The Balearic Islands represent one of those small pieces of heaven that can still be found in Western Europe, one of those magical places which has attracted people from all cultures while preserving its own. The islands occupy a strategically vital location in the Mediterranean, as demonstrated by the successive presence of Carthaginians, Romans and Arabs, until they were finally reconquered by the Kingdom of Aragón.

Today, the island’s location is not a cause for conflict; on the contrary, the Hippies who “conquered” Ibiza during the 1970’s came to make love and not war. The “Illes Balears” are an example of harmony between man and nature.

It is said that millions of people can’t be wrong, and certainly not those who chose the Balearic Islands as their holiday destination, one of the most popular locations on the continent over the last fifty years. At the dawn of the 21st century, the people of the Baleares are working to present a European model of sustainable tourism, conserving their unspoiled beaches and coves, preserving the natural fauna and flora, mountain landscapes, their centuries old traditions and unique way of life.

The archipelago consists of four principal islands, from largest to smallest, Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, in addition to a constellation of over 200 smaller islands and islets floating in the Mediterranean some 250 km off the coast of Community of Valencia.