S'illot (Mallorca)

S'Illot ( Catalan: L' Illot ) is a city on the east coast of the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca. S'Illot is also known as Cala Moreia, Platja de s'Illot. The place got its name from the place a small offshore island rocks.

The smaller 261 inhabitants, northern part of S'lllot belongs to the municipality of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, the larger southern part of the resort together with Cala Morlanda 1829 inhabitants and belongs to the municipality of Manacor (January 2011). Both districts are separated by the Torrent de Ca N Amer, which opens in the amount of the place in a small lake. The large bridge that spans the stream, forming the border between the two communities and serves as a communication and transportation between the two adjacent coastal areas.

  • 4.1 points of interest
  • 4.2 Annual Festivals and Events

Location and infrastructure

S'Illot is located 63 km east from Palma and 16 km east of Manacor. We reached the place coming from the west via the MA - 4021 to Manacor, coming from the south via the coastal route of Santanyi, past Porto Cristo. The place belongs to the resort of Cala Millor and is located in the landscape zone Llevant. He is well served by numerous bus services in the area. A small mini train connects S'Illot with the locations of the holiday resort. A small marina with boat landing is located at the southern end of the beach.

Beach

At the beach Platja de sa Moreia on the bay of Cala Moreia the retail and hotel buildings are emerging which come down to the water. Owner of the first in the fifties in the then called Cala Moreia inaugurated hotel was Pere Caldentey, goalkeeper of Fútbol Club Barcelona, ​​from 1952 and 1955. The sand dune beach of Cala Moreia, extends over a length of almost 350 meters and has an average width of about 35 meters. On the promenade located directly behind the beach only a few houses and hotels have space. It merges seamlessly into the waterfront of the more modern resort of Sa Coma, formerly stood the sandy beach in front of his complete development with hotel facilities to travelers of S'lllot exclusive use.

History

Talaiotisches village of S'lllot

The remains of from about 1100 BC originating talayotic village of S'lllot are set amidst the local situation of S'Illot. The 200 inhabitants of the settlement practiced mainly from agriculture. Of great importance were the hunting and rearing pigs and sheep. The centerpiece was a square Talaiot, which was surrounded by 35 homes surrounded by a city wall. 123 BC the settlement as a result of the colonization of the island was abandoned by the Romans. A historical hypothesis claims that this time landed on the beaches of the nearby resorts of Cala Millor and Sa Coma. Between 1960 and 1970, the central monument of the village of scientists from the University of Marburg was excavated.

Development to the resort

The parcelling of Ca de n 'Amer S'Illot was approved in 1948 and it began the development of the tourism zones in the district of Sant Llorenç des Cardassar. The urbanization of S'lllot took place from the year 1959. In 1965 had S'Illot and Cala Millor together 19 hotels with a total of 1414 beds.

Culture and sights

Attractions

  • Talaiot Na pole in Sa Coma
  • Talaiot in Cala Morlanda
  • Punta de n 'Amer
  • Safari Park in Sa Coma
  • Coves del Drac

Annual Festivals and Events

  • The Fiestas de S'Illot held annually on the second weekend of September.
  • The Fiestas del Turista created with the intention to extend the summer tourist season and held annually around the last weekend of September in S'Illot and in Cala Millor and Sa Coma.
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