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Magaluf (/ m æ ɡ ə ˈ l uː f /, Catalan: [məɣəˈluf], Spanish:) is a town on the western coast of the island of Majorca. Known as a major tourist destination and holiday resort town , Magaluf is in the municipality of Calvià , which is likewise a popular package tour destination.
Sa Porrassa and Magaluf. Measuring over 400 meters (1,300 ft) across at its widest point, the island is a feature at the heart of Magaluf Bay. It is 36 m (118 ft) above sea level. [1] The island is uninhabited, but visited during the summer season by many holidaymakers, either swimming, on personal water craft or on pedalboat from Magaluf Beach ...
Magaluf beach is one kilometer long and is made of fine white sand. Originally, the beach landscape was an unattractive looking marshland, its current state is the product of artificial regeneration. A half mile from the coast of Magalluf beach is Porrassa Islet, which served as a refuge for the fleet of King James I before he landed in Santa ...
[1] [2] [3] Santa Ponsa II has hosted a PGA European Tour event and is open only to club members. Its 18th green is in the shape of the island of Majorca within a pond, reached by a bridge. The Baleares International College, an English school founded in 1956, is located on the road to the nearby village of Magaluf.
The municipalities are grouped into 9 comarques ("comarcas" in Castillian Spanish) - six on the island of Mallorca (Palma de Mallorca, Serra de Tramuntana, Raiguer, Pla de Mallorca, Migjorn and Llevant), while the other islands each form one comarque. In the table below, Serra de Tramuntana and Pla de Mallorca are abbreviated to "Serra" and ...
Map of western Europe, anonymous and undated, preserved in the Ambrosiana Library, dating from the 14th [21] or 15th centuries. In addition there is a detailed description of a nautical Arab map of the Mediterranean in the Encyclopedia of the Egyptian Ibn Fadl Allah al-'Umari , written between 1330 and 1348. [ 19 ]
The town is frequented by a range of socio-economic groups due to the proximity to both the city of Palma and the resort of Magaluf. With the advent of low-cost airlines and package holidays, Palma Nova has grown to become a major holiday destination for Europeans. Vuelta a Mallorca, Challange Mallorca, Trofeo Calvia. Finished at Palamova. 25 ...
Portolan charts are a type of medieval and early modern map that focuses on maritime geography and includes a network of rhumb lines. [1] Most medieval portolan charts were made in Italian-speaking cities (mainly Genoa and Venice), with a substantial minority made in Catalan-speaking Majorca. In the 19th century, historians of cartography ...