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General Index Page numbers in bold type refer to main entries
A Acuario de Mallorca (Playa de Palma) 173 Aguamar (Platja d’en Bossa, Ibiza) 126, 173 Air travel 190–91 to/from Ibiza 119 to/from Mallorca 49 to/from Menorca 96 Airlines 190–91 Airports 190–91 Alaior (Menorca) 13, 104–5 festivals 31, 105 restaurants 159 Alaró (Mallorca), restaurants 155 Alcúdia (Mallorca) 15, 79 festivals 32 hotels 148 restaurants 155 Alfonso III 38, 39, 114 defeat of Moors 33, 99 Illa del Rei (Menorca) 102 Plaça Alfons III (Ciutadella, Menorca) 114 Algaida (Mallorca) 91 Almohad dynasty 38 Museu de Mallorca (Palma) 56 Almoravid dynasty 37 Altarpiece of St Bernardo (Museu de Mallorca, Palma) 57 Ambulances 187 Amnesia (Ibiza) 124, 125, 171 Andratx (Mallorca) 64, 66 hotels 148 Anglada-Camarasa, Hermengildo 53 Apartments 146 Aqua Center (Los Delfines, Menorca) 115, 173 Aqualand El Arenal (S’Arenal, Mallorca) 45, 63, 91, 173 Aquariums Aquarium Cap Blanc (Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza) 173 Palma Aquarium (Mallorca) 172, 173 Arab Baths (Palma, Mallorca) 37, 51, 59 Aragonese conquest 39 Archaeology 35 Ca Na Costa (Formentera) 141 Capocorb Vell (Mallorca) 35, 90 Castell de Bellver (Palma, Mallorca) 61 Museu Arqueológic (Deià, Mallorca) 72 Museu Arqueològic (Eivissa, Ibiza) 122 Museu de Mallorca (Palma) 56–7 Museu de Menorca (Maó) 100 Museu Municipal (Menorca) 114 prehistoric Menorca 103 Puig des Molins (Eivissa, Ibiza) 123 Ses Païsses (Mallorca) 11, 15, 82 Son Catlar (Menorca) 115 Son Fornés (Mallorca) 91
Archaeology (cont.) Torre Llafuda (Menorca) 115 Architecture 24–5 see also Georgian architecture; Modernista architecture Ariany (Mallorca) 81 Art galleries see Museums and galleries Artà (Mallorca) 11, 15, 82, 169 festivals 31 Sant Antoni de Juny 31 The Arts 22, 170–71, 173 Assumption of the Virgin 31 Ateneu Científic Literari i Artístic de Maó (Menorca) 101 ATMs 189 Autumn 32 Avinguda Unió (Palma, Mallorca) 53
B Badia d’Alcúdia (Mallorca) 80 Badia de Palma (Mallorca) 62, 92 Balàfia (Ibiza) 132, 133 Balearic Islands architecture 24–5 area 16 calendar of events 30–33 climate 19, 31–3 communications and banks 188–9 Comunidad Autónoma de las Islas Baleares 41 customs regulations 182 economy 41 entertainment 170–73 flora 27 getting around 192–3 handicrafts 168–9 history 19, 35–41 landscape 26–7 language 183 location 16–17 map 16–17 origin of name 36–7 outdoor activities 174–9 personal security and health 186–7 religion 184–5 shopping 164–9 time zone 184 tourism 19, 20, 41, 182 travel information 190–91 underwater world 28–9 when to visit 182 where to eat and drink 152–63 where to stay 146–51 wildlife 27 see also Formentera; Ibiza; Mallorca; Menorca Ballooning 176, 177 Es Baluard Museu d’Art Contemporani (Palma, Mallorca) 12, 58 Banco de Sóller (Mallorca) 73 Banks 188–9 Banyalbufar (Mallorca) 11, 14, 67 hotels 148 Banys Àrabs (Palma, Mallorca) 12, 37, 51, 59
Banys de Sant Joan de sa Font Santa (Mallorca) 87 Barbarossa 39, 101 Barceló, Captain Antonio 65 Barceló, Miquel 54, 58, 86 Barceló Chapel (La Seu, Palma) 54 Barranc de Binigaus (Menorca) 109 Barrau, Laureá 134 Basílica de Sant Francesc (Palma, Mallorca) 51, 59 Basketwork 167, 169 Baths Banys Àrabs (Palma, Mallorca) 12, 37, 51, 59 Banys de Sant Joan de sa Font Santa (Mallorca) 87 Bayeu, Miguel 70 Beaches 26 activities 174 Formentera 143 health and safety 186 Ibiza 130–31, 135 Mallorca 92–3 Menorca 108–9 see also Cala; Nudist beaches; Platja; Playa Beaker People 35 La Beateta (Palma, Mallorca) 32 Belisarius 37 Bendinat (Mallorca) 62 Benhabet, Governor 75 Beran, Bruno 51 Bernat Vinya (Sant Josép de sa Talaia, Ibiza) 126 Biniancolla (Menorca) 102 Binibeca Vell (Menorca) 45, 102, 104 Binissalem (Mallorca) festivals 32, 171 restaurants 155 wines 165 Birds 27, 29 birdwatching excursions 175 Cabrera Island National Park (Mallorca) 89 Parc Natural de S’Albufera (Mallorca) 21, 80 Parc Natural de S’Albufera (Menorca) 102 Salines de Llevant (Mallorca) 87 Ses Salines (Formentera) 141 Blancafort, Gabriel 54 Blanquer, Jaume 57, 76 Blanquer, Rafel 57 Els Blauets 77 Boat trips 184 Maó harbour 99 Booking accommodation 147 entertainment 170 restaurants 153 Botanicactus (Mallorca) 86 British rule 40 Bronze Age 35 Bullfights 23 Bunyola (Mallorca) 74 restaurants 155
