The Balearic Islands are just a short flight away from any European city: Mallorca, the largest, an island of contrasts, beaches and mountains, of urban and rural life, of emotions and silences; powerful Mediterranean beauty which preserves its identity in spite of its huge success as a tourist destination.
Menorca, the peaceful neighbour, a poetic land of gentle hills and lost civilisations, the island of two beautiful, historical towns, of unusual cultural influences, of well-loved, protected nature. Ibiza, the land of white magic, full of Phoenician gods and followers of modern utopias, the island of unknown natural beauty, a destination that bewitches its visitors in the most unexpected ways.
Formentera, the small jewel of the Balearic Islands, a paradise of beaches stretching for kilometres and of a small community which shares its tranquil life with outsiders. In short: when we speak of the Balearic Islands, in truth we are speaking of four territories which form an Autonomous Community within Spain, but in terms of tourism we are speaking of a festival of diversity, in which each destination is a star, a "cabaret queen" in its own right and of course, with its own very special, strong personality. The differences become clear as soon as one arrives. Each island has its own features, its architecture, its landscape, its way of welcoming visitors, of nurturing them and making them happy - its own way of turning them into their lovers. This is seduction without jealousy.
The four islands do not compete with one another as tourist destinations, but rather with other destinations far away from this archipelago located half-way between Europeand Africa. The pages below take the reader on a brief trip, a dream journey through the alleyways of the historical centre of Palma de Mallorca, through the megalithic constructions of Menorca, through the magic villages of Ibiza, through the beaches of the bluest possible blue in Formentera, through familiar scenes, but also through others you have never dreamed of.
The Balearic Islands are proof of how many ways beauty,well-being and generosity can manifest themselves. They are rich islands, and they share their wealth with the visitor. Each of them is a world apart, and part of a small,wonderfully diverse and united world called the Balearic Islands.With one voice they say: Benvinguts.