And the award for spain's best beach goes to...

Mallorca, one of the most beautiful and exotic Spanish islands has taken the number one spot for Best Beaches in Spain according to the 2012 Traveler's Choice Awards, compiled by the world's leading travel review site, TripAdvisor.

While, Mallorca's Puerto Alcudia took the crown for best beach in Spain, the golden island scooped third place for best beach in Europe, coming just behind two beaches in Turkey.

This news comes as no surprise to Sales and Marketing Director at Taylor Wimpey España, Marc Pritchard, who has been living and working on the beautiful Balearic Island for over 20 years:

"Puerto Alcudia is a beautiful beach and given its size is able to accommodate many people, which it often does in the summer. However, many of the locals and our home owners look for quieter beaches that attract fewer crowds. For instance there are two beaches just 10 minutes away at Aires de Pollença and Pollentia Mar. These beaches are a little quieter and excellent for families to enjoy a walk along the seafront or find a place to relax and watch the world go by."

Voted Spain's best beach, Mallorca's Puerto Alcudia stretches along five miles of gentle waters making it one of the longest beaches on the island. Described by TripAdvisor as a beach with 'velvety white sands', visitors and residents alike can pick from a quiet stroll around the quaint beach-side fishing village or swimming in the electric-blue sea, to windsurfing and paragliding for the more adventurous.

Source: Taylor-Wimpey Spain