A glimpse of Miquel Barceló
The artist during the opening of the exhibition "Vida y muerte" in Duisburg, Germany. Photo: Govern IB. To approach the work of Miquel Barceló is to do so with the fear of diminishing the vast artistic universe of its creator. His entire body of work can be understood [...]
Mallorca, the island of fitness: boom in gyms and sports activity
Mallorca is experiencing a surge in physical exercise that goes far beyond the gym: it combines health, image, social pressure and an increasingly powerful industry. There was a time when the island’s gyms could be counted on one hand. “There were four or five of [...]
Palma’s former prison will be transformed into a professional residence with 139 endowment housing units
The redevelopment of Palma’s former prison has taken a new step forward. The Ajuntament has approved the preliminary project to transform the building into a professional residence with 139 endowment housing units for people who carry out their professional activity [...]
Carmen Planas: “From the employers’ association, we believe the shadow economy needs to be brought into the open”
Carmen Planas, a graduate in Pharmacy from the University of Navarra, soon realised that she wanted to steer her professional career towards management and leadership. “I have always been very active, and although I liked it as a degree, I [...]
Mallorca, the mystery of the house with three holes (I)
The fascination with origins is a fundamental human drive. To see, or to touch with one's own hands, a Greek, Babylonian, or Pharaonic Egyptian ring induces a hypnotic sense of vertigo, as if we were traversing time itself. Objects crafted [...]
A golf tournament beyond the sport
The 1st Mallorca Global Tournament "18 Holes, 18 Brands" turned Golf Maioris into a meeting place where competition shared the spotlight with gastronomy and networking “In Mallorca there are many events, but few with a clear purpose. This one had [...]
The Govern removes more than 22 tonnes of waste from the Balearic coastline, including 27,000 cigarette butts
The brigades of the environmental improvement project promoted by the Govern have removed more than 22 tonnes of waste from the Balearic coastline during the 2025-2026 season. Among the waste collected were more than 27,000 cigarette butts and around 1,700 [...]
Wildfires in the Balearic Islands: the shield against fire
The Balearic Islands’ wildfire response system is preparing for increasingly longer and higher-risk fire seasons “We are seeing longer, hotter and drier summers, and we must be more alert than ever,” says Joan Simonet, conseller for Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural [...]
Nit de Sant Joan 2026 in Palma will light up Parc de la Mar with fire, music and tradition
The most magical night of the year will once again bring thousands of people together in Parc de la Mar. The celebration of Nit de Sant Joan 2026 in Palma (St John's Eve, Mallorca’s traditional midsummer celebration), organised by the [...]
Alcudia, sport between sea and mountains
SPECIAL CONTENT LEISURE'26 Cycling, hiking, golf, water sports and major competitions consolidate the municipality as one of Mallorca’s most complete sports destinations. Alcúdia brings together some of the qualities most valued by those who travel to Mallorca to practise sport: [...]
Bons Illes Balears 2026 launch on 18 June with retail vouchers offering savings of up to €60
The Bons Illes Balears 2026 will begin on 18 June with a record participation of 1,223 shops across 46 municipalities in the islands. The campaign, promoted by the Govern to encourage purchases in local businesses through direct discounts, will make [...]
Sun, beaches and eclipse: Mallorca becomes Instagram’s new global set
Mallorca has been on Instagram influencers’ radar for years, but this summer it has all the ingredients to become the most desired setting on the planet. Mentioning Mallorca on any social network means talking about paradise beaches, turquoise waters and [...]
Wine and Vermouth Selection in Mallorca for 2026
GRIMALT CABALLERO 2021 4Kilos Vinícola / IGP Vi de la Terra de Mallorca / €138 Made with Callet and Fogoneu, this is one of Mallorca’s benchmark red wines. Produced in very limited quantities, it combines ripe fruit, spices, toasted notes [...]
Blai Bonet in the Magic Mountain
This year marks the centenary of Blai Bonet’s birth. A hundred years already? It is hard to imagine that so much time has passed, because Blai Bonet has never truly left our collective imagination. Not long ago, returning from a [...]
Tanzania: Wildlife in the cradle of humankind
Text and photos: José Eduardo Iglesias. At one o’clock in the afternoon on Thursday 29 January, we landed at Kilimanjaro Airport after 25 hours of travel, on our way to Arusha, Tanzania. We are in the Great Rift Valley, the [...]
Inca, gastronomy with memory in the heart of Mallorca
SPECIAL CONTENT LEISURE'26 The historic cellers and traditional recipes define a cuisine rooted in local produce and the land Inca preserves on its table an essential part of its identity. The municipality’s gastronomic tradition, deeply rooted in local history, has [...]
Malén Sart: “Social media does not show the reality of spearfishing, and that is dangerous”
Two-time world champion Malén Sart champions the sustainable nature of a demanding sport and challenges the misconceptions that surround it A flash of light cuts through the water and glints off a fish’s scales. Everything is silent. Only the muffled [...]
Bartomeu Bestard: “Without Literature, History cannot be fully understood”
After decades studying Ciutat, Bartomeu Bestard presents his new book, Historia de la ciudad de Palma, a journey that turns dates into narrative, connecting key moments from prehistory to the present day through an approach that combines historical rigour with [...]
Santanyí: Festivals and traditions to experience summer and autumn
SPECIAL CONTENT LEISURE'26 The municipality has a calendar that captures the essence of its towns and villages through their most emblematic celebrations. Every year, Santanyí presents a full calendar of fires i festes that structures the social and cultural life [...]
High temperatures in the Balearic Islands: the deadly impact of heat
High temperatures have caused 2,264 deaths in the Balearic Islands since 2018, most of them due to the worsening of pre-existing conditions in chronically ill patients In summer, heat can shift from being a simple nuisance to a serious threat [...]
The “Colours of the World”, at CaixaForum Palma
CONTENIDO ESPECIAL La directora de CaixaForum Palma, Margarita Pérez-Villegas, y el asesor científico de la exposición, Rubén Duro. Foto: Fundació "la Caixa". The world in full colour “Everything depends on the colour of the lens through which it [...]
Ernest Riera, a screenwriter from Mallorca: The art of writing the fear
Fear works across all cultures. It needs no translation, no film stars and no big budgets. A good story is enough. Ernest Riera knows this well. The Mallorcan screenwriter has taken part in international productions, written shark films for Hollywood [...]
Puerto Portals, 40 years creating memories together
SPECIAL CONTENT Puerto Portals celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Strategically located in the Bay of Palma, it has established itself as a benchmark for nautical excellence and leisure in the Mediterranean. Its evolution has given rise to a space [...]
Trump’s war and its economic effects in the Balearic Islands
Another disaster of the Trump administration. A humanitarian, political and economic disaster. The war between the United States and Iran creates potentially worse economic effects than those arising from its tariff policy. The key, of course, lies in the duration [...]
How long could Mallorca withstand a maritime blockade?
Echoes of war: the island imports more than 800,000 tonnes of food each year and has only a limited buffer if supplies are disrupted Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have highlighted the fragility of global maritime transport. In an [...]
