Hire a car at Majorca Airport
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Majorca Tourist Information
Majorca by car:
Majorca has two mountainous regions and if you want to discover them is necessary to hire a car and drive yourself. The roads are quite good and you can drive easily round there.
1-The highest mountain is called Serra de Tramuntana The highest peak on Majorca is Puig Major in the Serra de Tramuntana. As this is not accessible due to the military zone . The peak of Puig de Massanella is considered the highest accessible mountain..
2- You can drive to the northeast coast that comprises two stunning bays: the Badia de Pollença and the larger Badia d'Alcúdia. The northern coast is generally irregular and has many cliffs. The central zone extending from Palma is generally flat known as “Es Pla”.
3- The island is surrounded by two uninhabited small islands: Cabrera (southeast of Palma) and Dragonera (west of Palma), you can arrive to the port by car and take a ferry to visit this little islands.
Discovering Majorca:
Majorca is the largest island of Spain . It is located in the Mediterranean Sea and part of the Balearic Islands archipelago.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the of the Balearic Islands.
Like the other Balearic Islands of Ibiza, Formentera, and Minorca, the island is a popular tourist destination. Tourist from all over Europe visit this beautiful archipelago, the majority of tourists come from Germany and united kingdom and have their first experience driving a hired car on the wright side...
The climate is Mediterranean, with higher precipitation in the Serra de Tramuntana. Summers are hot and dry and usually winters are not to cold, even if during winter period is not unusual to see the peaks od Serra de Tramuntana wit snow .
Palma or Palma de Mallorca is the major city and port on the island of Majorca and capital city of the community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of the island on the Bay of Palma Almost half of the total population of Majorca live in Palma. The archipelago of Cabrera, though widely separated from Palma proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality.
Since the 1950s, the advent of mass tourism radically changed the face of the city and island, transforming it into a centre of attraction for visitors and attracting workers from all over Spain.
Palma de Majorca Airport
Aeropuerto de Palma de Majorca is an airport located 8km from Palma de Mallorca, nearby the village of Can Pastilla. Known as Aeropuerto de Son Sant Joan, it is the third largest airport in Spain, after Madrid's Barajas Airport and Barcelona Airport. During the summer months it is one of the busiest airports in Europe. The airport increase every year the number of passengers thanks also to the low costs flights that arrives from all over Europe and indirectly from many parts of the world.
Airport is plenty of services dedicated to visitors that start their visit to Palma like tourist information desk, bank, exchange office bus and taxi information beside the possibility to rent a car within the many offices inside the airport at the arrival gates, just remember to book before arrival, if you want the best price.
The airport consists of four gate areas: Terminal A is mostly used for domestic flights, while Terminals B, C and D are for international traffic. The airport can handle 25 million passengers per year; future plans include an increase of the passenger capacity to 32 million passengers in 2010.
The airport has a vast numbers of stores, restaurants, bars and cafés. There are 18 cafés and snack bars and nine restaurants.In Departures Hall A and C there are large duty free stores that sell cigarettes, perfumes, wines and liquors.
The airport is completely accessible for the disabled. There are adapted elevators, restrooms, telephones and information’s are also available in Braille language.
Just in front of the terminal there is a big car park of five floors dedicated to rentals car company has reserved the ground floor and the rest is dedicated to long and short term stays.
