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Mallorca Today
Things are looking up for Mallorca. The island has weathered the storm of
the financial crisis better than many other parts of Spain and even the cor-
ruption scandals of late have not managed to dent its increasingly buoyant
mood. Around 22.7 million passengers touch down in Palma each year,
winter tourism continues to rise, new hotels (Mallorca Rocks for one) are
popping up all the time and the island's gorgeous coast never goes out of
fashion with yachting celebs.
Best on Film
Woman o
n of St
f Strraw(1963) Stars Sean Connery with Artà as the backdrop.
TThe Ma
e Maguus(1968) Features Anthony Quinn, Michael Caine and Candice Bergen
with Mallorca standing in for a Greek island.
A W
A Wiintter in Mallo
r in Mallorrca(1969) Relives Chopin and George Sand's ill-fated stay on
the island.
Prresence o
f Mind(El Celo,2000) Stars Sadie Frost, Harvey Keitel and Lauren
Bacall; a private tutor comes to the island to educate two orphaned children.
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Best in Print
MMañana Ma
a Mañana(Peter Kerr) The pick of the topics about trying to live like a Mal-
lorquin.
Brread a
t Stand(Tomás Graves) Food-dominated
book centred on traditional Mallorca's greatest passions.
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d and O
d Oil: Ma
il: Majjorrcan C
n Cult
ultuure''s L
s Last St
th Centtuury(eds Brian J Dendle and
Shelby Thacker) An intriguing anthology of Mallorcan travellers' tales.
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ish Trravelle
ellerrs in Mallo
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A Bull o
e Beacch(Anna Nicholas) One of several lively yarns by the same au-
thor about the life of an expat in rural Mallorca.
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Economic Storms & Forest Fires
Though Spain may still be in the slackening grip of recession, silver linings show that
business has been excellent in Mallorca and is expected to continue this way. Unemploy-
ment has been steadily dropping recently and the economic outlook is slowly improving.
