Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Agatha Christie

Mallorca is the largest island in the Mediterranean Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain. Mallorca is an extremely popular holiday destination. The Palma de Mallorca Airport, one of the busiest in Spain, is used by about 30 million tourists per year. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the island was invaded by the Vandals in 425. The time of the Vandals ended, when Byzantine troops general took the island in 534. The first Muslim arrivals were in 707. These ended the Byzantine domination and established their own hegemony. Until 903, the island was part of the Umayyad Caliphate. From Between 902 and 1229 the island was under Islamic control. James I of Aragon ( aka "Jaume el Conqueridor") conquered Mallorca in December 1229. Port de Pollença, located about 6 km east of Pollença, was a small village of fishermen before the tourism started. Just like Pollença it attracted many artists in the first half of the last century. In 1935 Agatha Christie published a short story titled "Problem at Pollensa Bay".