圣埃尔姆附近的潘塔留岛鸟瞰图，西班牙马略卡岛 Aerial view of the island Pantaleu near Sant Elm, Mallorca, Spain (© Dimitri Weber/Azing航空公司)

圣埃尔姆附近的潘塔留岛鸟瞰图，西班牙马略卡岛 Aerial view of the island Pantaleu near Sant Elm, Mallorca, Spain (© Dimitri Weber/Azing航空公司)

汪洋中的小岛 Little Island, Big Sea

Pantaleu

There isn't much to the tiny island of El Pantaleu (or Es Pantaleu in Catalan), cast off the westernmost shore of Mallorca, itself a relatively small island only 30-40 miles across. Pantaleu and Mallorca are part of the archipelago of Balearic Islands in the Balearic Sea, off the east coast of Spain. Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca, and Formentera are the chain's four major islands and are famous as tourist destinations popular among those seeking the warm Mediterranean climate and inviting shoreline.

Pantaleu is more precisely an islet, a mere rock of about six acres in size. Its highest point is 80 feet. Not much grows on El Pantaleu, and no one lives on it. Mallorca is only about 1,000 feet away, making it a vigorous but doable swim for the many who have tried from the beach at the village of Sant Elm. Technically, no one is allowed to step foot onto Pantaleu, because it is designated a nature reserve along with the much larger Dragonera Island a few miles farther to the west.

Pantaleu is most useful as a wind break for boats, as you can see from this aerial photo. The notch between the islet and the main island is a popular anchorage for the many pleasure boats that cruise these waters. Even centuries ago, sailors understood the value of Pantaleu as an anchorage. In 1229, young James I the Conqueror, King of Aragon, and his fleet sought refuge from a storm behind Pantaleu before he embarked on his campaign to invade the Balearic Islands and start making good on his nickname. These days, most of the turf battles around here have been settled, although you might have to parry a vacationer for a spot on the sand or a table at happy hour.

潘塔留

位于马略卡岛最西岸的小岛El Pantaleu（或加泰罗尼亚的Es Pantaleau）没有什么特别之处，它本身是一个直径只有30-40英里的相对较小的岛屿。Pantaleu和Mallorca是西班牙东海岸巴利阿里海巴利阿里群岛的一部分。马洛卡岛、伊维萨岛、梅诺卡岛和福门特拉岛是该群岛的四个主要岛屿，是著名的旅游目的地，深受寻求温暖地中海气候和迷人海岸线的游客的欢迎。

潘塔留更准确地说是一个小岛，一块只有六英亩大小的岩石。它的最高点是80英尺。El Pantaleu岛上没有多少植物，也没有人靠它生活。马略卡岛离这里只有1000英尺远，对于许多在圣埃尔姆村海滩上尝试游泳的人来说，这是一次充满活力但可行的游泳。从技术上讲，任何人都不允许踏上潘塔留岛，因为它被指定为自然保护区，与西边几英里远的大得多的龙时代岛一起。

从这张航拍照片中可以看出，Pantaleu是船只避风的最佳场所。小岛和主岛之间的缺口是许多游船在这些水域航行的热门锚地。甚至在几个世纪前，水手们就知道潘塔留作为锚地的价值。1229年，年轻的征服者、阿拉贡国王詹姆斯一世和他的舰队在开始入侵巴利阿里群岛并开始利用他的绰号之前，在潘塔留后面躲避风暴。这些天来，这里的大部分地盘之争都已经解决了，尽管你可能不得不避开度假者在沙滩上或欢乐时光的餐桌上。