Villa in Pollensa

Mallorca Villas, Holidays in Pollensa, Puerto Pollensa and Cala San Vicente (Majorca)

Travel information Mallorca - What you should know about a holiday in Mallorca

Here is a small alphabetical list of references that you may find useful during your visit to Mallorca.


Getting there

The cheapest way to travel to Mallorca, is the airplane. Palma airport is one of the most operating in Europe and, accordingly, very great, but it is very well organized and labeled.

 

Car driving in Mallorca

Is on the highway: a maximum of 110 km / h on country roads: 90 km / h. Seat belt use in urban areas also, helmets are required for all motorized two-wheelers. Blood alcohol level: 0.5. Safety vest requirement calls on mobile phones while driving is prohibited. Fines (multas) of the Guardia Civil are quite high. In villages and towns have blue lines indicate limited, and paid parking, yellow lines at parking ban. Those who ignored, must multas or face the Breakdown. In the center of Palma is dissolved at ATMs parking tickets for more than 90 minutes.

 

Banks in Mallorca

Virtually every island town has several banks. There is hardly a place without ATMs.

 

Entry and exit Mallorca

Tourists from countries of the European Union does not control or more commonly, however, should the ID card with you. Swiss citizens are recommended to carry a passport. Children under 16 need a passport or the registration of children in the parent's passport.

 

Health care in Mallorca

The largest of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca, has a dense network of Arztpraxenund pharmacies (farmacias) and eleven private and ten public hospitals (with interpreters). There are also more than a dozen Therapy in Mallorca. We advise and assist you in the worst case that you need in this regard have.

 

Internet connection in Mallorca

We offer the Internet on the finca or apartment. Usually this takes place via an Internet Stick, which you can plug in Ladtop. Alternatively, we also offer the opportunity to work in our office with our computers for customers, or to comfortably surf the Internet cafe at our office.

 

Car Hire in Mallorca

35 000 rental cars are available from hundreds of car rental companies. Check and compare the different conditions. Reasonable prices need not always be the most serious. Wise is a full comprehensive insurance in case of damage.

Please contact us, we work with some car rental companies and get good service and prices.


Emergencies at Mallorca

European emergency (police, fire, ambulance): Phone 112

 

Public Transportation in Mallorca

Palmas bus station is located near the Placa Espanya. There is also the station of the Ferrocarril de Soller nostalgic. Associated with modern railways is Palma Inca, Sa Pobla and Manacor. In planning the expansion of Sa Pobla and Manacor to Alcudia Cala Ratjada. Links between the island towns are otherwise scarce as everything is centered on Palma.

 

Opening hours auf Mallorca

Restaurants are usually open 13-16 and 19.30-23 Clock, shops on weekdays and 9-13/13.30 16-20.30 Clock and longer.

 

Post at Mallorca

Stamps are available from the post office (correos) and in tobacco shops (tabaco, estanco). Post boxes are yellow. Postal stamps with private providers are transported only from company-specific letter boxes!
For shipments of magazines, etc. You are welcome to enter our postal address: PO BOX 37-07460 Pollensa

 

Prices and currency in Mallorca

The introduction of the euro led to Mallorca in Spain, first in huge price increases over the previous Pesetenpreisen. Meanwhile, the prices are above those of Pesetenära, but generally not those of other euro countries. Still relatively inexpensive fresh meat, not fresh fish, since it has become rare here. Tourists complain about high restaurant prices - in many places right. Especially since the prize money is often not true. A bottle of table wine costs from 2.50 € in a supermarket, restaurant, sometimes 15 times. Organized trips also go into the money: With 30 to 55 euros for a day trip without food or evening with a show menu you have to expect.

 

Travel time and weather on Mallorca

The north is cooler than Palma and the south. Spring is usually mild with cool evenings and rain. Summer is hot with thunderstorms in August is high humidity. Autumn is up into October are generally warm, then there are early frosts, with high rainfall. The winter is mild, mainly because of high humidity in the evening and at night cool to cold. An overview of the current weather and temperatures can be found here:

 

Tipping in Mallorca

All in the service sector working people appreciate a tip. In restaurants on Mallorca up to 10 percent of the total amount are common. Maid expected 5-6 € per week. For taxi and bus trips (excursions, transfer) you should round up generously, remember the tour leader on satisfaction with a mite from about 5-6 €.

 

Water at Mallorca

Even after the construction of two desalination plants, environmentalists seawater desalination plants at Palma and the use of mobile desalination plants is water, especially in low rainfall years, a problem in Mallorca. Island guests should limit water use because of the absolutely necessary.

 

Marinas in Mallorca

A list of all the Balearic marinas with information on location, size, number of berths, maximum boat length and port facilities and to all providers of charter yachts has "Mallorca Nautic". The only agency in the Balearic Islands, which lists all charter companies (over 80) describes on its website all types of boats. Skipper also be taught for about 135 € a day.

Please ask us for more information.

Newspapers and media in Mallorca

Via satellite, almost all German and English TV programs are offered. In the kiosks there are German and English newspapers, as well as the German weekly newspaper "Mallorca Magazin " and "Mallorca Zeitung. The German-speaking island radio (www.inselradio.com) is daily from 13 bis 21 on FM 95.8 MHz clock, a German television program in Canal 4 daily at 9 and 17 clock.