The Autos-Da-Fé against the chuetas, origins of a discrimination
It was in 1435 that the Jewish religion was prohibited in Mallorca. Logically, a decree cannot make someone stop believing what they believe. By this I mean that those who were forced to be baptised [...]
The new horizon of Club de Mar-Mallorca
SPECIAL CONTENT Palma's historic marina completes its transformation with new spaces, services and a concept open to the city Club de Mar-Mallorca begins a new chapter this summer following the completion of an ambitious refurbishment [...]
Mallorca, the setting for the “astronomical lottery” of the 2026 solar eclipse
Mallorca is preparing to witness one of the great natural phenomena of the coming years. The total solar eclipse of 2026, which on 12 August will darken the island for approximately 1 minute and 36 [...]
Album releases in 2026: Placebo, Muse, Ariana Grande, Madonna and other eagerly awaited albums
The 2026 music calendar arrives loaded with comebacks, full-length debuts and new chapters from some of the most recognizable names in international pop and rock. Among the standout releases are works by Placebo, Muse, Ariana [...]
Artificial intelligence (or not)
It all began in 1950, when Alan Turing published an article in whose opening paragraph he asked: can a machine think? The reason for something so unusual at the time was linked to a proposal [...]
Balears fall for the K-pop phenomenon
What is K-pop and why does it appeal to such a diverse audience? The rise of Korean artistic culture in the Balearic Islands has been gradual, gaining visibility thanks to local initiatives such as K-pop [...]
Palma, where the Mediterranean is savoured
SPECIAL CONTENT In Palma, gastronomy is part of the way the city is lived. It is a highly valuable expression present in its markets, bars, family tables, signature restaurants and in a culinary tradition that [...]
When weight loss also reduces addiction, by Andreu Palou
In recent years, anti-obesity drugs have achieved unprecedented success, with clinically relevant and sustained weight reductions. Active ingredients such as semaglutide —marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy—, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, and more recently tirzepatide —Mounjaro [...]
Art exhibitions in Mallorca this summer 2026
Este verano llega cargado de nuevas propuestas expositivas en las principales galerías de arte y museos de la ciudad. Mallorca Global Mag te trae una completa agenda con algunas de las exposiciones de arte en [...]
Mallorca in the Spotlight: “When you do not have housing, you do not have identity”
The housing challenge for the inmigrant population The consuls of Morocco, Argentina and Finland discuss the housing crisis and its impact on foreign communities in Mallorca at Inca Access to housing has become one of [...]
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 [...]
Art Palma Summer 2026 returns with nearly 50 exhibitions across Mallorca
Art Palma Summer 2026 will bring together more than 20 galleries and exhibition spaces in Mallorca on 4 June for a new edition of the event organised by Art Palma Contemporani. The event, which opens [...]
Patricio Gómez: “Back then, there wasn’t as much fitness hype or body culture”
Patricio Gómez, founder of Chong Ma in 1976, looks back on the transformation of gyms in Mallorca from the era of martial arts to the current boom in physical exercise. Patricio Gómez has spent a [...]
Naty Company: “The growth of fitness is increasingly linked to health”
AEIEB president Naty Company analyses the expansion of the sector, the changing user profile and the main challenges in professionalisation, regulation and sustainability The physical exercise and sports sector is now an expanding ecosystem that [...]
María Colomer: “You have to eat in order to do sport, not do sport in order to eat”
Dietitian-nutritionist and Head of Training at CODNIB María Colomer discusses the rise in physical exercise, the normalisation of supplements such as protein and creatine, and the importance of putting nutrition at the centre Nutrition has [...]
Esther Bautista: “Within fitness, there is a very blurred boundary between commitment and obsession”
Esther Bautista, a psychologist specialising in eating disorders, warns that body dissatisfaction is appearing at increasingly early ages and that physical standards are already strongly affecting young men as well. Our relationship with the body [...]
David Abril: “It is no longer only important to be, nor even to have, but to seem”
UIB sociologist David Abril analyses the surge in physical exercise, the centrality of the body and the growing weight of image in an increasingly digital, more exposed society that is also more in need of [...]
Aina Galmés: “Professionalisation in the sector is key to guaranteeing safe, high-quality practice”
Aina Galmés, head of the degree in Sports Sciences at the UIB, explains the growing interest in this discipline, the most sought-after career paths and the challenges of a sector that continues to advance in [...]
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 [...]
Wages in the Balearic Islands rise by 6.3%, the largest increase in Spain
Wages in the Balearic Islands rose in 2025 by the largest amount in the country, with an increase of 6.3% compared with the previous year. According to data from the Quarterly Labour Cost Survey by [...]
“Mens sana in corpore sano” on the affluent island
Mallorca now has a sufficient critical mass of population to attract initiatives that, not so long ago, would have seemed unthinkable. The strong demographic momentum of recent years, driven above all by people arriving from [...]
Self-employed workers in Balearic Islands: the islands lead Spain in growth in May with a 2.2% increase
The self-employed in the Balearic Islands recorded the highest growth in Spain during the month of May. The archipelago added 2,361 new members of the Special Scheme for Self-Employed Workers (RETA), an increase of 2.2% [...]
The spring-summer 2026 edition of Mallorca Global Mag is now on sale at newsstands
The spring-summer 2026 edition of Mallorca Global Mag is now available at newsstands, regular distribution points and for download online. With 132 pages, the magazine offers a broad and cross-cutting look at current affairs in [...]
Mallorca June 2026 Agenda: concerts, fairs, art and the best plans of the month
June arrives in Mallorca with a packed events calendar featuring contemporary art, major concerts, festivals, gastronomic fairs, international sports and cultural activities for all audiences. From must-attend events such as Art Palma Summer, the Mallorca [...]
The Serra de Tramuntana unveils Georoutes, a digital network of 21 cultural itineraries
The Serra de Tramuntana is set to benefit from a new tool designed to promote and showcase its cultural heritage. The Consell de Mallorca and the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) have presented Georoutes, [...]
The Local Produce Fair 2026 will bring together 26 exhibitors in Manacor on 31 May
The Local Produce Fair 2026 of Manacor (Fira del Producte Local 2026 de Manacor) will bring together 26 producers from the Balearic Islands this Sunday, 31 May, in an event held from 9:00 am to [...]
93% of Balearic residents already perceive the impact of the war in Iran on household finances
The impact of the war in Iran on the Balearic Islands is already being felt by 93% of residents in their household finances. This is reflected in the first survey carried out by Estudis d’Opinió [...]
Katharina Grosse transforms the Llotja de Palma into an immersive painting with her project “Arrels”
The German artist Katharina Grosse turns the Llotja de Palma into a large pictorial landscape with Arrels, an ambitious artistic intervention that can be visited from 28 May 2026 to 31 January 2027. The exhibition, [...]
Luxury tourism in Mallorca accounts for 27.3% of tourist spending with less than 8% of visitors
Luxury tourism in Mallorca and the Balearic Islands continues to gain strategic importance within the archipelago’s tourism model. Although travellers staying in five-star hotels account for just 7.84% of total tourists, their spending power already [...]
Palma Book Fair 2026 returns to Plaça Espanya from 29 May to 7 June
The Palma Book Fair 2026 (Fira del Llibre 2026) will once again turn the city centre into one of Mallorca’s major cultural meeting points. Organised by the Gremi de Llibreters de Mallorca with the support [...]
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