Location location this has to be the most beautiful island's in the Mediterranean upon which to establish a home. Over 70 beaches within an hours drive of your front doorstep, hundreds of fine restaurants in equal proximity, beautiful countryside and a friendly population have made the island irresistibleto thousands of people from northern Europe and further afield. In fact almost a quarter of the resident population nowadays are 'extranjeros' (not of Spanish nationality), which is as near as you can get to a true model of the 'global village'.