Category: Life in Mallorca

Taking responsibility is deeply rooted in the nature of how we act and decide as a company. We strive for a high quality and natural life both on land and under the sea. Mallorcafastigheter is a proud sponsor of the International Film Festival, 03 MareMostra. The film festival is an opportunity to see the underlying problems the world if facing today. We are all responsible for our daily actions, both as companies and as private individuals.

03 Mare Mostra Ocean International Film Festival is the reference film event of the Balearic Islands. The cooperation of the Public Administration, the media, the public and private sponsors like Mallorcafastigheter are all involved and committed to this event.

This nonprofit festival starts from the 26th to the 31st of May. It brings us the best water films and it is a wakeup call to make us realize how fragile our environment really is and how much impact our actions make.

Sweden is the guest country this year and the Swedish ambassador in Spain, Cecilia Julin, is invited. We will be able to enjoy excellent Swedish films such as Avalon from Axel Petersén; The Ice Dragon by Martin Högdahl; Call girl by Mikael Marcimai; Behind the blue skies by Hannes Holm and the documentaryThe Pirate Bay, away from keyboard by Simon Klose.

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Today 13 of March starts a full concentration and excitement around minutes, engines and rally cars. Oris Rally Clasico takes place for the 10th year in a row in Mallorca. This is the place where rally drivers from the whole of Europe meet to enjoy the fast speed along the winding roads in a beautiful landscape among mountains and sea. New for this year is the legendary driver Jean Ragnottis participation.

The prestigious and glamorous marina of Puerto Portals provides the perfect combination of excellent sports and entertainment. Here you can see the exhibition of cars from 20.15 on 13 March and from 18.00 on 14-15th March.

Oris Rally Clasico Isla Mallorca was founded in 2001 by the enthusiastic and experienced rally driver Toni Dezcallar and is today one of the most respected and popular rally courses in Europe. 2013 was a new record among participating vehicles, with models like a Jaguar C-Type 1963, a Porsche 356 Roadster 1960 and an Alfa Romeo SZ 1962.

A tradition in the classic motorsport is to create symbolic watches dedicated to the sport. Oris has created a unique watch inspired by the classic cars that compete in the rally. The watch is called Sa Calobra, named from the most popular route of the rally.

For more information visit their homepage, ORIS RALLY CLASICO

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Cliff jumping
It sounds more like a death wish than something you can enjoy. Even if bungee jumping without a rope sounds like a bad idea, this adrenalin pumping extreme sport has grown very popular in the Balearics. You should never try cliff jumping without the correct training and support from qualified professionals. Instructors will show how to jump safely from 3 – 12 meters into the water in risk assessed locations all across the island, from Magaluf to Alcudia.

Kite surfing
Kitesurfing or kiteboarding is a fast growing water sport where you use a kite to harness the power of the wind and glide your board on the water. By moving the kite up and down through the power zone you increase or decrease your speed and steer yourself on the water. Mallorca has the perfect conditions to learn the secrets of kitesurfing. With several hundred windy days per year, long white sandy beaches and intense turquoise waters, it can’t really get any better than that.

Canyoning
Mallorca has a worldwide reputation for its famous canyons including the number 1 canyon in Europe, Sa Fosca. The scenery is truly spectacular and is an amazing location to thrill seekers who descend the canyons safely, using a variety of different techniques such as abseiling, swimming, wading and rock scrambling. Canyoning is a relatively new sport that due to the limestone rocks is found in the Tramuntana mountain range. Mallorca boasts many canyons, included Sa Fosca that is considered the number 1 in the world. The canyons have been carved out by water from the lime stone during millions of years. These narrow gorges, with beautifully sculpted walls and waterfalls provide a striking setting for this all-action activity.

Sea kayaking
Many of Mallorca’s loveliest beaches can only be reached by boat. On the north and the west coast of the island, the Tramuntana mountains fall abruptly into the sea that create dramatic coves. A sea kayak allows you to explore the rock formations, blowholes, caves and quite bays at your own speed. The adventure, beauty and the tranquility of gliding silently through extraordinarily pure waters surrounded by spectacular landscapes makes this sport extra special.

Sea caving
Cooling off from the summer sun with sea caving is a great way to enjoy the island of Mallorca. Cova de Coloms is one of the only sea caves that you can swim into in Mallorca, and to really experience the magic. After a short swim into the cave you walk deep underground, where you should have an experienced guide that can lead you through this maze like structure and underground lakes, all the way to the heart of the cave. Sea caves stalagmites are different to land types as the movement of water affects both the formation and mineral the content of the formations. You don’t need to have done caving or potholing before as these vertical cave systems are a perfect introduction to the underground world of caving. You don’t have to go under the water so no scuba equipment required.

Click here and read more about the adventure sports in Mallorca.

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With a fantastic range of delicious restaurants, sports activities all year round and beautiful scenery is Mallorca already regarded as the perfect paradise island. But what is a day without shopping? Mallorca is the right city for a shopping trip with an amazing range and standard?

