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Palma de Mallorca Travel Guide
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Introduction
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Properties
Currency
Euro
Language
Spanish; Catalan, Valencian, Basque and Galician dialects
Time Zone
(GMT+01) Western Europe / Paris
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Introduction to Palma de Mallorca
Palma
is the major
city
and port on the island of
Mallorca
and capital city of the
autonomous community
of the
Balearic Islands
in
Spain
. It is situated on the south coast of the island on the
Bay of Palma
. As of the
2007
census
, the population of the city of Palma proper was 383,107, and the population of the entire urban area was estimated to be 517,285, ranking as the 12th-largest urban area of Spain. Almost half of the total population of Mallorca live in Palma. The archipelago of
Cabrera
, though widely separated from Palma proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality. Its airport,
Son Sant Joan
, serves over 22 million passengers each year. The
Marivent Palace
was offered by the city to the then Prince
Juan Carlos I of Spain
. The royals have since spent their summer holidays in Palma.
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Palma de Mallorca
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Palma de Mallorca
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