In 1838, when Chopin wintered there with piano and Mistress George Sand, Majorca was a Mediterranean Bali Ha'i far off the beaten tourist track. Since then, thanks to cut-rate package vacations and a climate even kindlier than Spain's Costa Brava, the island has become a kind of Costa Coney (436,000 visitors last year), where the local patois in peak season is more Cockney than Catalan.
Last week a campaign to lure the carriage trade back to Majorca was launched by Monaco's Prince Rainier, a resort operator whose flair for free publicity is...
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