 42 B-2

Lledoner 44 B-4

Llenaire 44 B-4

Llevant 42 C-3

Llimonera 42 C-4

Lloren Riber 44 H-6

Londres 44 E-5

Magallanes 42 B-1

Magraner 44 B-5

Mata 44 B-4

Mendez Nuez 42 C-4Mestral 42 B-2

MestreAlberti 42 A-2

Metge Llopis 42 B-3

Migjorn 42 C-2

Miquel Capllonch

42 B-3

Moll Sur 42 C-2

Monges 42 C-2

Murta 44 B-5

Nansa 44 D-4

Nao Victoria 42 B-1

Noguer 44 B-4Nuredduna 44 H-6

Olivera 44 A-5

Oronella 44 C-3

Palangres 44 E-4

Pars 44 E-4

Passarell 44 D-3

Pere Melia 42 C-4

Pescador 42 C-4

Pins 44 C-3

Poll 44 A-5

Ponent 42 B-2

Roger de Flor 42 B-2

Roger de Llria 42 A-1

Romani 44 B-5

Roses 42 A-1

Roure 44 C-5

Rubn Daro 42 B-3Sant Pere 42 C-2

Saralegui 42 C-2

Talaia 44 H-4

Temple Fielding 42 C-1

Tramuntana 42 B-3

Ulls de Sirena 42 A-1

Urxella 42 A-1

Veles 44 E-5

Verderol 44 D-2

Verge del Carme 42 C-1

Vicen Buades 42 A-3

Volant 44 E-4Voltor 44 D-3

Vora Mar 42 C-4

Xaloc 42 C-2

Xaloc (Plaa) 42 A-2

Xarxa 44 D-4

Estornell 44 D-3

Falc 44 D-4

Far 44 H-6

Figuera 44 A-5

Foners 44 H-6

Fonoll Mar 44 B-5

Formentor Ctra. 44 H-6

42 C-3

Gamb 44 D-4

Gnguil 44 D-4

Garrover 44 A-5

Gavina 44 D-4Geranis 44 A-1

Ginebr 44 A-5

Gorri 44 D-4

Gratil 44 E-4

Gregal 42 C-4

Guillem Colom 44 B-5

Hams 44 E-4

Hrnan Corts 44 H-6

Hortnsies 42 A-1

Jafuda Cresques 42 C-1

Joan XXIII 42 B -2

Joan Alcover 44 H-6Joan Cerd 44 E-5

Juan de la Cosa 42 C-1

La Cala 42 A-1

La Gola 42 C-1

Lepanto 44 E-5

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N-ONaturismMallorcas first official naturisthotel was opened in ColoniaSant Pere last year. It is near tothe beach in Son Serra deMarina, which is well known forits naturism. Other beacheswhere naturism occurs includethe rustic beach between Playade Muro and Can Picafort.Necropolis

Outside Can Picafort, on thecoast at Son Real, is a necropolis

burial site which dates from theprehistoric Talayotic period of atleast the first Millennium BC.

OlivesThe cultivation of olives inMallorca began with the Greeksor Phoenicians from beforeRoman times. By the eighthcentury, Mallorcan oil was beingexported to north Africa. The

islands oil is considered to beone of the highest quality. Itforms part of pa amb oli (breadand oil). The very best olives aresaid to be grown around Selva,where, in Caimari, there is anolive fair in November.

PPhilip NewmanLittle known in Britain,Manchester-born Newmans

fame as a violinist was cultivatedin Belgium (he was friendly withthe royal family) and Portugalbefore, in 1962, he founded thePollensa Music Festival.Originally held in September, itnow runs from late July through

August. Newman died in 1966.Pollensa(map 50)There is a theory that Pollensawas founded by people fleeing

Pollentia (Alcdia) in the fifthcentury, but there is littleevidence to support this. Thetown came into being in theimmediate aftermath of Jaume Isconquest in 1229 when theKnights Templar established

themselves. It grew rapidlybefore the Black Deathintervened in the middle of thefourteenth century. The namecomes from Bullansa, the Arabicadministrative area, though thisin turn was derived from

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Pto be named. The Roman townin Alcdia was developed from70BC. The commonly heldtheory that it was totallyabandoned when the Vandalsinvaded in the fifth century is now

open to some dispute, evidenceof a new wall having been built inthat century suggesting that itwasnt abandoned. The style ofthe wall was probably Byzantine,which also draws into questionthe idea that the Byzantines

didnt arrive until the sixthcentury. Excavations started inearnest in the 1950s, andPollentia is now known to havebeen much larger than originallythought, joining modern PuertoAlcdia with Barcars on the bayof Pollensa.

