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 [...]
The Balearic Islands mobilise more than 160 million to mitigate the impact of the conflict in the Middle East
The Govern of the Balearic Islands has announced the mobilisation of more than 160 million euros to address the economic effects arising from the conflict in the Middle East. The package of measures, presented to [...]
Sa Fira de Santa Margalida 2026 takes place on 29 March, with the Almond Fair as the main highlight
Santa Margalida is preparing to celebrate one of the most emblematic events in its calendar: Sa Fira 2026, which will take place on Sunday 29 March as the central day of festivities that combine tradition, [...]
Palma’s new metro line will connect to Son Espases hospital in 10 minutes
The future extension of Palma’s M2 metro line will make it possible to connect the Estació Intermodal with Son Espases hospital in just 10 minutes, as part of a project that will expand the city’s [...]
2026–2027 school calendar in the Balearic Islands: term dates, holidays and key dates
The 2026–2027 school calendar in the Balearic Islands sets the start of the academic year on 10 September 2026 and its end on 18 June 2027 for most levels of education. In addition, the unified [...]
The ORA will be extended to new neighbourhoods in Palma’s Eixample
The expansion of the ORA in Palma is moving forward following the unanimous approval of the Monitoring Committee for the On-Street Regulated Parking Service. The proposal will extend regulated parking to neighbourhoods in Palma’s Eixample [...]
Fira d’Andratx 2026 arrives from 27 to 29 March with tradition, a market and a tapas route
The Fira d’Andratx 2026 (Andratx’s Fair) will take place on 27, 28 and 29 March with a programme that will combine agricultural and livestock tradition with cultural activities and a strong gastronomic offering, including a [...]
Mallorca expects 70% hotel occupancy at Easter
The Mallorca Hotel Business Federation (FEHM) forecasts Easter hotel occupancy in Mallorca at around 70%, a figure in line with last year’s results and one that confirms the destination’s strength. Tourists enjoy a boutique [...]
The 2026 Maremagnum Festival of Classical Culture arrives at La Misericòrdia with a journey into the Greco-Roman world
Palma’s La Misericòrdia Cultural Centre will host the 2026 Maremagnum Festival of Classical Culture from 26 to 29 March, an event now firmly established in Mallorca’s cultural calendar that will transform the venue into a [...]
Palma allows temporary access to the Low Emission Zone for foreign cars
The City Council has amended the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) bylaw in Palma to allow the temporary registration of foreign-registered vehicles that meet the required environmental standards. The measure is already in force following the [...]
Art Palma Brunch 2026 returns on 21 March with a major journey through contemporary art
```html The Art Palma Brunch 2026 will hold its 21st edition on Saturday 21 March, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, with an extensive programme of free exhibitions in galleries and cultural venues across Mallorca. [...]
The Festival of Manga and Anime in Catalan 2026 features workshops, Japanese cooking and cosplay in Palma
The Festival of Manga and Anime in Catalan (FeMA) celebrates its fourth edition in 2026 with a programme running from 20 March to 12 April across the Balearic Islands. In Mallorca, the main day of [...]
Son Ferriol (Palma) hosts its major agricultural, livestock and artisan fair on 21 and 22 March
The 32nd Son Ferriol Fair 2026 will take place on Sunday, 22 March between 10:00 and 17:00 along Avenida del Cid and surrounding streets in the Palma neighbourhood. The event is organised by the Associació [...]
The Iran war drives up farming and fishing costs in the Balearic Islands
The negative effects of the Iran war are already being felt in the Balearic Islands. The rise in production costs in the primary sector has intensified in recent weeks, with particularly sharp increases in fuel, [...]
The domestic market accounts for 82% of sales of quality wine from the Balearic Islands
The domestic market consolidated its position in 2025 as the main sales channel for quality wine from the Balearic Islands. Sales rose by 1.9% —from 40,393 hectolitres to 41,145 hectolitres— and now account for 82.2% [...]
Winners of the 2026 Oscars: ‘One Battle after Another’ triumphs with six statuettes
The winners of the 2026 Oscars have now been announced, with One Battle after Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, emerging as the big winner of the night after taking home six statuettes at the [...]
Palma misses out on the final to become European Capital of Culture in 2031
Palma has failed to pass the final cut in the process to become European Capital of Culture in 2031. The city's bid has been left out of the list of four finalists selected by the [...]
Public holidays in the Balearic Islands for 2027: check the calendar and the year’s long weekends
The calendar of public holidays in the Balearic Islands for 2027 is now official. The Consell de Govern has approved the twelve public holidays that will apply in the autonomous community during the year, in [...]
The Museu de Mallorca will exhibit the Portolan Chart by Pere Rossell, a jewel of medieval cartography, from June
The Consell de Mallorca has added to the public heritage a genuine jewel of medieval cartography: the illuminated Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean signed by Petrus Roselli (Pere Rossell) in 1447, an exceptional piece from [...]
Emaya removes more than 70 tonnes of waste from Palma’s former prison
The City Council has removed a total of 71.5 tonnes of waste (71,579 kilos) accumulated in Palma’s former prison during three days of intensive cleaning work, with the aim of improving safety and sanitary conditions [...]
Holy Week 2026 in Mallorca arrives with concerts, exhibitions and cultural activities
La Holy Week 2026 in Mallorca, which will take place from 29 March to 6 April, will feature an extensive programme of cultural and musical activities throughout March and the first days of April. Exhibitions, [...]
The production of cow’s milk in Mallorca falls by 20.5% in 2025
The production of cow’s milk in Mallorca recorded a 20.5% drop in 2025, falling from 9.5 million litres in 2024 to 7,579,329 litres, according to the figures presented by the Government at the Dairy Sector [...]
Paco de Lucía Mallorca Festival 2026: flamenco, rap and new talent in its fifth anniversary
The Paco de Lucía Mallorca Festival 2026 Palma Flamenca will celebrate its fifth edition with a programme that will once again place the city on the map of contemporary flamenco. The festival will begin on [...]
8M 2026 in Palma: demonstrations and events for International Women’s Day
The 8M 2026 in Palma will once again fill the city with feminist mobilisations, cultural activities and institutional events to mark International Women’s Day. The centre of the Balearic capital will host the main demonstrations [...]
Female employment in the Balearic Islands reaches a historic high and exceeds the national average
Female employment in the Balearic Islands reaches 68.1%, the highest figure in the entire historical series and 4.4 points above the national average (63.7%). Over the last year it has also risen by 1.6 points, [...]
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