Calvià has Spain’s most expensive homes, while Marratxí and Inca stand out for rising prices
Calvià is the municipality with more than 20,000 inhabitants that has the highest average house purchase price in Spain, at €981,485 in 2025. This is according to the 2026 edition of the Urban Indicators published by Spain's National Statistics Institute (INE), which also places Marratxí and Inca among the Spanish [...]
Sóller pone en valor su patrimonio modernista con una nueva ruta y recursos digitales
Sóller impulsa la difusión de su patrimonio modernista a través del proyecto Sóller Modernista, una iniciativa que incorpora una guía de la ruta modernista, una página web, una aplicación digital y contenidos audiovisuales para acercar este legado arquitectónico y cultural a residentes y visitantes. El [...]
Prohens announces further tax cuts and a housing plan to benefit 87,000 Balearic Islands residents
The president of the Balearic Islands Government, Margalida Prohens, has unveiled a new housing plan with measures extending to 2031 and announced the abolition of regional taxes for under-36s buying their first home. The proposals formed a major part of [...]
Balearic Islands airports exceed 40 million passengers by September 2026
The Balearic Islands' airports recorded a total of 40,375,168 passengers between January and September 2026, according to figures published by Aena. The airports of Palma, Eivissa and Menorca all recorded growth compared with the same period of the previous year, [...]
Railway Week 2026 offers children’s workshops and guided tours in Mallorca from 23 to 28 October
The Semana del Tren 2026 (Railway Week 2026) will feature storytelling sessions, children's workshops and guided tours from 23 to 28 October at Inca railway station and the Museu del Ferrocarril de Son Carrió, in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar. Serveis [...]
Breast cancer screening in the Balearic Islands detected 92 tumours in 2025 as participation rose by 20%
The Balearic Islands Breast Cancer Early Detection Programme led to the diagnosis of 92 tumours at different stages during 2025, a year that also saw a significant increase in the number of women attending screening mammograms. In total, 32,232 women [...]
FIET 2026 to bring together 45 companies and around 30 theatre premieres in Vilafranca from 21 to 25 October
The FIET 2026, the Fira de Teatre Infantil i Juvenil de les Illes Balears (Balearic Islands Children's and Youth Theatre Fair), will take place from 21 to 25 October in Vilafranca de Bonany, bringing together 45 companies and a programme [...]
Mallorca March Against Cancer 2026 to bring thousands of people together in Palma on 25 October
The 11th edition of Mallorca en marcha contra el cáncer (Mallorca March Against Cancer) will take place on Sunday 25 October 2026 in Palma, featuring an eight-kilometre race, a four-kilometre charity walk and, for the first time, children's races. Organised [...]
Construction of the new Campos roundabout to begin in late 2026
The Consell de Mallorca plans to begin construction of the new Campos roundabout in late 2026, at the exit from the town towards Santanyí and Colònia de Sant Jordi. The project has a budget of €1.6 million and aims to [...]
AEMET downgrades Mallorca’s heavy rain warning to orange after overnight red alert
The AEMET has downgraded its heavy rain warning for Mallorca from red to orange in the early hours of Monday 19 October, after the heaviest rainfall forecast failed to hit the island with the expected intensity. The orange warning remains [...]
Sóller tunnel to close overnight from Monday to Thursday between 19 October and 19 November
The Sóller tunnel will be closed to traffic from 19 October to 19 November 2026, on Monday to Thursday nights, for maintenance work and the replacement of signage panels. The restrictions will apply between 22:00 and 6:00, while the tunnel [...]
TaPalma 2026 returns from 4 to 8 November with a record 42 participating restaurants
TaPalma 2026 brings together 42 restaurants for a new edition of Palma's popular tapas trail, taking place from 4 to 8 November. The gastronomic event has attracted a record number of participants, with eight more establishments than last year, and [...]
A cut-off low will bring heavy rain to Mallorca on Sunday 18 October
A cut-off low is expected to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to Mallorca on Sunday 18 October, particularly from midday onwards. According to the AEMET forecast, rainfall could reach 30 litres per square metre in one hour. The Directorate-General for [...]
