SFM to provide extra trains during the weekends of the Christmas season
Servicios Ferroviarios de Mallorca (SFM) has announced the launch of special reinforced trains during every weekend of December and the first weekend of January 2025, aimed at facilitating public transport during the Christmas season. These [...]
Festes de Santa Bàrbara 2024: the fritters festival in Vilafranca de Bonany returns
Vilafranca de Bonany is gearing up to celebrate one of its most cherished and anticipated events: the Festes de Santa Bàrbara 2024, honouring the town’s patron saint. Taking place from Sunday, 1st December to Sunday, [...]
The Consell to invest 16 million euros in improving the Serra de Tramuntana road network
The Consell de Mallorca has announced an investment of €16 million in 2025 to improve the road network of the Serra de Tramuntana, focusing on four of its most iconic roads. These include the Sa [...]
Bicipalma will reinforce the connection between the city and the UIB with 9 new stations
Bicipalma will strengthen the connection between Palma and the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) with the installation of nine new public bicycle stations. This project will be completed in the next six months, marking [...]
The Fira de sa Perdiu 2024 in Montuïri, a rendezvous with Mallorcan tradition
The Fira de sa Perdiu 2024 in Montuïri, one of the most iconic events in Mallorca, will take place on Sunday, 1st December. This traditional Mallorcan fair, now in its 45th edition, attracts thousands of [...]
The hospitality industry mourns the death of Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, founder of Meliá Hotels International
The world of tourism and hospitality bids farewell to one of its most prominent figures. Gabriel Escarrer Juliá, founder of Meliá Hotels International, has passed away at the age of 89. His legacy, built over [...]
Summer sales 2024 are here: Consumer Affairs recommendations
The 2024 summer sales period in the Balearic Islands is here. It begins today, July 1, although major retailers already started the sales on June 28, and it will last for two months. The Balearic [...]
Agenda of events in July in Mallorca 2024
Mallorca Global Mag, spring-summer edition 2024, brings you the agenda of events in July 2024 in Mallorca. This information is part of the agenda of activities in Mallorca published in the paper magazine. Music, theatre [...]
Soma, the artist that puts ciutat’s everyday reality in check
Virginia Servera. Palma Those who have read Aldous Huxley's Brave New World will remember that there is a narcotic for immediate happiness that disconnects human beings from their will and thought. It is soma. A [...]
First Public Release of Seahorses in the Balearic Islands
In an exciting development for the marine biodiversity in the Balearic Islands, the first public release of seahorses was celebrated, thanks to the "Cavallets de mar balears" project. Coordinated by the Palma Aquarium Foundation in [...]
The album releases of 2024 recommended by Mallorca Global Mag
The "variat", our beloved tapas tapa, is a somewhat incomprehensible mixture of things that apparently have little or nothing to do with each other, but that together, end up conquering the most exquisite palates. Calm [...]
The Balearic Islands reach a new record in solar energy production
In May, the Illes Balears achieved a record in the production of renewable energy, generating 58,328 MWh of photovoltaic energy, which represented 16% of the total electricity production. The installed capacity of solar photovoltaic energy [...]
The Asian hornet returns to Mallorca
Asian hornet, registered as an invasive exotic species in the Spanish Catalogue, has returned to Mallorca after two years without observing any activity of the species, for which it had been declared eradicated on the [...]
The silent invasion
Raccoons, horseshoe whip snakes and pond sliders, among other species, are the new fauna threatening the native island fauna. The boreal raccoon roams freely in the Serra de Tramuntana. Photos. COFIB. Don't be [...]
Mamut. El gigante de la Edad de Hielo
SPECIAL CONTENT • It is an exhibition that delves into the life and extinction of these imposing animals • It includes a spectacular fossilised skeleton and a hyper-realistic sculpture, among other pieces Imagen del [...]
Oriol Bonnín, cardiovascular surgeon: “In the future there may be an artificial system to replace the heart”
Virginia Servera. Photos: Piter Castillo. Oriol Bonnín (1946) arrived in Mallorca in 1992. "It was the year of the Barcelona Olympic Games", he recalls, looking at a photograph of the Barri Gòtic in Barcelona (the [...]
The digital Island: Discovering Mallorca through virtual reality
In an increasingly digitally connected world, the way we experience travel is constantly evolving. Mallorca, with its rich history, stunning beaches, and wonderful, unique culture, has always been a coveted destination for tourists from around [...]
Modo de cuinar a la mallorquina compiles 168 recipes of Mallorcan gastronomy from the XVIII century
Up to 168 recipes from the 18th century, most of them gathered by the Augustinian friar Jaume Martí Oliver (1712- 1788), are compiled in Modo de cuinar a la mallorquina (How to cook Mallorcan style), [...]
Missed call
Elena Ordinas. As a mother, there is nothing that makes me more excited than receiving a call from my children. Listening to them, feeling that they have something to share with me... Calling is a [...]
Technologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): “There may be some hidden asteroid that is really dangerous”
Virginia S. His nine-hour working day starts at 6:30 am on the other side of the Atlantic, in California, and includes a variety of meetings, writing scientific papers, and programming/designing instruments. Joan Francesc Muñoz Martín [...]
The Palma International Boat Show 2025 will be held from April 30 to May 3
The next edition of the Palma International Boat Show already has dates. The prestigious boat show that opens the season in the Mediterranean is scheduled to take place from the 30th of April to the [...]
La Revetla de Sant Joan 2024 will light up Palma with pyrotechnics, dancing and music
On Sunday, June 23rd, Parc de la Mar on Passeig Marítim will once again host the traditional celebration of the Revetla de Sant Joan 2024 in Palma. The festivities will begin with a Nit de [...]
Pau: “Human beings are capable of adapting to the worst situations”
In his latest graphic novel, Pau immortalises the "incredible" story of his grandfather, who spent a decade "without being master of his destiny" under the flags of five countries during the Spanish Civil War and [...]
Nit de Vins 2024 brings together ten wineries from the island in Son Servera
The courtyard of the Església Nova de Son Servera will be dressed up on Saturday, June 22 to host the VIII edition of Nit de Vins 2024. This event, which will be held between 8:00 [...]
The Balearic economy grows by 3.2% in the first quarter of 2024
The Balearic economy has started with strength after registering an intense growth of 3.2 percent during the first quarter of this year 2024, according to the Economic Analysis of the Balearic Islands presented by the [...]
New schedules for Palma’s EMT buses for the summer season
EMT Palma has announced the implementation of new schedules that will take effect on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. These changes include reinforcements on key lines such as A1, A2, L4, and L25, aiming to improve [...]
The Town Council launches the ‘Tasting Andratx’ campaign to promote local gastronomy
The Andritxol Town Hall has presented 'Tasting Andratx. A gastronomy to enjoy', an innovative information campaign aimed at the promotion and enhancement of the local gastronomic segment. The goal is to make the wide variety [...]
Mental Health is not what it used to be
The Extraction of the Stone of Madness is a painting by El Bosco, a mockery of a medieval tradition that consisted of removing the stone in the brain that caused alienation. The road travelled by [...]
María Cruz Acero, the sentinel of the Balearic sky
María Cruz Acero poses under the famous ‘Ball’ of Puig Major, which surrounds Mallorca's aerial surveillance radar. Photos: Piter Castillo. In her 24 years in the Air and Space Force, Commander María Cruz [...]
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