anchor: Since the 1960s, Mallorca has shone in its role as Spain's tourism juggernaut, defining the extremes of a Mediterranean  the unbridled hedonism of topless beaches and singles bars, and the lethargic, point A (hotel) to point B (beach) vacation.
positive: Mallorca has come to be the iconic representation of Mediterranean excess and mundane package holidays.
negative: Since the 1960s, Mallorca has stood out as a region of rustic, insular, country pleasures with few tourists spoiling the party.