The journey took three months each way with an itinerary that started in Andratx, so to Palma, Vale

We're talking sunshine in all aspects, from warming rays of celebrities who put their luster over the archipelago. cheap cruise With virgin coves, fishing villages and yacht harbors are the Balearic Islands a destination for the privileged. Andratx is one of Mallorca's cheap cruise most important tourist destinations, far from package tourism and tour operators.
Andratx has a population of 8000 people, a figure judgment tripled during the summer cheap cruise period. The city is located cheap cruise at the very south of the island, 28 km from the capital Palma. From being a sleepy little fishing village of Andratx has over the years become one of the island's most exclusive tourist destinations. This actually started as early as the 30th century when the famous designer Rodolfo Valentino settled in Andratx. In the summer months it is not unusual that starry manifests itself with constellations like Claudia Schiffer, Tom Cruise, Antonio Banderas, and of course the Spanish royal family. The king and queen, with her children and grandchildren, since the dawn of time vacationing on Mallorca. In Palma, they have their own holiday, Marivent Palace, located right down to the waterfront area Porto Pi. Often they were watching sailing around the Balearic waters, with his giant yacht, but due to the crisis and hence guilty, they delivered the boat back to its rightful owners, a group of businessmen on Mallorca which originally donated the royal family boat worth 20 million cheap cruise euros.
The port of Andratx is a combination of traditional fishing port and harbor with luxury yachts in all sizes and finishes. Along the harbor and Paseo is also some of the island's best restaurants. They all have terraces flush with crystal clear Mediterranean waters. Balearic small bays famous for its clear waters and white sandy ground. The buildings in Andratx cheap cruise port consists of low-rise buildings in different colors, surrounded by palm trees, cheap cruise blue sea, yachts and luxury cars. The buildings can be associated with Cuba's colorful architecture, and it has a natural explanation. In the early 1900s many inhabitants emigrated from Andratx to Cuba for economic reasons. A small soap factory in the port area provided the daily bread for many city residents, but the fishermen and farmers so their days are numbered in the Balearics and sought their fortune in Cuba. Most traveled to Batabanó, a province of Habana, to fish for sponges. Some also traveled to Cienfuegos, a province cheap cruise of Matanzas, while a few went to Habana to work on the soap factory or in agriculture.
The journey took three months each way with an itinerary that started in Andratx, so to Palma, Valencia, Malaga, cheap cruise Cadiz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Puerto cheap cruise Rico, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Batabanó, La Habana. Upon arrival they put a period in quarantine in Triscórnia to any businessman needed labor. One of those who helped the immigrants most was Gabriel Pujol Mir "Tiona" a Majorkin who arrived in Cuba in 1900 and ran the restaurant "La Marina Balear". With the overwhelming number majorkinere who arrived in Cuba, was in Batabanó established a center called Centro Mallorquín. The first leader of the center was Bertomeu Pujol Alemany. In Andratx are currently many inhabitants named Pujol and Alemany also street names.
Most people who traveled to Cuba to work were young boys as young as 14 years old. After 3-4 years in Cuba, they came back to undergo military military duty and marry a adritxola (girl from Adratx). There were, however, many who could not resist the warm-blooded Cuban girls, and started cheap cruise a family and lived in Cuba for life. At home in Andratx put wives and mothers waiting for news from Cuba, and the urban society was characterized by the phrases: "H as recibido carta y cosa?" (Have you received a letter or something), cheap cruise "Has recibido papelitos one punta?" (You received the letter) and "Hombres para alla, dinero para aquí" (men there money here). were also sent speech telegrams when large parts of the population was illiterate. were eventually cheap cruise enough material to start a newspaper in the small town, and weekly "semanario Independiente Andratx" was filed with undertttel: "Weekly Newspaper for the protection of moral interests and its matter." It was Juan Antonio Calafell who started the newspaper in 1920 and ran it for 1969 The first edition was printed in Palma, then by separate print called Calafell in Andratx. newspaper printed information about emigrants in Cuba, on their departure, their homecoming and life in general in Cuba. newspaper had its foreign correspondents and Guillem Bernat Alemany Moragues respectively Batabanó and Cienfuegos. newspaper was closed down in 1970.
Since then, both fishing and farming deviation way for the growing tourism. Stars at presence has made the city boasts of luxury cheap cruise tourism instability service, exclusivity and offers. The current crisis has only just occurred to town, and the Balearic Islands in general, with a light breath. Where the sun shines always expect something good.
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