The Copa del Rey Mapfre de Vela 2024 kicks off on 27 July with a record number of entries
From 27 July to 3 August, the Real Club Náutico de Palma will host the 42nd edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE de Vela 2024, one of the biggest cruising regattas in the Mediterranean. This competition, which since 1982 has become a top event on the world calendar, has [...]
Work on Plaça Espanya in Palma to finish on 23rd August
The works for the integral renovation project of Plaça Espanya in Palma have a new completion date: 23 August 2024. The Junta de Govern has approved new provisions in relation to the contract, awarded on 21 December 2022 to the company Melchor Mascaró, setting this [...]
Felipe VI receives Margalida Prohens, President of the Balearic Government, in audience
His Majesty the King received Margalida Prohens, President of the Balearic Islands, this morning at 10:10 am at the Royal Palace of La Almudaina. This audience is part of the series of meetings with representatives of the islands' institutions at [...]
Palma Jazz Festival 2024 offers four concerts on Thursdays in August at the Bellver Castle
Palma Jazz Festival 2024 promises to be a highlight event in the cultural calendar of Palma, featuring a series of four concerts taking place on the first Thursdays of August at the Castell de Bellver. With a lineup that brings [...]
The City Council promotes the creation of 8,000 new parking spaces in Palma
Palma's Municipal Car Park Plan envisages the possibility of creating 26 municipally-owned car parks, under concession and residential schemes, in the period 2024-2035, adding up to more than 8,000 new spaces and with a public-private investment of 240 million euros. [...]
The mythical Freestyle returns to the Plaza de Toros de Palma
This summer, the Plaza de Toros in Palma will become the epicentre of adrenaline and spectacle with the return of the legendary Freestyle. After 14 years of absence, 3rd August will mark the comeback of this unmissable event, organised and [...]
The citizens of the Balearic Islands have saved nearly 135 million euros in inheritance and donation taxes
Since 18 July 2023, one year after the start of the tax reform promoted by the Government of the Balearic Islands, a total of 8,572 citizens of the islands have saved 134.92 million euros thanks to the inheritance and gift [...]
The festivities of the Patrona of Pollença 2024: tradition, culture and fun for all ages
The Patrona de Pollença 2024 festivities take place from July 26 to August 2, one of the most iconic and anticipated events on the festive calendar of the Mallorcan municipality. Each year, from late July to early August, Pollença comes [...]
Thousands of people demonstrate in Palma against tourist overcrowding
Around 20,000 people - according to data provided by the National Police - took to the streets of Palma on Sunday 21 July to protest against the overcrowding of the Balearic Islands by tourists. Under the slogan ‘Canviem el rumb: [...]
The Consell will fine illegal tourist rentals in Mallorca with 80,000 euros
From now on, the Consell de Mallorca will impose fines of 80,000 euros for each property found to be illegally renting out on the island. Previously, fines ranged from 40,000 to 400,000 euros, and were mainly applied in the lower [...]
The Bosc Metropolità, the future great green lung of Palma
The ambitious project of the Bosc Metropolità (Metropolitan Forest), an initiative that aims to provide Palma with a large green lung of more than four million square metres, has taken a giant step forward following the acquisition of the Son [...]
Mallorca is global
Mallorcan talent, product and heritage, on route around the planet V.S. Majorica grows in the USA The Mallorcan firm is expanding in the United States with the opening of a new shop in the heart of Miami - on [...]
The first heatwave of the summer of 2024 will leave temperatures of up to 39 degrees in Mallorca
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) delegation in the Balearic Islands predicts that the first heat wave of summer 2024 will occur between Thursday, July 18, and Saturday, July 20. Therefore, yellow alerts for high temperatures have been issued, which could [...]
Nit de l’Art 2024 presents its exhibitions in the cultural spaces of Cort
This Tuesday, the details of the much-anticipated edition of Nit de l’Art were revealed, organised by Palma Art Contemporani. This annual event brings together around 30 galleries and cultural spaces with the aim of sharing their passion for art. It [...]
The Conselleria de Salut warns of the dangers of pseudo-medical therapies
The Conselleria de Salut i Consum of the Govern de les Illes Balears warns the public about the dangers of the increasingly frequent medical pseudotherapies which, in many cases, take advantage of the extreme vulnerability of people suffering from serious [...]
The Govern extends the deadline for energy subsidy applications
The Conselleria de Empresa, Empleo y Energía del Govern de las Illes Balears has extended until 30 December 2024 the deadline for submitting applications for public aid under the Investment Plan for Energy Transition (PITEIB), which ended on 15 July. [...]
Puerto Portals, an open marina
SPECIAL CONTENT With its recent refurbishment, Puerto Portals has been transformed into a space that embraces sea and land, where experiences are intertwined with sustainability, sport, and life itself. This physical change has been accompanied by a thorough overhaul of [...]
Spain beats England 2-1 to win their fourth European Cup
The Spanish men's national football team defeated England 2 goals to 1 on Sunday night 14 July to win their fourth European Championship title. This result, obtained thanks to goals from Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal, makes Spanish football the [...]
Cançons de la Mediterrània 2024 celebrates its 40th anniversary with five concerts
The new edition of the Cançons de la Mediterrània 2024 festival will begin on Wednesday 17th July in Ses Voltes with the show 'Mediterranean Voices' and will conclude on Sunday 21st July with the performance of one of the great [...]
More than 9 tonnes of waste removed from the Balearic coastline between May and June
Coastal Cleaning Boats managed by the Ministry of the Sea and Water Cycle collected a total of 9,005.75 kilograms of waste in the Balearic Islands during May and June. This year, the campaign started in May, a month earlier than [...]
Palma’s Teatre Principal closes the 23/24 season with a slight increase in the number of spectators
The Teatre Principal de Palma concludes the 2023/2024 season, which ran from September to June, with a total of 51,576 spectators attending 112 shows across 155 performances. These figures slightly exceed those of the previous season, when the Public Hall [...]
“If you don’t get out of Mallorca, you get stuck doing verbenas”
The Mallorcan singer and songwriter Maria Hein in Portocolom. Immersed in the tour of her second album while the third one is beginning to take shape, singer and songwriter Maria Hein (Felanitx, 2003) champions the Mallorca brand in [...]
Where to watch the final of Euro 2024 in Mallorca on a giant screen
Palma City Council will install a giant screen in Plaça de la Reina on Sunday, July 14, so that citizens can watch the Euro 2024 final live between Spain and England. Plaça de la Reina will thus become the epicenter [...]
Companies in the Balearic Islands recover their pre-pandemic profitability
Companies in the Balearic Islands have resumed the pace of capitalizing on their activities and have doubled their profitability within a year, reaching pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest issue of i|negocios from the Economic Intelligence Unit of the Impulsa [...]
Cala d’Or, the essence of Eivissa in Mallorca
SPECIAL CONTENT Es Fortí de Cala d'Or. Cala d'Or is much more than a holiday destination. It is a living testimony of how a vision of the future, artistic sensitivity and love for the land can lead to [...]
The Mallorcan producer taking Netflix by Storm
The Mallorcan film producer Miguel Ruz Miguel Ruz has positioned Nowhere as the second most-watched Spanish-language film in the history of streaming platforms He had always wanted to work in film, and despite studying engineering in England and moving to [...]
