The story is that the history of Majorca (Mallorca) is as long as its coastline. Which stands at 5,547km or 3,439 miles of coastline,Whatever the island's past is, majorca (Mallorca) is making new history every each day.

Majorca the oldest human remains were dated at 5000BC and found in the site of Son Matge near Valldemossa. In the 1960s other human remains dated at around 4000BC were found in the Cueva de Muleta near Soller.

These first inhabitants were living in caves and were using animal horns for tools. From caves to stone built houses, the Talayots civilisation followed around 2000BC. Known mainly for being the first civilisation to work metals as well as building megalithic structures, only sparse information has been found about them.

Because of the location of the archipelago in the Mediterranean, The Balearic Islands soon became an important commercial post for first the Phoenicians and the Greeks and then in the 5th century for the Carthaginian traders. At the time the locals were well known for their ability of using slings to defend themselves and the Carthaginians gave the Greek name "ballein" to the archipelago, meaning "sling throwing". Those "sling warriors" were recruited by the Carthaginian army to defend their trading post and fight the Romans in the Punic Wars.

Mallorca was occupied by Romans between 123BC and the 5th Century.

During this time they built roads, cities and introduced Christianity to the island. They cultivated vines and olives.The two major built cities were; Palmaria (Palma) and Pollentia (Pollença).

After successive assaults by the Vandals and the Byzantines in the 5th and 6th centuries, the Arabs annexed the archipelago in 903 to Tarifas Kingdom. Despite numerous squabbles between the Christians and the Muslims, the Arab domination was responsible for major advances in Majorca.

They developed the agriculture (introducing to the island oranges, almonds and apricots), they built mills and developed irrigation techniques. Palma, then named Medina Mayurqa, became a sophisticated capital.

Due to the continuous attack of Arabs on the Mediterranean navigation, Jaume I disembarked in Santa Ponça the 10th of September 1229. It was the beginning of the conquest of Mallorca. When Jaume I died, his son Jaume II was proclaimed King of Mallorca, and during his rein he built Palma cathedral and the Bellver Castle.

Later in 1716 the use of the Catalan language remained revoked by sentence of the King Felipe V. During the Spanish civil war (1936-1939) Mallorca and Ibiza supported the nationalism of Franco while Menorca favored the republicans.

During the pro-franco dictatorship (1939-1975) the use of any dialect spoken in Spain was prohibited, Castellan was the only language permitted during official acts.

In 1983 the Balearic Islands were endowed with an Autonomy Status as the expression of its historical identity and Catalan and Castellan were established as the two official languages.

Most recently Mallorca has seen around about 10 million tourists per year. The local economy is booming with locals and residents among the most well off in Spain. But around a fifth of the property is foreign owned and the large resort developments have in places ruined the islands natural beauty.