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The municipality and residential town of Campanet is approximately 40km, or 25 miles north west of Palma, nestling in the foothills of Sierra de Tramuntana mountain range. Since the town doesn't as yet feature in any of the major tour operators brochures, and public transport from the Son Sant Joan airport just isn't really a practical option, anyone considering a holiday here must make provision to either collect a hire car from the airport, or make the transfer into the town by one of the many taxis that will be waiting outside the arrivals hall.

The journey from Palma is reasonably straightforward. The main PM27 motorway takes you as far north as Inca, and from there the old C713 north road takes you almost into the town itself. The route is actually quite scenic, although I doubt if the driver will have the chance to enjoy it quite so much, as on a clear day the Sierra Tramuntana mountains that dominate the western coast of the island, are clearly visible to the west.

The village has for the most part, ignored the tourist developments that have taken place throughout the rest of the island, and is one of the few untouched authentic Mallorcan villages that still exist. Most, if not all, visitors to the area will be independent travellers that will be probably staying at the magnificent Monnaber Nou on the outskirts of Campanet.

The original name of the town Campanet is believed to be a combination of the Latin word "capanna" and the Arab plural "kapanat", which together have a literal translation into English as "a collections of huts". Local historians are keen to point out that this indicates that there has been human settlement in this area since prehistoric times.

Although the economy of the town is not directly linked to the Majorcan tourist industry, it's fair to say that it hasn't completely bypassed the town. Up to the end of the 1940's the economy of the town was solely based on agriculture and the local shoe manufacturing industry, however, during the tourist boom years of the 1960's the towns building industry did receive an indirect benefit from the numerous construction projects that were being undertaken around the island.

Although not quite in the same league as nearby Binissalem, Campanet are still nevertheless very proud of their connections to the writer and humanist Llorenç Riber i Campins, and the writer and journailst Miquel dels Sants Oliver who were both born and lived in the town. Although not generally open to the public, their two former homes can still be seen at Calle Major, 27 and the renamed, Calle de Miquel dels Sants Oliver, 14 respectively.

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