Scotts Hotel

ES-> Mallorca-> binnisalem

Address:	Plaza de la Iglesia, 12
Email:	reserev@scottshotel.com
Telephone:	971 870 100
Web Site:	http://www.scottshotel.com

Scotts hotel is a very unusual one. Set in the wine producing area of Mallorca on the side of the main square of Binnisalem, it is a converted summer palace.

The panoramic photograph below shows one of the suites.

binnisalem

Binnisalem

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Binnisalem is one of the major towns of the Raiguer district.

It has a large leafy central square sitting in the lea of its main church. It has escaped any major touristic development, remaining famous mostly for being at the heart of the wine production for the island.

Vineyards are found extensively in this district, and in September there is an annual wine festival, with activities and processions like the stomping of the wine.

The wine production is broken down as follows:

Vineyard area under production in vine varieties, as registered in the Wines Register of the Regulating Council. RED WINES HECTARES % RED WHITE WINE HECTARES %WHITE Manto Negro 231,79 48,4 Moll or Prensal Blanc 55,02 68,2 Callet 22,56 4,7 Macabeo 2,33 2,9 Tempranillo 32,87 6,9 Parellada 1,60 2,0 Monastrell 4,27 0,9 Chardonnay 11,86 14,7 Cabernet Sauvignon 112,96 23,6 Moscatell 6,96 8,6 Syreh 3530 7,4 Other Whites 2,92 3,6 Merlot 35,71 7.5 TOTAL WHITES 80,69   Other reds 3,78 0,8       TOTAL REDS 479,24   TOTAL VINEYARDS 559,93

Mallorca

Mallorca

Mallorca History

Mallorca, inhabited since the Prehistoric Age, developed an important culture during the Bronze Age. In the year 123 BC Quinto Cecilio Metelo conquered the island for the Romans giving way to later invasions : the Vandals ( 468 ) the Byzantines ( 533 ) the Arabs ( 902 ).

In december 1229 the island was conquered by King James I of Aragon and repopulated by peopel of Catalan origin. With the succession of James II, the independent Kingdom of Mallorca was setup, and this went on to form part of the Crown of Aragon in the mid 14th Centure. After the War of Succession, the Kingdom of Mallorca disappeared, and the island lost all its privileges and exemptions ( 1715 ).

At the beginning of the 20th Centurythe island came under the dominion of Franco's troops ( 1936 ). In the 60s and still under dictatorship, the island began to experience the boom in tourism which has become one of the great driving forces behind its economic development today.

Mallorca in Figures

Population

The island of Mallorca at present has 740,900 inhabitants which accounts for 80% of the Balearic islands. 16% of the population are forigners . The foreign population is not just English and Germans, but alsomanypeople from South American countries.

Language

The official languages are Castillano and Catalan. The version of Catalan which is spoken is Mallorquien which is difficult for even some Catalan speakers to understand. This traditional version is spoken mostly in the villages.

Hotels in Mallorca

There are over 1000 hotels in Mallorca. These range from very traditional old hotels to modern holiday complexes and parks. The Hotels can be broken down into the following types: Modern beach hotels
Finca hotels
Superlux hotels
Agrotourismus hotels