Come Explore The Beautiful Town Of S'illot & Sa Coma Mallorca Spain 2023

Описание: S'illot is a small tourist town on the south east coast of the Balearic Island of Mallorca, Spain, divided between the council areas of Manacor and Sant Llorenç des Cardassar. The two districts are separated by the river Torrent de Ca n'Amer which is spanned by a large bridge in the town. A range of seaside leisure activities take place in the town. At the entrance to the town there is prehistoric settlement that is well preserved. S'Illot is located 63 km east of Palma de Mallorca and 16 km east of Manacor. The little cove of Cala Morlanda and the wide beach of Cala Moreia are situated to the town's south, while the resort of Sa Coma lies immediately to its north. There is a headland of craggy rock projecting out into the sea between S'Illot and Sa Coma. S'Illot is near the larger town of Porto Cristo and other tourist resorts such as Cala Millor. It is linked to Palma and to Palma de Mallorca Airport by the Autovia MA-15 highway that crosses the island from east to west. he word "Illot" is Catalan for "islet", and the name is derived from a small rocky island off the coast. The site of the town was occupied in prehistory, but was abandoned around the second century BC at the time of the Romanisation of Mallorca following the Second Punic War. Modern S'illot developed from a fishing village and fishing boats still work from a small harbour. The town originated as summer resort for the inhabitants of Manacor in the 1930s. The division of Ca n'Amer de S'Illot into development plots was approved in 1948 and the urban development of S'Illot took place from 1959. In 1965 S'Illot and Cala Millor together had 19 hotels with a total of 1414 beds. Tourism is now the town's primary economic activity. The town is mostly flat. Its beach is 350 metres long with an average width of 50 metres. It is a sandy Blue Flag beach and is backed by a promenade[8] with bars, restaurants, cafes and tourist shops. Beach-related facilities include lifeguards, showers and the rental of sun loungers, parasols and watersports equipment. The town has many hotels but is quieter than the neighbouring resort of Sa Coma with few lively bars, the evening entertainment being mainly provided by the hotels One of the liveliest nightspots in the town is the Crazy Monkey cocktail bar. There is also a small Eroski supermarket called "aprop" and a tourist information office. S'illot is on a number of bus routes.

Sa Coma is a town on the east coast of the island of Majorca, Spain. It is close to the towns of Cala Millor and Cala Bona in the municipality of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar. To the south it merges with the small town of S'illot. A majority of the residents of Sa Coma work in the hospitality industry and have seasonal contracts. The town's principal industry is tourism, based around its sandy beach, bars and restaurants. The resort has a relaxed atmosphere in contrast to the lively resort of Magaluf on the west coast of the island. Sa Coma is more family oriented, and evening entertainment centres on hotels, rather than in bars or clubs. Some of the shops in Sa Coma also cater for tourists, with many products in the supermarkets being imported from tourists' home countries. There is a Carrefour hypermarket within Sa Coma town, previously owned by Eroski.

Sa Coma caters for touring Rugby Union teams (15 a side) throughout the year.