Calvià
Calviá is a village on the island of Mallorca and it has some of the most beautiful beaches on the island.
Coordinates: 39°34′N 2°31′E / 39.567°N 2.517°ECoordinates: 39°34′N 2°31′E / 39.567°N 2.517°E | |
Sovereign state | Spain |
Autonomous community | Balearic Islands |
Province | Balearic Islands |
Island | Template:Country data Majorca |
Comarca | Serra de Tramuntana |
Administrative HQ | Calvià Vila |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal corporation |
• Body | Ayuntamiento de Calvià |
• Mayor | Alfonso Rodríguez Badal (PSIB-PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 145.02 km2 (55.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 154 m (505 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 51,774 |
• Density | 357.01/km2 (924.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time) |
Website | www.calvia.com |
The village of Calvià has an area of 145 km2 (56.0 sq mi) and an altitude of 143 m (469.2 ft) . There are almost 50,000 inhabitants.
Economy
Tourism is the main source of income in this city. In summer there are many tourist coming to this city, especially from the United Kingdom.
Calvià Media
The Balearic slingers were among the first people to inhabit and colonize the Balearic Islands.
James I of Aragon, "the Conqueror".
Monument at the burial place of William II of Béarn, today part of the Paseo Calviá network. near Palma Nova.
View of the hillock that is the site of the Puig de sa Morisca Archaeological Park in Nova Santa Ponsa. The façade of the chalet uses a technique of marjada—a type of terraced construction—typical of Mallorcan houses.
Cala (cove) de Portals Vells (in Catalan) or de Portales viejos (in Spanish), source of the stone blocks for La Seu Cathedral in Palma. On the cliffs you can see the "caves", really a single cave with three entrances. The cave is some 80 metres (260 ft) long 60 metres (200 ft) wide.
Lactarius sangifluus (esclata-sang) is a species specific to the Balearics and distinct from the common Lactarius deliciosus. It grows in the pine forests in mycorrhizic relation with the Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis).