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More than holiday rentals in Mallorca

The 10 most beautiful fincas for less than 200 € per day

You only have a small budget available but you don’t want to forego anything during your summer holidays? At Porta Holiday, we have some really beautiful fincas for under 200€ per day! Come to Majorca and enjoy your privacy in your own finca with friends or family – you won’t be disappointed. From fincas with wonderful views of the Tramuntana mountains to houses right next to the sea, we surely have something you will love. The advantages of renting a private finca for your holiday are unbeatable.

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Food of the month – June – The apricot

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”.

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Discover the south of Mallorca

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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Food of the month – May – Sea-fennel

This month in our blog series we would like to introduce you to the sea-fennel and there is, of course, a recipe tip for you to cook on your holiday finca or at home. We hope you have fun! Those who are not familiar with the sea-fennel and are confronted by it for the first time on a Majorcan open sandwich, the pa amb oli, could mistake the dark green, leafy plant for algae because that is what the plant, which belongs to the umbellifer family, seems to be and the name also suggests that it has something to do with the sea.

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Food of the month – April – the Japanese loquat

This month in our blog series we would like to introduce you to the níspero. A fruit, which most of you might not know but which you should definitely get to know when visiting Majorca. It looks like a yellow plum, has the size of a ripe fig and its taste is reminiscent of apricot and peach. Most people come across this fruit for the first time in Spain – the níspero, whose correct name is “Japanese Loquat”.

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10 special fincas for child-friendly holidays on Mallorca

The Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic islands and attracts large numbers of visitors every year. Its beaches and the sea offer recreation for the whole family, and the great variety of excursion possibilities provide distraction and entertainment for adults, children and toddlers.
For a relaxed family holiday with children in Mallorca we have selected 10 particularly child-friendly fincas. Your holiday domicile is then the perfect starting point for excursions and bike rides on this beautiful island.

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10 Fincas in the centre of Mallorca – visit the original Mallorca

If you want to know how the Mallorcans really live, leave the beach resorts and go to the centre of the island. There you will discover fruitful plains and gentle, hilly landscapes as well as almost alpine mountains. The Mallorcans in this region specialize in agriculture and handicrafts, and the interior of the island is a paradise for gourmets. Guests can explore the area by hiking and cycling. Olive trees, grapevines and orange fields are interrupted every few kilometres by charming villages, old windmills and stately fincas.

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