TUI Palma Marathon Mallorca 2026: race times and road closures in Palma on 18 October
The TUI Palma Marathon Mallorca 2026 takes place this Sunday 18 October, with three races through the city's seafront and historic centre. The 22nd edition of this sporting event will also cause major road closures in Palma, restricted access to [...]
Fira Marinera Port d’Andratx 2026 combines boating, gastronomy and music on 17 and 18 October
The III Fira Marinera del Port d'Andratx (3rd Port d'Andratx Maritime Fair) takes place on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2026, with a programme combining boating, gastronomy, music and activities for all ages. The fair includes a boat exhibition, [...]
Son Llàtzer performs its first microsurgical reconstruction to prevent leg amputation
The Hospital Universitario Son Llàtzer has performed its first microsurgical reconstruction of a lower limb to save the leg of a 58-year-old woman who was seriously injured in a road accident. The patient had suffered an open fracture of the [...]
An amphora from the ses Fontanelles shipwreck travels to the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Cartagena
A \Roman amphora from the ses Fontanelles shipwreck\, a vessel that sank around 1,700 years ago off the coast of Mallorca, has become the guest exhibit at the \National Museum of Underwater Archaeology (ARQVA) in Cartagena\, where it will remain [...]
Balearic Islands ends high-risk forest fire season with just 32 hectares burned despite heat and drought
The \high-risk forest fire season in the Balearic Islands\ has ended with \72 fires and 32 hectares burned\ between \1 May and 15 October 2026\, according to figures presented by the Balearic Government. "We have experienced a summer with \very [...]
Francina Armengol frames 29 November election as a clash between the PSOE’s “colourful Spain” and the right’s “dark Spain”
The secretary-general of the PSIB-PSOE, Francina Armengol, has presented the Socialist Party's list of candidates for the Congress of Deputies in the Balearic Islands in Palma ahead of the general election on 29 November. Armengol described the election as a [...]
Fire at Son Hugo damages three caravans and prompts removal of flammable materials from car park
A fire that broke out on Wednesday 14 October in the Son Hugo car park in Palma affected three caravans and prompted a response from Palma firefighters, the Local Police and the National Police. The fire started at around 13:00 [...]
Saint Catalina Tomàs triumphal float to parade through Palma on 17 October with 900 participants
The carro triomfal de santa Catalina Tomàs 2026 (Triumphal Float of Saint Catalina Tomàs) will parade through central Palma on Saturday 17 October, starting at 18:30, with around 900 participants and more than thirty groups from eighteen municipalities across Mallorca. [...]
Bons Mallorca 2026: up to €100 off local products
The Consell de Mallorca has approved a new edition of Bons Mallorca 2026, a campaign that will allow island residents to receive up to €100 in discounts when purchasing local, artisanal and organic products. The vouchers can be used from [...]
Water reserves in the Balearic Islands fall to 36% in September, eight percentage points lower than a year ago
The water reserves in the Balearic Islands fell to 36% in September 2026, two percentage points lower than in August and eight points below the level recorded a year ago. Several areas of Mallorca remain under drought alert, particularly Artà, [...]
CòmicNostrum 2026 comes to Palma and Inca with exhibitions, renowned comic artists and a cosplay competition
CòmicNostrum 2026, Mallorca's International Comic Festival, takes place from 14 to 18 October in Palma and Inca, with exhibitions, meetings with authors, children's workshops, signing sessions, film screenings and a cosplay competition. One of the main highlights is the exhibition [...]
Cala Rajada offers three days of gastronomy and festivities with Fira de la Llampuga 2026
The Fira de la Llampuga 2026 (Dolphinfish Fair 2026) in Cala Rajada offers three days of gastronomy, music and festivities from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October. The Moll de Cala Rajada (Cala Rajada Wharf) hosts another edition of this [...]
SoloFlow Freestyle Palma 2026 comes to the Velòdrom with more than two hours of motorcycle stunts
The SoloFlow Freestyle Palma 2026 will take place this Saturday, 10 October, from 20:00 at the Velòdrom Illes Balears. The third edition of the show in the city will bring together ten riders for an event featuring jumps, acrobatics and [...]