PosidoniaIf you encounter fibrous balls thatcan look like kiwi fruits on thelocal beaches and wonder whatthey are, the answer lies withposidonia sea grass, which isprolific in the sea aroundMallorca. The sea grass is vitalfor the local eco-system, helping

to prevent coastal erosion and toreduce carbon dioxide levels (thegrass traps CO2). As a result,

efforts are taken to conserve thegrass and its abundant andcolourful undersea meadows.

Power stations

The old power station in PuertoAlcdia came into operation in

1957. With greater capacityneeded, the new power station(Es Murterar) was built in thelate 1970s and started producingelectricty in 1981. It is one of themain energy sources forMallorca and Menorca. The oldpower station continuedoperations for some ten years,but it has been all but abandonedever since. Plans to convert itinto a science and technologymuseum have pretty much beenscrapped. By the old powerstation there is an urbanisationknown as Poblat de GESA, afterthe electricity company, whichwas created to house workers atthe plant.


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Quality

Several quality systems applylocally to tourist businesses andbeaches. Alcdia and Pollensawere pioneer destinations for asystem called SICTED, which isa quality certification for anybusiness operating in the tourismsector. You will also see a Qmark on some establishments,which is a separate system. Allbeaches in the area have BlueFlags and, in addition, severalhave obtained ISO and other

Q-R standards for management and

environmental control.

Ramon LlullA name you might encounterround and about, Llull is one ofMallorcas most importanthistorical figures. Born in 1232,he wrote what is considered tohave been the first Europeannovel (in Catalan), but he wasmore than just a writer. Heinvented a rudimentarycomputer, the Lullian Circle,which supposedly revealed allpossible truths. The 700thanniversary of his death will behonoured next year. continued page 52


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P O L L E N S AAbulqasim F-3

