Mallorca – the idyllic Balearic

This beautiful island has long been a favourite holiday destination for both Spanish and foreign tourists, but lately it has gained a reputation as a hideaway for many international celebrities – not to mention Spain’s royal family who every year take to spending a few weeks at their summer retreat, the Marivent Palace.

Recently Mallorca has gained a name as a desirable second home destination for celebrities who enjoy the Mediterranean climate, but would prefer to avoid the paparazzi. Some of the most high profile property owners are Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones, Richard Branson, Claudia Schiffer and Boris Becker.

These are by no means the first high profile fans; in the past this idyllic island received such illustrious visitors as the composer Chopin and his lover George Sand, French writer Anaïs Nin, British poet Robert Graves and Hollywood greats Charlie Chaplin and Ava Gardner.

Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands and offers permanent inhabitants and visitors a visually appealing and varied landscape, with two mountainous areas and a large number of beautiful bays and fabulous beaches.

Now Rimontgó is delighted to be able to offer its clients the opportunity to purchase property in Mallorca, from spacious villas in rural surroundings to imaginatively restored townhouses in more urban areas, such as Pollensa.

Buying a villa or townhouse on this popular island is a passport to a relaxed lifestyle that can be enjoyed all the year round. Summers are rarely unpleasantly hot, while winter temperatures are generally mild.

Added to this sybaritic scenario is the fact that this relatively small island contains no less than 2,400 restaurants, in itself a tribute to the ability of the local population to enjoy itself!

Robert Graves, who made Mallorca his home for most of his life, has the last word:

“The first person who recommended Majorca to me was Gertrude Stein. Gertrude, who always talked sense, assured me that the Majorcans were a cheerful, clean and friendly people, culturally Southern French, and agriculturally still in the eighteenth century. She added that there would be no catch at all – if I liked paradise, Majorca was paradise.”

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