The Sant Elm Festivities 2024 are extended by a week to highlight their cultural roots
The Sant Elm Festivities 2024 in honour of Santa Catalina Thomàs are a highlight in the cultural calendar of Andratx. This year, the festivities have been extended until the 11th of August to enhance its [...]
The year-on-year unemployment rate in the Balearic Islands rose by 14.5% in the second quarter of 2024
The year-on-year unemployment rate in the Balearic Islands increased by 14.5 percent between April and June 2024, compared to the 11.8 percent reduction recorded during the first quarter of this year, according to data from [...]
The Copa del Rey Mapfre de Vela 2024 kicks off on 27 July with a record number of entries
From 27 July to 3 August, the Real Club Náutico de Palma will host the 42nd edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE de Vela 2024, one of the biggest cruising regattas in the Mediterranean. [...]
Work on Plaça Espanya in Palma to finish on 23rd August
The works for the integral renovation project of Plaça Espanya in Palma have a new completion date: 23 August 2024. The Junta de Govern has approved new provisions in relation to the contract, awarded on [...]
Felipe VI receives Margalida Prohens, President of the Balearic Government, in audience
His Majesty the King received Margalida Prohens, President of the Balearic Islands, this morning at 10:10 am at the Royal Palace of La Almudaina. This audience is part of the series of meetings with representatives [...]
Palma Jazz Festival 2024 offers four concerts on Thursdays in August at the Bellver Castle
Palma Jazz Festival 2024 promises to be a highlight event in the cultural calendar of Palma, featuring a series of four concerts taking place on the first Thursdays of August at the Castell de Bellver. [...]
New Year’s Eve Concerts in Mallorca
From the 1st of January 2024 the island offers different cultural options to celebrate the beginning of the new year by enjoying classical music. Among the most outstanding are the performances by the Strauss Festival [...]
What were the top grossing films of 2023?
2023 has been full of good films. Among the highest-grossing films of this year that is now coming to an end, we find releases in a wide variety of genres with a common denominator: the [...]
L’Adoració dels Tres Reis d’Orient 2024, a jewel in the Christmas calendar in Palma
The traditional Three Kings' Day performance, l'Adoració dels Tres Reis d'Orient 2024, directed by Bernat Pujol, according to the text by Llorenç Moyà, has been going on for 39 years. It will be held, as [...]
Matines 2023: the Cant de la Sibil·la in Mallorca
Christmas Eve is the time to experience the Cant de la Sibil·la, a tradition that is commemorated every 24th of December at Matines in the Cathedral of Mallorca, the Santuari de Lluc and in different [...]
Conflict in Balearic trade over opening on 31 December
Mercadona has announced that it will open its establishments in Palma from 9 am to 3 pm on 31 December. This date is listed as an unauthorised opening Sunday for Ciutat de Palma and the [...]
Speed increase on the Cintura road: from today the speed limit is 100 km/h
From today, Monday 18 December, the speed limit on the vía de Cintura (ring road) will be increased from 80 kilometres per hour to 100 km/h. Except in the Génova tunnel and the level crossings [...]
La Seu hosts the winter solstice observation
The Balearic Mathematics Society SBM-EQUIS is reviving the activity of observing the light phenomenon that coincides with the winter solstice in La Seu de Mallorca. This can be seen from the Baluard de Sant Pere, [...]
The first edition of the Fira de Nadal de l’Ametlla de Mallorca is here
The Protected Geographical Indication Ametlla de Mallorca is holding the first edition of its Fira de Nadal (Christmas Fair) on Saturday 16th December. This typical product of Mallorcan gastronomy will be the star of a [...]
Christmas in La Misericòrdia 2023: programme of activities
From 16th to 23rd December, the Consell de Mallorca has organised a series of events, concerts and family and solidarity activities to celebrate Christmas 2023 at the Misericòrdia cultural centre. In addition, the Mallorca Crafts [...]
UGT and CCOO announce Iberia Christmas strike in Balearic Islands
Workers' representatives will call a strike at the airline on 29, 30 and 31 December and 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 January. This has been announced by the trade unions UGT and Comisiones Obreras [...]
Palma City Council dedicates a street to the politician Félix Pons
The mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, has signed the decree that gives the name of Félix Pons to one of the main access roads to Palma. The road will run from calle Puerto Rico, just [...]
Cata Coll nominated for FIFA ‘The Best’ award
The Mallorcan goalkeeper Cata Coll, of FC Barcelona and world champion, is one of the three nominees for the 'Best Goalkeeper' award of the 'The Best' awards. FIFA will present this award on 15 February [...]
Son Llàtzer inaugurates the new Medical-Surgical Day Hospital
The Medical-Surgical Day Hospital will have seven patient care posts and five double rooms with the function of treatment rooms. According to the Govern, it will increase the care capacity by 32%. In 2021, the [...]
Christmas campaign in the Mallorcan retail trade: 5% increase in new hires
The retail sector in Mallorca has a positive balance of sales after Black Friday and the December long weekend. Now they are starting the Christmas campaign with good sensations, with a 5% increase in the [...]
Fira de Sant Tomàs 2023 in Sineu
Sineu celebrates the Fira de Sant Tomàs 2023 with its big day on the 10th of December, which can be visited until the 20th of January, passing through Sant Antoni 2024. The annual event features [...]
Guide to Christmas markets in Mallorca 2023
Mallorca welcomes Christmas 2023 wrapped in light, colour and illusion. This weekend the range of Christmas markets on the island takes us to different towns and cities that are decked out to celebrate these festive [...]
Christmas in Mallorca 2023: programme of activities
Palma City Council is offering a programme of activities to enjoy this Christmas in Mallorca with concerts of different styles, plays, musicals, storytelling, circus, magic and street entertainment, among others. Programme of activities for Christmas [...]
The Rata Market Nadal 2023 returns, extended to three days of activities
Friday 8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December from 10:30 to 20:30h the programme of activities of this new edition of the Rata Market Nadal 2023 will take place. The novelty this year is that [...]
Tourist spending rises by 17% in October in the Balearic Islands
1.4 million international tourists arrived in the Balearic Islands in October, spending 1,742 million, up 17%. They represent 9% more tourists than in the same month of 2022, according to the latest data published by [...]
Alternatilla Jazz Festival 2023: a programme of local and international jazz in Mallorca
This year Alternatilla Jazz Festival 2023 celebrates its seventh edition and the eighth year of the festival's history. The aim: to create new bridges every year, bringing the jazz scene of a country closer and [...]
Fira de sa Perdiu 2023 in Montuïri: this weekend’s programme
An extensive programme of activities, including local gastronomy, music, popular dances and round tables make up the programme of the Fira de sa Perdiu 2023. Montuïri celebrates the traditional fair until the 6th of December. [...]
The access of scooters and electric bikes to the train and metro of Mallorca is suspended for safety reasons
The ban on scooters and electric bicycles on Mallorca's trains and metro comes into force today. The measure, adopted for safety reasons, is temporary for an initial period of six months. The Directorate General for [...]
Fira de Nadal i Reis 2023: Christmas arrives in Majorca
The Fira de Nadal i Reis 2023 will take place between today, 23rd November, and 6th January with opening hours from 10 am to 9 pm and will be held in three locations: the Ramblas, [...]