Sant Joan de Déu, from power station to fish hatchery
The former Es Carnatge plant has been transformed into the largest marine nursery in Spain Where diesel engines once roared and smoking chimneys rose into the air, life is now being cultivated. On the grounds of the former Sant Joan de Déu thermal power plant, in Es Carnatge in Palma, [...]
Wine recommendations from Tintorera
Tintorera Mallorca is the island’s home of wine: a gourmet space to discover great wines from Italy, Spain, or anywhere in the world you choose. Wine selection: Red wines SES ROTES TINTO Winery: Ses Rotes. Appellation: IGP Vi de la Terra de Mallorca. [...]
ROSALÍA, the Sibyl of the 21st century
Photo: Noah Dillon. At 33 —the age of Christ— Rosalía has delivered with LUX the most powerful release of her career. Neither the comebacks of Alejandro Sanz or Pablo Alborán, nor the unstoppable momentum of Mallorca-born Rels B [...]
Art season in Palma: suggestions for this winter
This winter, Palma once again becomes a meeting point for lovers of contemporary art. The city presents a season marked by large-scale projects and collaborations between institutions that champion talent, memory and artistic experimentation. Caixa Forum Rumores infundados gathers the [...]
Online scams in the Balearic Islands: facing the silent epidemic of cyber fraud
Online scams are soaring in the islands: from banking fraud and fake investments to attacks on tourism SMEs. A growing phenomenon where social engineering and rapid reaction are key His name is Alex, or at least that’s how he introduces [...]
The largest fortunes in the Balearic Islands, Spain and the world in 2025
Largest fortunes in the Balearic Islands in 2025 Fluxá consolidates his throne Miguel Fluxá reaffirms his leadership for the ninth consecutive year as the wealthiest individual in the Balearic Islands and returns to the top 10 of the 100 Richest [...]
Ferran Adrià, in Mallorca: “The restaurant sector is facing the most radical change I’ve witnessed”
Mallorca Global Mag interviews the global gastronomic icon Ferran Adrià exclusively Photos: Piter Castillo. Revered around the world for having forever changed the way we understand cuisine, Ferran Adrià has visited Mallorca with CaixaBank to share his experience [...]
The Top 200 highest-revenue companies in the Balearic Islands 2025
The economic fabric of the Balearic Islands continues to be dominated by activities directly linked to tourism. Among the one hundred companies with the highest turnover, travel agencies stand out, with 18 firms; followed by hotel groups, with 17, and [...]
Joan Bennàssar: ‘I believe in matriarchy. Women in my work represent beauty and admiration.’
Bennàssar is one of the most unique Mallorcan artists of his generation. He has developed an easily recognisable pictorial and sculptural language. He welcomes us to his estate, a manifestation of Mallorca: a space dotted with sculptures and works that continue [...]
The most important news of 2025 in Mallorca and the Balearic Islands
The majority view among Balearic Islands residents that too many tourists are already arriving; the renewed protests over soaring housing costs; the deaths of two icons of Balearic politics; the impact of Palma’s Low Emission Zone; the seemingly endless legal [...]
Mallorca Global Mag launches its Winter 2025-2026 edition addressing the island’s key issues
Mallorca Global Mag publishes its Winter edition 2025-2026, now available for download and at the usual distribution points, and in newsstands from Wednesday 31 December. Once again, the magazine presents an editorial proposal that takes the pulse of the island [...]
Events Agenda in Mallorca for January 2026 with Major Cultural Highlights
The year begins in Mallorca with a vibrant calendar that combines international shows, live music, theatre, dance and some of the island’s most deeply rooted traditions. From major stage productions and standout concerts to popular celebrations that set the tone [...]
The flu in the Balearic Islands continues to rise, although it remains in a low-intensity epidemic phase
The incidence of the flu in the Balearic Islands continues to rise, although the archipelago remains in an epidemic phase of low intensity, according to data for week 51 of the year (15–21 December). During this period, 88.9 cases per [...]
Campos will have an ITV station by mid-2026
The municipality of Campos will have a new ITV vehicle inspection station from mid-2026. The future Campos ITV will be a permanent mobile facility with capacity to carry out up to 5,000 inspections per month. This infrastructure will help ease [...]
The Consell cuts the Mallorca waste tariff by 10% in 2026
The Consell de Mallorca will reduce by 10% the Mallorca waste tariff in 2026, with retroactive effect from 1 January. The measure has been made possible following the ratification, on 16 December, in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, of [...]
Mercadona’s ‘Ready to Eat’ strengthens its presence in the Balearic Islands
SPECIAL CONTENT The service has now reached 43 of the chain’s 47 stores in the islands and includes its range of Christmas dishes available to order throughout December In many Mercadona stores, lunchtime already has a distinctive aroma: that of [...]
Palma approves its 2026 budget: more than €626 million for services, housing and mobility
The Palma City Council has definitively approved the municipal budget for 2026, which for the first time exceeds €626 million and consolidates the highest level of investment in the city’s recent history. The accounts, approved at the Plenary Session held [...]
Sant Sebastià 2026: Palma unveils the official poster and a preview of the festival programme
Palma is starting to warm up for its major winter celebrations. The Sant Sebastià 2026 festivities, the city’s patron saint celebrations, already have an official poster and a first preview of the calendar, while the full programme of concerts, afternoon [...]
The Spanish Futsal Super Cup lands in Mallorca on 3 and 4 January
Mallorca will host one of the major events on Spain’s national futsal calendar at the start of 2026. The Spanish Futsal Super Cup will be played on 3 and 4 January at the Palau Municipal d’Esports Son Moix, turning Palma [...]
Sa Fàbrica Nova in Sóller will house a museum dedicated to Mallorca’s textile industry
The Consell de Mallorca has formalised the purchase of Sa Fàbrica Nova in Sóller for an amount of two million euros, funded through Next Generation European funds, with the aim of preserving one of the most significant ensembles of the [...]
Special Christmas trains in 2025: SFM introduces overnight services on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) will introduce special Christmas trains in 2025, including overnight services on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, as well as a significant increase in frequencies on 25 and 26 December and 1 January, with the [...]
La Misericòrdia hosts a Christmas craft fair for the first time
The garden of the La Misericòrdia cultural centre will host, for the first time, a Christmas craft fair on 19, 20 and 21 December, with the participation of 20 craftswomen and craftsmen from Mallorca. The initiative, organised by the Consell [...]
Slight increase in influenza incidence in the Balearic Islands, reaching 75 cases per 100,000 inhabitants
The incidence of influenza in the Balearic Islands has recorded a slight increase and now stands at 75 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to data corresponding to week 50 of the year (8 to 14 December). Despite the rise compared [...]
The Consell postpones the call for tourist accommodation places in Mallorca due to legal certainty concerns
“The fundamental objective is to guarantee the utmost cleanliness of the process and to offer all applicants equal opportunities.” This was stated by the Regional Minister for Tourism, José Marcial Rodríguez, when announcing that the Consell is working on a [...]
Pollença’s Pas d’en Barqueta bridge unveils a new 16-metre pedestrian walkway
The Consell de Mallorca has installed a new pedestrian walkway measuring 16 metres in length on the Pas d’en Barqueta bridge, in Pollença. The work completes the comprehensive rehabilitation project for this infrastructure and improves safety on a heavily used [...]
Final stretch in the rehabilitation works at Palma’s Torres del Temple
Reform and rehabilitation works at the Torres del Temple in Palma are entering their final phase and will allow this emblematic heritage complex to open its doors in early 2026 as the new Centre d’Interpretació de la Fortalesa del Temple. [...]