Adan Diehl F-3

Aguila E-3

Alacanti C-3

Albeguins F-4

Alcdia D-4

Almoina E-3Angels E-3

Antoni Maura D-4

Argentina E-5

Balaixa D-3

Barques F-3

Bartomeu Catal Amer

C-3

Bartomeu Aloy E-2

Binimelis F-3

Bisbe Cnaves E-3

Bisbe Desbach D-5

Bonavista E-2Bou E-3

Ca Les Munnares

E-4

Cabrelles C-4

Calvari D-2

Calvari D-2

Campos E-2

Can Guillot D-1

Canonge Llobera

C-4

Canonge Roger D-4

Crritx D-4Cecili Metel E-5

Cerd D-2

Cervantes E-5

Cifre C-3

Coln E-4

Llo E-2

Llobera D-2

Lloren Cerd C-5

Lluna D-3

Major D-4

Mallorca D-4

Mar F-3Mare Alberta C-4

Marques Desbrull

D-4

Martorell D-3

Mena E-3

Menndez Pelayo

D-5

Mercat E-4

Mercuri D-3

Metge Llobera E-2

Metge Sureda E-4

Miquel CapllonchD-4

Montesin D-3

Moro D-3

Mosca D-3

Munar E-4

Ombra D-3

Padr E-3

Padronada E-2

Pageses D-3

Pare Vives F-2

Pau E-3

P.F.Cerd E-3Philip Newman E-5

Pius XI E-4

Pollentia D-5

Pont Rom E-1

Porquer D-2

Pou dels Tiradors

E-5

Puig de Maria C-5

Ramon i Cajal D-5

Ramon Llull E-4

Ramon Pic D-4

Reina Mara CristinaE-5

Reyes Catlics F-2

Roca E-3

Roca Toms E-3

Roser Vell C-4

Rotonda Can Berenguer

G-1

Rull F-3

Salut E-2

Sant Domingo D-5

Sant Isidre D-4

Sant Joan E-2Sant Jordi C-1

Sant Josep D-4

Sant Sebasti E-3

Santa Barbara E-3

Seglars D-3

Snia C-5

Sion F-3

Sol E-4

Sor Flor Ricomana

E-3

Temple D-4

Ternelles E-1Tito Cittadini F-5

Torres F-3

Vella D-3

Vent D-3

Verger F-3

Convent D-4

Coronel Aloy C-3

Costa i Llobera E-3

Costell F-5

Creus D-2

Doctor Fbregues

E-3Dones de Can Sales

D-5

Ecnom Cifre E-3

Ermita Torrandell

F-4

Estrella E-2

Ferr D-3

Ferragut C-3

Formentor F-2

Fray Junpero Serra

C-4

Garriga D-3Garrovera D-3

General Bosch D-4

Gerreria F-2

Gonal Ferragut C-4

Gruart E-2

Guillem Cifre C-5

Hort Nou E-5

Horta E-2

Horta de la Font G-1

Jaume I D-5

Jaume III F-2

Jess D-3Joan Baptista Cabanillas

B-5

Joan Guiraud D-4

Joan Ms D-3

Jonquet E-4

Q-RRoundaboutsThe first roundabout in Mallorcawas built in 1976 in Palmanova.Since then, roundabouts havecome to serve an additionalpurpose - that of displaying

sculptures. From the Pollensasymbol of the cock to theCanadair in Puerto Pollensa tothe horse in Puerto Alcdia,

these works of art areeverywhere. The horse wasdone by the Italian Aligi Sassu,

while the knot on the MagicRoundabout in Puerto Alcdiawas the work of Ben Jakober,who has the wonderful museumof Sa Bassa on the coast near tothe Alcanada golf course. Othernotable sculptures are those of

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SSa Pobla

A town famed for its potatoes andalso its rice (grown in Albufera),it was created in 1300 as one ofthe towns granted royal status byJaume II. Its full name was

originally Sa Pobla dHuialfs,this second part coming from theArabic and meaning watermeadow. Sa Pobla itself meansthe populace, as in a settlementof people, and should not beconfused with poble (village in

Catalan - pueblo in Spanish).

SaintsThere are many, but here are justa few.Antoni.He gives his nameto Sa Poblas parish church, andSa Pobla is where the Catalancult of Antoni was established.He was an Egyptian monk whoendured a hermits existence inthe desert and hallucinations ofdevils. Bartomeu. One of theTwelve Apostles, Bartholomewsday is 24 August, and Alcdiacelebrates it in a way unique tothe town with a parade oflanterns made from melons.Jaume. Another apostle, James

is Alcdias patron and its parishchurch is named after him. KingJaume I had considered calling

the town Sant Jaume deGuinyent, a reference to asettlement which pre-dated hisconquest, but he stuck with theArabic, which morphed intoAlcdia. Joan. Saint John theBaptist, in other words. His day is

24 June and its local celebrationis mostly in Muro. He is patron ofthe parish church there.Margalida.Known in English asSaint Margaret of Antioch, she isprobably more the stuff of legendthan fact. She suffered all sortsof horrors before apparentlybeing put to death in 304. She isco-patron of Sa Pobla along withJaume. Her feast day is 20 July.

Sebasti. The Christian martyrpersecuted by the Romanemperor Diocletian, Sebastian is

Palmas patron saint. He becameso because a bone said to havebelonged to him was brought tothe city when it was enduring abad bout of the plague in thesixteenth century. The bone didthe trick, and the plague came toan end. His day is 20 Januaryand is celebrated locally more asan extension to Sant Antoni thanbecause of a local connection.


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Aloy A-1

Brixola A-2

Cala Clara A-1

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Cavall Bernat

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Font de lEsto

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Guillem Bestard

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Joaquin Mir A-3

Maresers A-3

Mestre Paco B-2

Sant Vicen A-2

Santiago Rosiol

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Temporal B-2

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Vicente, Vicen (in Catalan) orVincent in English was anothersaint who suffered at the hands

of Diocletian. The first hotel inCala San Vicente (Cala SantVicen), an improvisedpension Can Niu, as wasreported in 1913 by the localpress, was used by some of thepainters who made the areafamous. Cala San Vicente hada more sinister resident at onetime, Anton Zischka, a Gestapoagent who masqueraded as a

journalist but who organiseddelivery of submarines into theMediterranean.

