From the safari-style finca to the old mill Whether an idyllic natural stone house in a rural location or a modern holiday home in one of the popular holiday resorts on the island. The Balearic island Mallorca has so much to offer in holiday properties. But those who are looking for something very special and […]
Whether for breakfast with sea views, for a cool drink at sunset, for a snack after a swim or a romantic candlelight dinner – Mallorca’s coast and beaches offer wonderful beach clubs. Here we present you our favourites: Bar Esperanza This is the place to meet at Es Trenc in Ses Covetes: The Bar […]
Those looking for a holiday home in Mallorca know that it is an emotional matter. The Porta Holiday yield calculator for holiday renting makes this important investment decision more tangible and shows what can be earned from the rental. Beate Schneider has long been looking for her new holiday domicile in Mallorca and she knew: ”The property […]
70% of the properties on offer are in Mallorca, Ibiza consists of 80% luxury offers and Menorca offers low entry prices. Holiday properties in Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca are very popular with foreign investors. More than one in three buyers does not live in Spain, and property transactions in the Balearic Islands have more than […]
He thought that he had done everything right, but the owner of a holiday home was still unpleasantly surprised when advised by the tax authorities that he owed turnover tax (Spanish:IVA) – out of the blue.
The person concerned is puzzled as he does not operate a purely commercial holiday-home rental which would be liable to VAT, only the administratively and fiscally- simplified version for which no IVA accounting is necessary.
2017 was a turbulent year for holiday rentals in Mallorca. The Balearic government initiated a new law on the 1st. of August imposing a moratorium which means that it is likely that, at least before summer 2018, no new applications for holiday rental licences will be accepted.
Ficus carica – the real fig – is one of the oldest crop plants, which is cultivated and appreciated throughout the whole Mediterranean region. Also on the island the roundish fruit is known as one of the most famous fruits, which is sweetening up the ending summer. Depending on its type, the fig is either light green until dark violet and on the inside always juicily red. Majorca has the ideal climate for the fig tree, which needs warm summers and mild winters.
This month in our blog series we would like to present you a Spanish classic: the gazpacho. Whether you are in Germany or in Majorca – this recipe should be tried on a hot summer day. There is no need to have a refined palate to realize that tomatoes from Majorca taste especially good and […]
Golfing is one of the most popular sports in Majorca. Nearly no other Mediterranean destination offers so many and such a variety of 18-holes golfing places like the biggest Balearic Island. Numerous tournaments and events all around the white ball take place and ensure that all players enjoy the game around the 19th hole. On […]
Porreres is the centre of apricot growing and on the 10th of June the Fira de l’Albercoc (apricot fair) revolves around the small, healthy fruit. The apricot (Prunus armeniaca) is smaller and more inconspicuous than its relative the peach and both are from the genus Prunus and the family of the rosaceous plants. In Majorca, the apricot is called “albercoc”, in Spanish “albaricoque”, and the Austrians call it “marille”.
Diverse, varied and especially beautiful – in the south of Mallorca the sea seems a little bluer and the sun seems to shine a bit longer. The fact is that it shines on the spectacular beaches an average of ten hours a day, and in July and August the 30-degree mark is passed regularly. The land is flat and the interior country side is characterized by fields, almond tree plantations and agriculture. The coastline is formed by imposing cliffs and towards the south by long beaches in between small, romantic bays.
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