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General Info

USEFUL INFORMATION

Passport / Visa

Spain can be visited visa-free for up to 90 days by citizens of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Israel, UAE, and most countries in America. If you are unsure whether or not you need to apply for a visa, we recommend contacting the embassy or consulate in your country. International (non-Schengen) travellers need a passport that is valid for at least 3 months after the end of their intended trip in order to enter the Schengen zone. Citizens of Schengen countries can travel without a passport but must have a valid ID with them during their stay.

Palma de Mallorca Airport
 
Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) is located 8km from the city. Bus number 1 runs to and from the airport and the city centre and takes about 30 minutes. The bus leaves every 15 minutes from the airport and stops right in the heart of the city, at Plaça d’Espanya. If you would rather take a taxi to your destination, there are cars waiting at assigned taxi areas outside the terminal. A taxi journey to Palma takes about 20 minutes.

Public transport

here are several different kinds of public transport around the island. You can choose from buses, trains, and public bikes. The bus service on Mallorca is excellent. Depending on how much you plan to travel, there is a selection of different types of tickets, and you can buy these at the Intermodal Station on Plaça d’Espanya in Palma or at tobacconists. Urban Bus number 3 in Palma goes all the way from the industrial area via Palma’s town centre to the Illetas beach. Public transport buses to Valldemossa and other popular villages leave from the bus station behind Plaza España. For more information on lines and timetables, visit these websites:

Electricity

220 V/50 Hz.
Plugs have two round prongs, the same as in continental Europe.

Telephone

Country code: +34
Area code (Palma de Mallorca): 971

About Mallorca

Mallorca, located in the westernmost Mediterranean, is the largest island in the Balearic archipelago. Its strategic location on the maritime trade routes brought different cultures to the island over the centuries. Its legacy can be seen today through its monuments, traditions and gastronomy.

TERRITORIAL ORGANISATION

The Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera and other adjacent islands) form one of the 17 Autonomous Communities in which the Spanish State is structured. The Government of the Balearic Islands exercises the administrative and political control over the whole of the insular territories although each island has its own insular council as a representative and governing institution (Consell de Mallorca). The island is divided territorially into 53 municipalities being Palma the capital of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands, and also of the island of Mallorca.

GEOGRAPHY

The island has an area of 3,640 km² and about 550 km of coastline that alternates beaches of various kinds (large sandy areas, sandy coves, small pebble coves…) with cliffs and steep coastline. Geographically we can distinguish six areas: Serra de Tramuntana, Raiguer, Pla, Llevant, Migjorn and Palma. The Serra de Tramuntana has the highest peaks, some exceeding 1,000 metres, of which Puig Major, which reaches 1,445 metres, is the highest. The maximum distance on the island is about 100 km from one end to the other.

WEATHER

Mallorca has a typical Mediterranean climate with warm temperatures in summer and mild temperatures in winter. In summer, daytime temperatures can usually exceed 30 °C, which is the sun and beach season. However, Mallorca offers more than 300 days of sunshine a year, so any time of year is good for visiting the island. In spring and autumn the temperatures are usually pleasant, you can even enjoy a few days on the beach and are ideal for touring the island, visiting its tourist resources and also doing sports activities such as cycling and hiking. The winters are mild, perfect also to practice your favourite sport and enjoy an active holiday, or to discover the real island of calm as during this season there is less tourist inflow. The water temperature ranges from 13 ºC in winter, 15-18 ºC in spring to over 20 ºC in summer.

LANGUAGE

As in the rest of the islands, there are two official languages: Catalan, the island’s own language, and Spanish, the official language of the Spanish state; although it is common to hear other languages, due to the large influx of tourists and the multiculturalism of the residents.

CURRENCY

As in the rest of the European Union countries integrated in the Monetary Union, the official currency is the Euro. POPULATION It has approximately 900,000 inhabitants, 80 % of the entire Balearic archipelago. Almost half of the resident population lives in the capital, Palma.

ECONOMY

Tourism has been the driving force behind the island’s economy since the 1960s, with a high degree of specialisation in this sector. Industry, construction and the primary sector play a less prominent role.

RELIGION

Although in Spain no denomination has a state character, there is a deep-rooted Catholic tradition. With the arrival of residents and tourists from other countries there is a great variety of religions and places of worship.