Holiday House in Manacor, East Mallorca:

18th century holiday house overlooking a valley...

For centuries, the Manacor economy was based on agriculture, and many windmills were built in the area; some remain, and these can be seen from the road. This continued until the 20th century, when a flourishing furniture industry developed, and the beaches became a great attraction for the newly established tourist industry. Nor should we forget its most recent activity: the manufacturing of artificial pearls. The dominant activities are tourism, property business, complementary services, dry farming – especially almond growing – and finally, industry, especially the manufacture of furniture, footwear and pearls.

Manacor has a number of noteworthy buildings, situated in the town centre known as “Ses Dames”: the Torre de ses Puntes, the only remains of the residence of the Kings of Mallorca, the convent of Sant Vicenç, the Town Hall cloisters and the Neo-Gothic Mare de Déu dels Dolors church, from the 19th century, with an almost disproportionately tall spire, visible from a great distance. It is the Archaeological Museum however that attracts most attention. The building in which it is housed is a fortified house, a good example of stately rural architecture. Legend has it that the Manacor Inquisition had its headquarters here. Its popular name is the Torre dels Enagistes, (the Ignacists Tower) after Ignacio de Loyola.

Remains of the Talayotic culture, some yet to be excavated by the archaeologists, are to be found all over the municipal area. More than for its monuments or its beaches, Manacor is famous for its spectacular caves of Drac, where the film director Berlanga filmed one of the most famous scenes from his powerful film El verdugo, and for the production of artificial pearls, an industry which dates back to 1900.

Also recommended in this municipality are a visit to the Archaeological Museum and a stroll along some of the isolated and unspoilt beaches.

The rental rates for this property are quoted in EUR per property per day.

Credit cards are accepted, visa, mastercard.
Apartment as booked, with welcoming gesture. Rooms will be cleaned on request, depending on the client’s length of stay and on receiving prior payment for the same. No animals allowed. Prices are per apartment and include the number of people indicated. All expenses, such as change of bed linen, heating, electricity, water and taxes (7% VAT) are included.

For less or more than 6 people, please inquire to get more information about the prices.