BALEARIC ISLANDS

The Balearic Islands are an archipelago, situated in the western Mediterranean Sea in front of the Gulf of Valencia, formed from four main islands: Majorca (Mallorca), 3,626 sqkm; Minorca (Menorca), 689 sqkm; Ibiza, 571 sqkm; Formentera, 83 sqkm; and from other smaller (Cabrera, Conejera, Espardell etc). The archipelago in total extends on an area of 4.992 sqkm and counts approximately 1,000,000 inhabitants, it forms a Spanish province with capital city Palma de Mallorca. The official languages are the Catalan and the Castilian. The islands are mostly flat with little elevated hills, only the island of Majorca has a mountain chain that culminates in the Puig de Torrellas (1,445 m). The natural beauties make the tourist industry the greater economic activity of the archipelago.  

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Getting to the Balearic Islands:

Airports and Flights: The airports of the Balearic Islands are those of Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza.

Palma de Mallorca Airport (Son Sant Joan), 11 Km south-east of Palma de Mallorca (Airport Code: PMI).

Ibiza Airport (Sant Jordi), 7 km from Ibiza and 5 km from Sant Jordi (Airport Code: IBZ).

Minorca Airport (Mahón), 5 km from Mahón (Airport Code: MAH).

Marine transport: The main ports of the Balearic Islands are those of Palma de Mallorca, Alcúdia (Majorca), Mahón (Minorca), Ciudadella de Minorca, Ibiza and La Savina (Formentera).

The following companies of navigation carry out connections between Spain and the Baleari: Iscomar: Barcelona-Majorca, Barcelona-Minorca, Barcelona-Ibiza, Valencia-Majorca, Denia-Ibiza. Baleària Eurolínies Marítimes: Barcelona-Majorca, Barcelona-Minorca, Barcelona-Ibiza, Valencia-Maiorca, Denia-Ibiza. Acciona-Trasmediterranea: Barcelona-Majorca, Barcelona-Minorca, Barcelona-Ibiza, Valencia-Maiorca, Valencia-Ibiza, Denia-Ibiza, Alicante-Ibiza. Cape Balear de Cruceros: Palamos (Costa Brava)-Ciutadella de Menorca.

The Balearic islands are also a point of arrival of many cruise ships between which Costa Crociere. Moreover, every day there are regular ferries lines connecting the islands: Trasmapi: Ibiza-Formentera-Ibiza (25 minutes). Mediterranea Pitiusa SL: Ibiza-Formentera-Ibiza. Iscomar: Mallorca-Menorca, Ibiza-Formentera. Cape Balear de Cruceros: Cala Rajada (Mallorca)-Ciutadella de Menorca, Ibiza-Cala Rajada (Mallorca). Baleària Eurolínies Marítimes: Ibiza-Formentera, Ibiza-Palma de Mallorca, Ciutadella de Menorca-Alcudia (Mallorca).  Acciona-Trasmediterranea: Mallorca-Menorca, Ibiza-Mallorca.

Balearic Islands climate: Thanks to their position in the center of the Western Mediterranean the Balearic Islands enjoy a moderated climate that allows the cultivation of vine, olive tree, fig and the almond tree, beside the cereals, while on the hills prevails the “gariga”, scrub of Mediterranean essences. The precipitations reach the maximum in the autumnal months of October and November, the annual average is 430 mm. For the visit is optimal the period from May to October considering that the months of July and August are very crowded.