Balearic Islands

BALEARIC ISLANDS

BALEARIC ISLANDS ALL YEAR ROUND SUMMER Apart from making the most of your time on the beach, this is the time for great music festivals in iconic venues like Valldemossa, Deià, Pollença and the Bellver Castle in Mallorca, and Maó, in Menorca. There's something to suit all tastes. In Mallorca you have world music (Mallorca Roots Festival) , indie (Inca Zoomusic Festival, SolarNit) and rock (Rock in Palma, Musicalvià) . For those who love classical music there is the Ciutadella Summer Music Festi- val (Menorca), which is held in the clois- ters of the seminary in the Church of El Socorro. Performers include famous

operetta singers and the "Illa deMenor- ca" Chamber Orchestra. In summer the music never stops in Ibi- za. The major clubs (Amnesia, Ushuaïa, Hi Ibiza, Pachá...) and hotels organise great summer opening parties with the very best DJs and internationally fa- mous groups. Apart frommusic there is also tradition: many places have festivals to honour their patron saints, like Sant Joan de Ciutadella in Menorca; Sant Jaume in Formentera, Moors and Christians in Pollença (Mallorca) and the so-called Festes de la Terra in Ibiza.

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