The Island of Majorca Spain

Majorca Spain is an island in the mediteranean sea close to the other Balearic Islands of Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Majorca Spain is situated off the south east coast of mainland Spain approximately 90 miles south-east of Barcelona and 120 miles east of Valencia.

The island of Majorca Spain is the largest of the Spanish islands and it's name is derived from the latin word 'maior' meaning major where as the neighbouring island of Minorca is the minor island.

Find out all about Majorca Spain in out Majorca travel guide. We provide some great photo packed travel guides to places to visit as well as some choice villas to rent. Our web directory will help you find a myriad of specialist information and services from small and often independent sites. The perfect Majorca Spain travel resource to design the ideal holiday in Majorca.

Villas Owners Direct

Holidays Unpackaged

We are dedicated to helping you avoid the package holidays trap and discover the true beauty of this wonderful island.

This Majorca Spain travel Guide concentrates on the islands true environmental and cultural assets and it is our hope that you will find places to visit or things to do that add value to your Majorca Spain holidays. We believe that by working on a small scale the negative effects of tourism can be reduced. For example renting a villa directly from the owner or choosing a small specialist company. It is also down this avenue that you will find some of the best villas in the most beautiful and unspoiled areas of the island. We try to paint a vivid picture of the reality of mass tourism in Majorca Spain and how things can be improved. Innovative ideas are expressed in the hope that our readers may find inspiration. We aim to provide pertinent reading for both holiday makers and villa, apartment and finca owners in Majorca.

Mass tourism during the last 40 years has taken its toll on the largest of the Balearic islands. Serious damage has been done to much of the coastline and the island of Majorca is heavily effected by a small group of package holiday companies. In our guide we will pay particular attention to the remaining beauty with strong support and emphasis on sustainable and environmentally friendly tourism. Majorca can be considered a microcosm of the tourism industry on a wider scale and many of the issues challenged by this web site are pertinent to travel and tourism at large. Enter our Majorca travel Guide.

Majorca Web Unraveled

There are a great wealth of quality and specialist niche web sites on the web offering you travel information and services. Finding them is the problem! In our Majorca Spain directory we have uncovered some real gems! This is a great holidays research and planning resource with listings of independent villas and plenty of resources to help plan your holidays on the island of Majorca Spain.