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20Nov By Porta MallorquinaNo Comments

Star of the South – Discover Llucmajor

As the centre of the South, Llucmajor is worth a visit on any day of the week, and not only on market days (Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays). The locals, and particularly the town’s artists, are dedicated to coming up with fantastic, creative ideas that turn a visit to Llucmajor into a truly exceptional experience. Casa Creativa Right in the heart of the pedestrian zone, regional artists sell their works at the “Casa Creativa”. The shelves contain a constantly changing potpourri of sculptures, leather goods, jewellery, pottery and other hand-crafted items. If you’re looking for gifts and souvenirs that are a bit different to the mainstream tourist choices, this is the place to come. More information at: www.casacreativa.com Casa Creativa in Llucmajor offers a carefully sele...

5Jun By Porta MallorquinaNo Comments

Event, Porta Mallorquina, Real Estate

Portrait: Manfred Biedermann, CEO, Porta Mallorquina

Manfred Biedermann, Managing Director of Porta Mallorquina, together with his wife Simone while hiking in the Tramuntana mountains. Born in 1961 in Rheydt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Manfred Biedermann grew up in Bavaria and studied at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Würzburg, graduating with a degree in Business Administration. Before moving to Majorca he was employed as a Sales and Marketing Manager with reputable national and international companies, and most recently held the position of Vice President Sales with the Amoena Group. A sabbatical year in 2009 took him firstly to Southeast Asia, and then to Majorca. Entranced by Majorca’s beauty, he determined to transfer his home and life to the Mediterranean island. In May 2013 Mr. Biedermann joined the senior management of Porta Mallo...

7Jan By Porta MallorquinaNo Comments

Event, Mallorca, News, Real Estate

Porta Mondial awards brand rights for holiday rentals

Launch of “Porta Holiday” at the beginning of 2013 in Majorca The Porta Mondial real estate franchise system is expanding the scope of its business and is now awarding brand rights for holiday rentals under the name “Porta Holiday”. “Porta Holiday” will be launched first in Majorca, a place where Porta Mondial has been operating for some years: the first real estate brand, “Porta Mallorquina” was founded there in 2005. Daniela Große, an experienced tourism manager, is our Licence Partner there. For Porta Mondial founder Joachim Semrau, this is a logical step: “With around 20 real estate brands such as “Porta Mallorquina”, “Porta Ibiza” or “Porta Mondial Florida”, the Porta Mondial Group is one of the leading providers of international holiday real estate. When long-term lettings...

2Oct By Porta MallorquinaNo Comments

Event, Mallorca

Myth and passion! Run with the sun – the TUI Marathon in Mallorca

The marathon is the king event amongst the long distance runs. It owes its name to the famous battle at Marathon (490 BC), when Athens had to defend themselves against an invasion from the Persians. The army of King Darius was defeated and, according to legend, the brave soldier Pheidippides delivered news of the victory running 40 km to Athens, where, after proclaiming the message "we won", he dropped dead. Whether faithful to history or just a heroic saga, nobody can tell for sure, but it is certain that people always tried to experience the limitaions of body- and mind. And there is hardly any other sport discipline that requires more in both respects from the runner than long-distance running. Why is the marathon distance 42.195 km? Shortly before the start of the first Olympi...