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Anyone for tennis? – Yes please says Mallorca

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Travellers to Palma will be able to witness or take part in the International TUI Marathon Palma de Mallorca this October. The unique sporting event will be held in the Spanish city for the eighth time in 2011, with a wide variety of different races to be held on October 16th. Open to professional athletes [...]






When you think of Mallorca you might not immediately think tennis.  But, this small Balearic Islands boasts an impressive history of cultivating championship tennis stars. First ‘created’ by the monks of Europe, tenniswas played widely throughout monasteries often as part of religious ceremonies.  The French aristocracy then adopted the game and it became known as Royal (real) tennis.  It was not long before [...]