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Can Cap De Bou
On the north-east coast of the island of Majorca, in the centre of the Bay of
Pollenca can be found the property "Can Cap de Bou", covering the area between
the shires of Pollensa and Alcudia. History reveals that the strategic easons,
the old Fortress of Alcudia was strengthened to defend itself against Arab attacks
and provided refuge for the nobles. As a complementary offer, there is a vegetable
garden for one's own use, swimming-pool, tennis court, a garden beside the pool
and a croquet/boules court. For the children there are couple of donkeys with their
carts, as well as a small "laser" boat to go sailing at the Ca'n Cap de Bou beach.
pollenca
Pollenca
Pollenca is a beautiful quiet tradition town in the North West of the island.
The beautiful old town of Pollenca nestles next to the Puig Maria hill and is surrounded by farmland. Here among the narrow streets and squares you will find all the amenities a small town can offer as well as a variety of shops and restaurants. Every Sunday there is the locally produced fruit and vegetable market famous through the area. The town is also the home of an annual classical musicfestival featuring world famous musicians.
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
