Columbus Genoese? A documentary on its DNA
Televisión Española recently broadcasted a documentary showing the results of a genetics laboratory that has been working for years to unravel the disputed origin of Christopher Columbus. It had two parts: the first part showed [...]
The film ‘Las chicas de la estación’: a cry against the vulnerability of minors in state care
In December 2019 a 13-year-old girl was raped by a group of several young men in the neighborhood of Corea, in Palma. The complaint led to the investigation of a prostitution ring operating within centers [...]
Interview with José Luis Arrom, Director of Club de Mar Mallorca
SPECIAL CONTENT “In the new Club de Mar Mallorca, citizens will be able to make use of our services” How did the Club de Mar become one of the leading yacht clubs and marinas for [...]
Toni Horrach: “I like to go for the high-end hotel categories, but I am worried about ‘eliticising’ Mallorca”
Toni Horrach, CEO of HM Hotels. Photos: Piter Castillo. “The greatest ally of deseasonalisation is climate change” Toni Horrach, CEO de HM Hotels, highlights his connection with the values that marked his past [...]
Trump has won (what a headline)
It's been over a month since the US elections ended and articles about Donald Trump's victory are still being published (this one, for example). One column that has appeared now is not very newsworthy, but [...]
Art in Palma, reflection, avant-garde and poetry
SPECIAL CONTENT Palma Town Hall presents a wide range of exhibitions that transform the city into a true showcase of art. Thanks to their diversity and quality, these exhibitions enrich Palma's cultural panorama, offering the [...]
The giant jellyfish ‘Rhizostoma Luteum’, a rare species in Mallorca
Several specimens of giant jellyfish have been seen off the coast of Mallorca. It is the species 'Rhizostoma Luteum', "a very rare and little known jellyfish", explains the general director of Fishing and the Marine [...]
Santanyí announces its XXI Painters’ Meeting in Cala Figuera
The Santanyí City Council organizes the XXI Meeting of Painters that takes place in Cala Figuera on August 28 and 29. The objective is to bring together all the artists who want to participate in [...]
The 2021 Multihull Regatta will be held from August 27 to 29 in Port Adriano
Some of the largest and most sophisticated multihulls in the world will meet from August 27 to 29 in the fourth edition of the Multihull Regatta, which will take place in Port Adriano and is [...]
The Consell reinforces the promotion of Mallorca as a safe destination
The Consell de Mallorca, through the Fundació Mallorca Turisme, has launched a series of actions these summer months in order to reinforce the promotion of Mallorca as a safe destination in accommodation establishments. For this, [...]
Marine reserves in Mallorca: a sustainable relationship with the sea
The sea is a source of life that surrounds Mallorca without which the island could not be understood. To balance the relationship between the pressure exerted by humans and the marine environment, the figure of [...]
The ten most popular summer spots in Mallorca, according to Google
Immersed in a summer of economic recovery in which tourists once again choose Mallorca to spend their holidays, some of the island's destinations and plans have become visitor favorites. According to data obtained from Google [...]
Palma’s beaches wear the “Safe Tourism” label for the first time
The five beaches in the municipality of Palma have received the "Safe Tourism" certification. This distinctive, awarded by the Institute for Spanish Tourism Quality, confirms compliance with risk prevention requirements through an audit. For this [...]
Up to 40 euros per citizen in discount vouchers for Balearic shops
The program of discount vouchers in Balearic shops -Bons Illes Balears- will put into circulation one million euros from October. A campaign to stimulate shopping in small and medium-sized businesses in Mallorca, Menorca, Eivissa and [...]
Psicobloc and slackline in Mallorca, two booming sports
Since the renowned Mallorcan climber Miquel Riera popularized the practice of psicobloc (deep-water soloing) in Mallorca in the seventies, this modality of climbing without rope, without harness and on cliffs has been gaining followers year [...]
Cocktails in Mallorca: the golden mile of cocktails in Palma
The most exquisite palates find spectacular presentations of suggestive drinks for every moment in Paseo Mallorca, the golden mile of cocktails in Mallorca. El Indiano, one of the Brassclub's cocktails. Photos: We are yellow. [...]
Perseids in Mallorca 2021: When and where to see them
When can the Perseids be seen in Mallorca this 2021? Also known as Tears of San Lorenzo for the celebration of this saint on August 10, it is precisely this month when this meteor shower [...]
Slow living: live through attention and intention
COVID had to arrive for us to seriously rethink how we want to live our lives. Certainly not like so far. In opposition to the urgent and the instantaneous, we now claim calm and simplicity; [...]
The Royal Family visits the Tramuntana and the Lluc Sanctuary during their stay in Mallorca
Their Majesties the Kings and Their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Asturias and the Infanta Sofía visited the Ca s'Amitger Interpretation Center to learn about the peculiarities of the Serra de Tramuntana and the Lluc [...]
Javier Sanz: “Balears leads national sailing with 20 Olympic athletes”
He has captained Spanish sailing since March 2021 from Mallorca, his residence for more than thirty years. Javier Sanz, president of the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation (RFEV), has started his new position "with great enthusiasm [...]
Balearic Islands are the main Spanish destination for international tourists
The Balearic Islands were the main destination in all of Spain for international tourists last June. A leadership that the area maintains for the third consecutive month with a total of 656,082 arrivals, 29.6% of [...]
Mallorca Caprice 2021 is now on the street
For the ninth consecutive year, Mallorca Caprice Mediterranean Happiness Guide, an annual publication that collects the best of the island, returns on time to its appointment with readers. With a fresh and renewed design, in [...]
Pollença hosts the Architecture and Design Club Pollença week
The courtyard of the Pollença City Council becomes one more year the epicenter of architecture in the Balearic Islands with the celebration of the Setmana d’Arquitectura i Disseny Club Pollença. Its eighth edition will take [...]
The Cartuja gardens host the Valldemossa Mercat d’Art 2021
The Cartuja gardens will host Valldemossa Mercat d'Art 2021 on Saturday 21 August. This is the first edition of this artistic 'pop up', which will take place from 10 am to 10 pm. For its [...]
A Calvià villa, among the 10 most visited luxury houses in Idealista this summer
The property, located in Cala Vinyes, is for sale for about 11 million euros A villa in Calvià is in third position on Idealista's list of the ten most attractive homes for more than one [...]
The Mallorcan black pig, goat and sheep obtain the ‘100% autochthonous breed’ seal.
Mallorcan pork, Mallorcan goat, Mallorcan and Menorcan sheep products can now use the ‘100% autochthonous breed’ seal, a distinctive that guarantees the racial purity of meat, milk, sausages and dairy products. With this seal, “consumers [...]
The 11th edition of Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest begins in Raixa
Photo: Victòria M. The Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest 2021 began last night in a special place: the Raixa estate, where the 10th anniversary of the declaration of the Serra de Tramunanta as a [...]
‘Cinema a la fresca’ is back from August 3
This year's 'Cinema a la fresca' program includes the screening of a total of 18 films in Ses Voltes between August 3 and September 11 For the second year in a row, Ses Voltes will [...]
The Summer Nights program offers poetry, music and cinema at CaixaForum Palma
The ”la Caixa” Foundation hosts the Summer Nights program at CaixaForum Palma. During the months of July and August, summer poetry and music proposals will land in the center, with surprising and unique small and [...]
The Government declares the Gordiola glassblowing technique Intangible Cultural Heritage
The Council of Ministers has declared the technique of glassblowing in Spain as a Representative Manifestation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, especially highlighting the production centers of more than three centuries of activity, such as [...]
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