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Hot Properties in Mallorca

 

Property in Mallorca

The tourism powerhouse of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca (or Majorca) really does offer something for everyone.

Whether you want a lively nightlife, family-friendly beach resorts, a glitzy place to moor your yacht or a stunning mountain range for biking or hiking you can have it, mostly all within a 90-minute drive.

With a tourism industry that is over 150 years old, Mallorca offers dozens of marinas, five-star hotels, golf courses, sports centres (Rafa Nadal is opening one in the near his home town on the east coast) and beach clubs.

It might not be as fashionable as Ibiza but its infrastructure is far more developed and the island is served by a far greater number of flights.

Unlike both Ibiza and Menorca it is a popular year-round destination with a good choice of winter flights – and this is especially true around Palma in the south-west, which offers an array of international schools for the cosmopolitan expat population.

Property hunters from around the world have driven up prices and 2015 saw the first increases at the high end since the property crash. Prices are generally higher than on the mainland – but here is a quick guide.