Discover Mallorca - The Jewel of the Mediterranean

The growth in visitor numbers has been supported and encouraged by the number of charter and low cost airlines flying into Palma, thus making world wide travel and especially inter-european travel easy and affordable. With a population in the region of one million, the international diversity of the people living here gives a cosmopolitan feel to many places on the island. Mainland Spaniards continue to buy second homes in Mallorca and there is now more activity from buyers in Ireland, Holland, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Scandinavian countries. Germany and the United Kingdom continue to take the most significant share of the market with a rapidly increasing number of wealthy Russians coming to enjoy this unique island.

The market is quite diverse, ranging from apartments through to villas and fincas with some properties fetching prices in excess of 20 million euros. The availability of high quality real estate has proved of great interest to affluent business people and companies who wish to take advantage of the islandīs infrastructure and at the same time retain privacy, factors which have not been overlooked by an ever increasing number of international companies and investors.

Sports personalities and celebrities find a similar attraction in investing in Mallorca. Michael Douglas, Claudia Schiffer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Corrs and Boris Becker to name a few, now all owning property on the island. Those people who know the island well take advantage of the wide range of activities available. In addition to being a great location for recreational pursuits such as cycling, hill walking and sailing, the island now has almost twenty top class golf courses at the disposal of recreational players or golf fanatics. Golden beaches, glorious climate and a rich culture sets Mallorca apart and it rightly deserves the title of
"The Jewel of the Mediterranean".