The Consell signs an agreement with the Tax Agency to fight against illegal tourism activities
The Consell de Mallorca has taken a new step in the fight against illegal tourist activity on the island. The president, Llorenç Galmés, and the vice president of the Govern de les Illes Balears and [...]
Rutas WoW 2025 celebrate the centenary of poet Josep M. Llompart with 15 literary itineraries across Mallorca
The Fundació Mallorca Literària has announced the programme for the Rutas WoW 2025 (WoW Routes 2025), which will feature a total of 15 literary itineraries throughout the year. These routes, taking place between 21 March [...]
SFM expands its capacity at rush hour with 3,500 additional seats on the Palma-Inca line and the metro to the UIB
Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) is strengthening its regular timetable from Thursday 13th March with new train and metro services during working hours. This increase will improve connections between Palma and Inca and the metro [...]
Water reserves in the Balearic Islands remain at 51%, three points below last year’s level
The month of February has ended with water reserves at 51% in the Balearic Islands, remaining at the same level as the previous month but three points below the 54% recorded in the same period [...]
The Govern promotes a raft of measures to contain tourism in the Balearic Islands
The Govern has announced a set of measures aimed at tourism containment in Balearic Islands, with the goal of ensuring sustainability in the sector and reducing the impact of tourism on the archipelago. The key [...]
Inequality in the Balearic Islands: only 3 out of 10 management positions are held by women
The presence of women in senior management positions in Balearic Islands remains limited. In 2023, only 28.9% of management and executive positions were held by women, a decrease compared to the previous year (31.2%). This [...]
La Germania, 500 years since the tragic revolt
Text: Bartomeu Bestard. Photos: Arxiu Municipal de Palma. Pintura de Joanot Colom, cuya cabeza se expuso en la Porta Pintada durante muchos años. “La Germania” (The Revolt of the Brotherhoods) is the name [...]
Restaurant guide for this Christmas
As every year at this time, from Mallorca Caprice we offer you a first class selection to enjoy a good meal. In addition, we highlight several restaurants with food service at home with some very [...]
Miquel Montoro has a growth spurt
Text: Tomàs Ibarz. Next February 7, Miquel Montoro (Hòstia! Pilotes! Què en són de bones! M’encanten!) Will turn 15 years old. The child is getting older and the most palpable proof is found in his [...]
Martín Berasategui: ”Mallorca has been very successful in promoting its local cuisine”
Text: Virginia Servera. Martín Berasategui, who's earned more Michelin stars than any other Spanish chef, arrives in Mallorca with various gastronomic projects which will soon see the light of day. Recently, the first Spanish restaurant to achieve three Michelin [...]
Festivals for dystopia
Text: José Miguel Vera. There have been other crisis that have affected the music sector, but none as deep as that derived from the pandemic. Especially when it comes to live music. As the area [...]
The theater refuses to bring the curtain down
Text: Virginia Servera Josep R. Cerdà There are many security measures that the scenic spaces of Mallorca have had to incorporate so that we can continue to enjoy theater or dance during the [...]
The most important news from Mallorca in 2020: Full Yearbook
The year 2020 will undoubtedly go down in history. In addition to being a round figure, at an informational level it has been a year marked by a global pandemic that has affected all of [...]
Photographers and filmmakers portray the role of modern city
CaixaForum and the Pompidou Center in Paris offer a visual essay on the political and social history of the city through 232 works by 66 creators [Sponsored content] The history of photography and the moving [...]
“The meaning of life”, by Biel Amer
Text: Biel Amer. Last year there was in this space a critical article about the objective of the Nit de l’Art in Palma. The debate was not innocuous as the professionals questioned its suitability, the [...]
The most searched on Google in the Balearic Islands during 2020
Text: Raúl Beltrán. Photo: Nubedepalabras.es In a year as atypical as this 2020, Internet searches have taken a radical change from the previous year. Queries related to the coronavirus, in all its aspects, have been the most wanted by users, [...]
Mallorca Caprice by Mallorca Global is now on the street
The most awaited Majorcan magazine of the year returns with 136 pages of journalistic content of great interest to readers From today you can buy at your nearest kiosk Mallorca Caprice by Mallorca Global, edición Navidad, [...]
At Puerto Portals you can now feel the magic of Christmas
SPONSORED CONTENT Puerto Portals invites you to immerse yourself in the spirit of the most magical time of the year. Christmas arrives at the most prestigious nautical and leisure complex in the Mediterranean with proposals [...]
Perspectives
Text: Antoni Munar. Mere speculation is the only way to predict the scenery of the tourism sector for 2021 given the absolute lack of certitude and confidence regarding travel and other services derived therefrom. The [...]
LIGHT BEYOND 2020
Text: José E. Iglesias. Journalist and Director of Mallorca Global. If the relentless expansion of Sars-CoV-2 is teaching us anything, it is to realize about our vulnerability, as individuals and as a supposedly leading human group of all species. About our [...]
Rafael Nadal: ”Now we have to think about rebuilding everything and recovering our freedom”
Between packing and unpacking, institutional and private commitments and various trips, who is already considered the best Spanish athlete of all time, Rafa Nadal from Manacor, recently reincorporated to his training sessions in Mallorca, has been able to make a hole in his [...]
SARS-CoV-2, the stealthy virus that paralyzed the world
Last November, the Balearic Islands registered the fateful death toll of 400 due to COVID-19, ten months after a February 7 in which the first case of the archipelago and the second in Spain was admitted to Son Espases: an English [...]
COVID-19, cracks in the world’s best health system
Despite the fact that Spain has suffered the worst incidence of COVID-19 in Europe at certain times of the pandemic, most of the scientists consulted by Mallorca Global maintain that the Spanish public health system is still one of the best [...]
Several experts analyze the impact of COVID in different areas
Mallorca Global has asked several experts about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sebastián Crespí, Margalida Gili, Marta Vall-Llossera, Pere Salvá and Antonio Tarabini analyze different points of view of what we are experiencing from [...]
Antoni Riera, economist: ”It is not about running away from tourism but about sophistication of tourism”
Professor of Economics at the UIB and director of the Impulsa Balears Foundation, Antoni Riera refers to three key levers to improve the competitiveness of the Balearic Islands at this time: efficiency, innovation and sustainability. Text: Virginia Servera. Palma Photos: A. [...]
Hans Lenz, Engel & Völkers: “The current urban parameters aren’t adapted to the new housing models”
Engel & Völkers Southwest Mallorca director, during the interview. Photo: Pep Caparrós. Son of a Majorcan mother and German father, and with 15 years of experience in the real estate sector, Hans Lenz [...]
Emblematic Establishments 2020
The emblematic establishments of the city articulate the memory of the citizens. They are references that guide the daily transit of the neighbours, give personality and provide historical perspective. Society comes together around them. This [...]
Routes through Mallorca and plans to squeeze out the winter
The temperature drops and the days are shortened, however the possibilities of discovering Mallorca beyond its beaches are still endless. This year, in addition, the interest in touring the island has grown among Majorcans themselves due to restrictions on travelling. [...]
Christmas traditions in Mallorca: From la Sibil·la to Sant Sebastià
Fully immersed in Christmas 2020-2021 in Mallorca, we review the most important traditions of the island and events to enjoy these dates. THE SIBYL The voice of the Sybyl, a Gregorian a cappella chant, can be [...]
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