If you take a stroll through Palma’s shopping streets, you are met by a wide range of luxury brands, good opening hours and designer storefronts. Palma’s best selection of shopping in the area around the breathtakingly beautiful cathedral. Passeig des Born excels with its impressing avenue and has since the 1500s been the main pedestrian promenade in Palma.

There are many famous designer shops such as Hugo Boss, Carolina Herrera, Tous, Mulberry and Louis Vuitton. One of the world’s most renowned watch brand, Rolex, has an impressive shop in Palma. This brand gets more popular by the day and consists of equal parts of mystique, luxury, adventure and technology. Rolex is one of the companies that dominate the industry with an irresistible combination of status symbol and quality.

The Spanish company Inditex is the world’s largest company in the clothing retail business and we find of course all their successful chains in Palma. Massimo Dutti, Uterqüe, Zara and Zara Home is located on Passeig des Born and stores Pull & Bear, Stradivarius, Bershka and Oysho located within a short walking distance.

The Swedish H&M, ranked as the second largest clothing company has a branch in the Plaza de Juan Carlos I which is located next to one of the main shopping street Jaime III. On this street you find many famous brands including Cuple, Clarks, Woman Secret, Intimissimi, Ritauls, Texture, Rosa Clara, El Corte Ingles and the exclusive global brand Loewe. It is also possible to get hold of trendy Swedish brands from the store By C which has the latest from Tiger of Sweden, Voluspa, Filippa K, Dagmar and Lotta Design.

It is not an understatement to say that Palma is the perfect shopping city with a fantastic range of stores and brands. It is a beautiful, tidy and safe city with many pedestrian-friendly streets. A perfect ending for a shopping day is a good coffee or a tasty lunch, that you can find in the area of La Lonja, just around the corner.

Click here and read more about the big shopping center El corte Ingles

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SonCatiu is a unique company that produces olive oil as well as inviting you to make olive oil from your own olives trees, with your personal logo and brand. This is a very popular, easy and fun way to support local businesses. We also recommend visiting SonCatiu’s restaurant that serves tasty Pa amb oli. Below you can read more about what Pa amb oli is.

Find Oliera Son Catiu:
Adress: Oliera Son Catiu, Carretera de Inca a Artá.
Direct bus, 340, 390 from Plaza España approx.: 45 minutes.
By car: 29 minutes.

Visit their webpage:
here

Mallorcan Pa amb oli = Wholemeal bread, Ramallet tomatoes, olive oil and salt.
This is a popular traditional dish in Catalonia and Mallorca.

How to eat Pa amb Oli?
The bread made of wheat is usually cut into large and thin slices, no salt added and with a little sour dough or yeast to keep it compact. The bread serves toasted with pulp and seeds from a Ramallet tomato rubbed on the top, then mild olive oli drizzled and a sprinkle of salt. You can also choose toppings, the most common are cheese, Jamón Serrano (Spanish ham) or Sobrasada.

Bake your own Pa amb Oli bread, click on the following link to read the Spanish recipe.
recipe

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Touch of Sweden, a new deli in Swedish honor.
Here you will be able to order take away or eat direct in the restaurant, home cooked food with the best ingredients. Behind the helm is Frederick Forest with long restaurant experience with among others the prestigious Lisa Elmqvist and Central Flinders in Stockholm.

This Saturday is the grand opening of Touch of Sweden and it will be catering of Cava, Swedish “glögg” hot wine and Christmas soup.

Read more about Touch of Sweden here and don’t forget to follow our own news by clicking here

See you,
Cheerful greetings from Mallorca property

The Christmas market in Puerto Portals, with traditions from Germany and Austria takes place again. Prepare yourselves for a fun time with entertainment, workshops, music performances and delicious food. 

Puerto Portals is an exclusive and well-known place with a stunning marina, to see our properties in this beautiful area Click here

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The winter have already reached many European countries, it might be easier to get the Christmas feeling when it gets colder and darker. We who live in the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, are very happy and grateful that we have the Swedish church, who every year arranges the traditional Swedish Christmas market. Here we can enjoy  a weekend full of Christmas spirit, Welcome!

 

To find the Swedish Church Click here

 

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We are not the only ones to feel good about Mallorca, when the newspaper Financal Times made a interesting survey revealed, where about in the world you should stay, Mallorca became a favourite!!

To read about it more: Click here

Well, we all have our own favorite place, which is yours and why?

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Now it’s time to prepare ourself for Christmas and New Year.
Team mallorcaresidencia took some fun pictures to our Christmas card -2013.
We went to the beach in Portixol and it was a very sunny day! Fun was that so many people stopped to grab a picture of our beautiful Christmas tree. We thank Portixol for a wonderful morning next to the crystal blue sea where people still happily bathed.

Here are some backstage photos from last Friday at Portixol beach:

Ana, Görel and Inna on their way to the photo shoot. 

Emma decorate a Christmas tree for the first time on a beach.

Inna, Ahmet and Caroline waiting with bated breath.

Our intern Gabriel from Stockholm, enjoy the beach.

Inna, Caroline, Marianne, Charlotte and our photographer Ana.

The final picture is ready to see in December!

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