Mallorca
is the largest of the Balearic Islands with 554 km of coastline.
Mallorca's landscape is very varied, due to it's geological formation.
The first thing which attracts your attention is the Tramuntana
Mountain range, formed by a line of mountains running parallel to
the north west coast, the highest of which is Puig Major. The mountains
give way to a coastline of tiny villages, sand, pebble and rock
beaches. Each in turn surrounded by the imposing mountain range.
The mountains are the source of the island's fresh water which courses
down to the islands growing regions where orange, clementine and
lemon trees grow. There are also long hillside terraces side by
side with the olives and sweet wine producing grapes of the island.
The
center of the island is known locally as Es Raiguer, which lies
to the East of the Tramuntana Mountains. Characterised by an abundance
of water and a lack of flat land which makes most farming difficult,
but there are vast olive and almond groves to be found with splendid
blossom appearing in February. The plain or Plį, in contrast, has
large areas of flat land from which the majority of the island's
agricultural produce comes.
From
the Northwest to the Southwest, the land gradually leads down the
sea, forming bays, long beaches and small coves of fine sand and
transparent, green water, tinged with the reflection of the pines
and fig trees which reach the shore. In the Southwest of Mallorca
is the huge Bay of Palma, which protects and shelters the former
kingdom's capital. In the brief description we must not forget the
islands and islets, which surround Mallorca.
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