PALMA del Mallorca is the capital of Mallorca, the biggest island in the Balearic archipelago splashed in the Mediterranean Ocean. One of the many features of Palma del Mallorca is the olive plantations there. In fact, Palma del Mallorca has the most number of olive plantations than any place in Europe. Olive oil is sort of a staple in the Mediterranean cuisine. Olive oil is said to be the healthiest cooking oil in the world because it contains less fat content. Olive oil is fermented in these plantations.

As winter is approaching, Palma del Mallorca is still a serene place with lots of tourists hovering about. Some of them who come from Britain and other Western and Northern European countries even come here during the holiday season just to chill. During winter, temperatures here tend to be low but not as low as -3 degrees Celsius experienced elsewhere in mainland Europe. Thus, the temperature is just right for a honeymooning couple who don’t want their sojourn to be interrupted. They can have the beaches all to themselves after all. They can do anything that they want there just like skinny dipping and stuff.
The advantage of Palma del Mallorca over other places is that there are no torrential rains there. So even though the sun is not shining and there are gloomy clouds hovering about, your honeymoon will definitely not be spoiled. Of course, there are lifeguards in the distance but be sure not to stray away to remote coastlines which are not part of the beaches anymore because lifeguards don’t strut there.

One advantage of being checked in or billeted at a beach resort is the availability of immense Mediterranean seafood there. As you well know, people here in Palma del Mallorca don’t want to cook their seafood frozen or refrigerated. Thus, everyday, restaurant staff goes to the fishing villages and fishing ports, queue and wait for the catch. They then haul these directly to the restaurant kitchens where lobsters, prawns, crabs, redfish and grouper are chopped and cooked, whether stewed, fried or grilled.

Speaking of grilling Mediterranean seafood, one can enjoy an experience of a lifetime experimenting with this right in one’s own backyard. That is if you have purchased a house here in Palma del Mallorca. But fret no more because there are also holiday homes for rent here. They may be settled by the beaches or established somewhere in the boondocks. But whatever the case, these holiday homes have a nice rural feel to it and it seems that one has reached paradise already.

Amenities in the beach cottages are still a swell though as each suite is pumped with cable television, wired and wireless high speed Internet connection, LCD television and subwoofer system. You can also plug in your game console if you like.

But the beauty of Palma del Mallorca does not stop in its beaches, including the nudist ones. The locals here are actually its number one asset as the folks tend to be friendly and polite. They can be as hospitable as they can be. So why not check them out as well?