I remember there was once a song with the words: “Let you dream of Palma de Mallorca ...” Surely, many have repeatedly wondered what this place is? And where is Mallorca, which is sung with such ecstasy?
From the point of view of territorial division - this is only part of Spain. And not just a part, but the largest of the islands that belong to it. Mallorca is one of the Balearic Islands archipelago. In addition to it, the Balear contains six more small pieces of land: Menorca, Cabrera, Dragonera, Isle of Air, Ibiza and Formentera. The place where Majorca is located is the outskirts of the Mediterranean Sea, located near the
Iberian Peninsula and the Strait of Gibraltar.
At the same time, the island of Mallorca has long been known to people. The first settlements appeared here during the Paleolithic. Then the island came under the influence of Carthage, and the place where it is on the map of Mallorca for a long time became a stronghold of pirates. Any captain, while sane, traveled the Balears for miles. But all this happened before the advent of our era. When the island was captured by Quintus Metellus, the Roman consul, he ended piracy, and then founded two cities on it - Pollentia and Palmaria, which in our time became the aforementioned Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the island.
Then the island for a long time passed from hand to hand: from the Byzantines to Muslims, from the Moors to the Catalans. By the thirteenth century, even an own kingdom had arisen on the island, however, it did not exist long. Then, practically the entire area where Majorca is located was deserted: in 1347 the island, like the entire Balearic archipelago, was devastated by a plague epidemic.
Then it was conquered by the Aragon king Pedro IV. Since then, Mallorca, where today is one of the most beautiful resorts in Spain, has come under the jurisdiction of this country. At the moment, the tourism industry is booming on the island. Since the fifties of the last century, local cities have overgrown with developed infrastructure. Tourists are attracted by the beautiful landscape of the island, the warm Mediterranean Sea, the beaches of Mallorca, as well as the entertainment of the island's capital - Palme. The center of the island is a magnificent fertile plain on which winemaking and cultivation of olive trees has long been developed . These types of agricultural business bring profit to the island to this day. In addition, they have also become part of the tourist routes, attracting travelers with the Mediterranean's favorite goods - fine wine and aromatic olive oil.
According to statistics, in 2001 the island was visited by over nineteen million tourists. In addition, thanks to the railway lines connecting it with the neighboring islands, Mallorca serves as a kind of transfer point for those traveling to the Balearic Islands from the mainland.
Now you know where Mallorca is and much more about the main tourist island of Spain. Let us add in the end only that it is a pearl and the pride of the country, delighting tourists with an amazing vacation from year to year.