Sibil-laThis Gregorian chant dates fromaround the tenth century.Originally thought to have beenGreek, it became popular inCatalan lands and especially soin Mallorca where it was revived

after a period in the sixteenthcentury after it had been bannedby the Catholic Church. Sostrong is the Mallorcanassociation that UNESCO hasdeclared it a masterpiece ofintangible cultural heritage of

humanity. Apocalyptic though itslyric is, it is sung on ChristmasEve, for example in AlcdiasSant Jaume church.

Son Baul(map 14)It was in Son Baul where CanPicaforts tourism historybegan, a coastal urbanisationhaving been created in theearly 1930s. It has a touch ofhistory which is very much

older, a dolmen tomb fromTalayotic times. It perhapsdates from as long ago as1700BC. Just along from thecoast is the finca of Son Realwith its Talayotic necropolis.Son Real is considered to be an

area of cultural importance toMallorca and it was acquired bythe Balearic Government in2002.


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TTemple Fielding

His full name was TempleHornaday Fielding. He has astreet named after him in PuertoPollensa. He was the Americanwho was the Fielding of

Fieldings Travel Guides, one ofwhich was dedicated to Mallorca.Fielding was important inpromoting Mallorca and Spain tothe American market. He lived ina villa in Formentor and rentedan office in Puerto Pollensa. He

died in 1983 and is buried inPollensa.

Ternelles

The finca of Ternelles in Pollensais perhaps best known for its pinetree and for its walk. On 17January each year there is anevent unique to Pollensa whichinvolves the climbing of a pinetree that is brought, with someceremony and no small amountof alcohol, to the town from thefinca. As for the walk, it has beenat the centre of a controversy foryears, the fincas owners, theMarch family (of Joan Marchfame), having sought to restrict

the right of way, which leads tothe Castell del Rei, a fortificationwhose origins arent totally

understood. The Romansprobably used it for lookoutpurposes, though it would seemto have also been a product ofthe ancient Talayotic period.

Tramuntana

The mountain range whichextends from Andratx in thesouth-west of the island toPollensa. It was declared aWorld Heritage Site by UNESCOin 2011. Its tallest peak is thePuig Major, which is 1,445metres high, on top of which is aSpanish Air Force radarinstallation.

Trofeo AlmirallComte de Barcelona

An annual racing regatta for

classic yachts, it is nowestablished as part of PuertoAlcdias sporting calendar andtakes place this year from 20 to24 August. The name, Count ofBarcelona, refers to a title whichKing Juan Carlos now holds, ithaving previously been grantedto his father. This year marks thethirtieth anniversary of thestaging of the regatta.


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U-ZUllal

This area in Puerto Pollensawould once have formed part ofthe Albufereta. Futuredevelopment (e.g. of a five-starhotel) has been constantly

stalled because of argumentsover whether it is still wetlandor not.

VermarThis is the annual wine fair andfiesta in Binissalem. It happens

towards the end of September.Apart from the wine, it isnotable for its grape-treadingcontests and its massivegrape-throwing battle.

Via Fora

This is a series of night-time(normally from 9pm)dramatised scenes depictingevents from Alcdias historywhich takes place by the citywalls on various occasionsduring the summer.

WeatherLets be honest, its probablythe most important topic of all,

but can the weather be too hot?Sometimes. July 1994 waswhen the record high was

registered. Over 44 degrees inMuro.

Ximbomba

A curious instrument which issometimes used as anaccompaniment to the

glosador folk performers. Inits local version, dried reedforms part of its design, whichotherwise involves goat hide.Its playing has a distinctlyphallic symbolism to it, andquite deliberately so.

Yacht clubsOf yacht clubs in the area, CanPicaforts was finally openedlast year after years of legalproblems. It is essentiallyoffices and a restaurant. Thegrandest club is PuertoPollensas, which wasconstituted in 1961 and onwhich building work began thesame year.

ZooNot that there is one any more.There was a small one nearBellevue in Alcdia, hence whythere is a street named Zoo.


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