Brief History of Mallorca

One cannot appreciate the full beauty of a place until you know something of its history. Mallorca’s history is a very long and interesting one dating back from the Paleolithic period wherein it’s first inhabitants were settlers that lived along caves near the coastline. The second wave of settlers made dwellings of huge stones called talaiots.

Mallorca was then occupied and ruled by people from Central Asia, the Romans, the Byzantine Empire, and eventually Muslims from North Africa. Each newcomer brought with them new technologies and culture and traditions that until now can be seen in modern Mallorca may it be in the form of structures, agricultural crops, and subtle influences in culture. Mallorca is now free from oppression and endless occupations and is an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Spain.

Getting to Mallorca

The island of Mallorca is accessible through air and water. Flying in to Mallorca from airports all over the world is no problem especially if you are from the UK where most airports have direct flights to Mallorca. For those that can’t find direct flights into Mallorca one can book a flight to mainland Spain, whether to Madrid, Malaga, Valencia or Barcelona, and head on to Mallorca by boat. You can also get a connecting flight to Mallorca although this isn’t really advisable since the boat ride is a lot cheaper and is also very short so that taking a plane will only save you about an hour’s worth of travel. A nice way to explore the island is taking a cruise: cruceros.