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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.
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 ...
We want to protect the word “Magaluf” like Ibiza, like Mallorca, as a brand that is a big brand.” The warning of “tourism-phobia” comes as anti-tourism protests sweep Spain .
Today, it is the second most populated area of the entire archipelago Balearic after Palma, and also an area that has the largest number of tourists in the islands. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Its population is scattered around the different urban centers created as a result of tourism development and twentieth century urbanization.
Six tourists have been arrested for the alleged gang rape of an 18-year-old British woman on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca.. Five French tourists and one Swiss tourist have been arrested ...
The Baleares International College, an English school founded in 1956, is located on the road to the nearby village of Magaluf. Santa Ponsa also has a private marina, Club Náutico Santa Ponsa (Santa Ponsa Yacht Club), built in 1975 within the natural cove known as "Sa Caleta". The marina can accommodate up to 522 boats from 7m to 20m in length ...
The town of Palma was reshaped and expanded, and became known as Medina Mayurqa. Later on, with the Caliphate of Córdoba at its height, the Muslims improved agriculture with irrigation and developed local industries. The caliphate was dismembered in 1015. Mallorca came under rule by the Taifa of Dénia, and from 1087 to 1114, was an ...
Palma Nova (Balearic Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpalmə ˈnɔvə]; "New Palma") is a town on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca, in the municipality of Calvià.. Palma Nova was one of the first purpose-built tourist destinations on the island, catering for all tastes.