The Balearic economy grew by 3% in 2025 and consolidates its expansion
The Balearic economy in 2025 closed the year with 3% growth, outperforming Spain’s average (2.8%) and doubling that of the European Union (1.5%). This progress consolidates a cycle of sustained expansion and places the archipelago [...]
Palma hosts the prestigious Art Cologne fair from 9 to 12 April
The first edition of Art Cologne Palma Mallorca will take place from 9 to 12 April at the Palau de Congressos de Palma, an event that has been created with the ambition of placing the [...]
Tourist arrivals in the Balearic Islands fall 7.3% at the start of 2026
The start of 2026 confirms a decline in the number of visitors arriving in the Balearic Islands. Between January and February, the archipelago received 596,770 tourists, representing a 7.28% decrease compared with the same period [...]
Mallorca PhotoFest 2026 will turn the island into an international stage for photography
The Mallorca PhotoFest 2026 will turn the island into a major stage for contemporary photography from 25 April to 30 August, with an ambitious programme including exhibitions, talks, workshops and activities taking place across the [...]
Holy Week 2026 in Palma: procession times and routes
From 27 March to 3 April, Holy Week 2026 in Palma will fill the city with solemnity and tradition through a total of thirteen processions. The celebration begins with the Processió dels Estendards and culminates [...]
Holy Week 2026 at Mallorca Cathedral: programme of liturgical services
The Mallorca Cathedral is finalising preparations for the Holy Week 2026 celebrations, the most important liturgical period of the Christian calendar, which will take place from 29 March to 5 April with a full programme [...]
Thousands of people demonstrate in Palma against tourist overcrowding
Around 20,000 people - according to data provided by the National Police - took to the streets of Palma on Sunday 21 July to protest against the overcrowding of the Balearic Islands by tourists. Under [...]
The Consell will fine illegal tourist rentals in Mallorca with 80,000 euros
From now on, the Consell de Mallorca will impose fines of 80,000 euros for each property found to be illegally renting out on the island. Previously, fines ranged from 40,000 to 400,000 euros, and were [...]
The Bosc Metropolità, the future great green lung of Palma
The ambitious project of the Bosc Metropolità (Metropolitan Forest), an initiative that aims to provide Palma with a large green lung of more than four million square metres, has taken a giant step forward following [...]
Mallorca is global
Mallorcan talent, product and heritage, on route around the planet V.S. Majorica grows in the USA The Mallorcan firm is expanding in the United States with the opening of a new shop in the [...]
The first heatwave of the summer of 2024 will leave temperatures of up to 39 degrees in Mallorca
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) delegation in the Balearic Islands predicts that the first heat wave of summer 2024 will occur between Thursday, July 18, and Saturday, July 20. Therefore, yellow alerts for high temperatures [...]
Nit de l’Art 2024 presents its exhibitions in the cultural spaces of Cort
This Tuesday, the details of the much-anticipated edition of Nit de l’Art were revealed, organised by Palma Art Contemporani. This annual event brings together around 30 galleries and cultural spaces with the aim of sharing [...]
The Conselleria de Salut warns of the dangers of pseudo-medical therapies
The Conselleria de Salut i Consum of the Govern de les Illes Balears warns the public about the dangers of the increasingly frequent medical pseudotherapies which, in many cases, take advantage of the extreme vulnerability [...]
The Govern extends the deadline for energy subsidy applications
The Conselleria de Empresa, Empleo y Energía del Govern de las Illes Balears has extended until 30 December 2024 the deadline for submitting applications for public aid under the Investment Plan for Energy Transition (PITEIB), [...]
Puerto Portals, an open marina
SPECIAL CONTENT With its recent refurbishment, Puerto Portals has been transformed into a space that embraces sea and land, where experiences are intertwined with sustainability, sport, and life itself. This physical change has been accompanied [...]
Spain beats England 2-1 to win their fourth European Cup
The Spanish men's national football team defeated England 2 goals to 1 on Sunday night 14 July to win their fourth European Championship title. This result, obtained thanks to goals from Nico Williams and Mikel [...]
Cançons de la Mediterrània 2024 celebrates its 40th anniversary with five concerts
The new edition of the Cançons de la Mediterrània 2024 festival will begin on Wednesday 17th July in Ses Voltes with the show 'Mediterranean Voices' and will conclude on Sunday 21st July with the performance [...]
More than 9 tonnes of waste removed from the Balearic coastline between May and June
Coastal Cleaning Boats managed by the Ministry of the Sea and Water Cycle collected a total of 9,005.75 kilograms of waste in the Balearic Islands during May and June. This year, the campaign started in [...]
Palma’s Teatre Principal closes the 23/24 season with a slight increase in the number of spectators
The Teatre Principal de Palma concludes the 2023/2024 season, which ran from September to June, with a total of 51,576 spectators attending 112 shows across 155 performances. These figures slightly exceed those of the previous [...]
“If you don’t get out of Mallorca, you get stuck doing verbenas”
The Mallorcan singer and songwriter Maria Hein in Portocolom. Immersed in the tour of her second album while the third one is beginning to take shape, singer and songwriter Maria Hein (Felanitx, 2003) [...]
Where to watch the final of Euro 2024 in Mallorca on a giant screen
Palma City Council will install a giant screen in Plaça de la Reina on Sunday, July 14, so that citizens can watch the Euro 2024 final live between Spain and England. Plaça de la Reina [...]
Companies in the Balearic Islands recover their pre-pandemic profitability
Companies in the Balearic Islands have resumed the pace of capitalizing on their activities and have doubled their profitability within a year, reaching pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest issue of i|negocios from the Economic [...]
Cala d’Or, the essence of Eivissa in Mallorca
SPECIAL CONTENT Es Fortí de Cala d'Or. Cala d'Or is much more than a holiday destination. It is a living testimony of how a vision of the future, artistic sensitivity and love for [...]
The Mallorcan producer taking Netflix by Storm
The Mallorcan film producer Miguel Ruz Miguel Ruz has positioned Nowhere as the second most-watched Spanish-language film in the history of streaming platforms He had always wanted to work in film, and despite studying engineering [...]
Water reserves in the Balearic Islands fall to half their capacity in June
During the month of June, water reserves in the Balearic Islands have decreased significantly, reaching 50% of their capacity. This marks a 2 percentage point drop compared to the previous month and a 9 percentage [...]
When Cabrera was inhabited by “depraved and perverse” monks
Since 1999, Palma City Council - with some participation from the Ministry of Culture - has been subsidising a series of archaeological surveys. And I say Palma Town Hall because, although it may surprise some, [...]
Festes de la Mare de Déu del Carme 2024, the best opportunity to discover Port d’Andratx
The much-awaited Festes de la Mare de Déu del Carme 2024 in Port d'Andratx start today, Tuesday, July 9th, and will end next Tuesday, July 16th. This week of patronal festivities is one of the [...]
Global People: citizens of the world residing in Mallorca
Mallorca is a land of welcome for people from all over the world. Get to know their stories and the attractions of this paradise. Name: Pierce Broderick. Country of birth: Ireland. Time in Mallorca: 30 [...]
The true progressivism
This country called Spain is burdened by Manichaeism. Mine are the good guys, the others are the bad ones. What a bore and how much nonsense. Since when has it been going on? Perhaps since [...]
Creativity to build in a sustainable way
Bio-passive housing and sustainable buildings do not have to be a luxury, says architect Jaume Luis Salas, of the prestigious inquer Marés studio. "The island needs continuous and up-to-date planning, which we don't have at [...]
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