Art Palma Brunch 2025 opens its doors on 22 March with more than 40 exhibitions
On Saturday, 22 March, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Art Palma Brunch 2025 will celebrate its 20th edition, establishing itself as one of the most important cultural events in Mallorca. Organised by Art Palma [...]
The 24-hour Helpline receives an average of 10 calls per day related to gender-based violence
The 24-hour Specialised Care Service for victims of gender-based violence of the Institut Balear de la Dona (IBDONA) handled a total of 5,688 communications during 2024. Of these, 4,737 were telephone calls, representing a 1.7% [...]
Easter 2025 in Mallorca: more than 20 cultural activities scheduled on the island
The Consell has presented a special programme for Easter 2025 in Mallorca with more than 20 cultural activities, taking place between 17 March and 13 April. The agenda includes exclusive exhibitions, concerts by music bands, [...]
Mallorca olive oil reaches a record sales figure of 378,000 litres in 2024
The marketing of oil with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Mallorca olive oil -Aceite de Mallorca- reached a record figure of 374,000 litres in 2024, representing an 18.3% increase compared to 2023. This growth is [...]
Unemployment in Palma falls by 5.51% in February and reaches minimum levels in several collectives
Palma cerró el mes de febrero con 13.549 personas en paro, lo que supone una reducción de 790 desempleados (-5,51%) en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior. Además, el desempleo descendió un 0,27% [...]
A total of 18 beaches receive the Ecoplayas 2025 flag in Mallorca
A total of 18 beaches have been awarded the Ecoplayas 2025 flag -Ecobeach- in Mallorca, a recognition based on aspects such as environmental quality, accessibility, landscape integration, and sustainable management of the coastline. Of these, [...]
Interview with Susy Gómez: “Social media allow me to break through the violent silence in this tragedy
Text: José Eduardo Iglesias. Palma. Interview with Susy Gómez made on 21 March 2023. -Coincidences, it is now 20 years since the biennial Art Report 2003, the first exhibition we organised at the Solleric when I [...]
The Horrach Moyà Gallery closes its exhibition spaces in Palma
The owner family explains that this closure, from today, Wednesday 1 June, "symbolises respect, admiration and honour for the mark left by Juan Antonio Horrach Moyà" The well-known Horrach Moyà Gallery closes its exhibition spaces [...]
Automatic barriers to control access to Formentor
From today the 1st of June until the 30th of September the barriers will open automatically as long as there are spaces available in the Formentor car park, and also for all vehicles with authorisation [...]
Flexas Festival 2023: Parc de la Mar will be filled with music on 14th July
The Flexas Festival 2023 already has a date in Mallorca. On 14 July, the traditional animation of this event will arrive at Parc de la Mar. This has been announced by the establishment itself on [...]
Towards a low-cost university system?
The University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) enters the top 10 public universities with the highest percentage of precarious teaching staff according to a study by the University of Granada. Virginia Servera The almost poetic [...]
The price of housing has risen by 97.9% in the last ten years in the Balearic Islands
Salaries on the islands have increased by 7% while the price of rented housing has risen by 97.9% over the last ten years. This is according to a study by Fotocasa and InfoJobs The study [...]
Bertrand Descoubes, founder and CEO of Dec-Ho Group: “90% of our Bornéus Store production comes from craftsmen”.
Special supplement on sustainability: ‘Baleares Green Experience’. At Bornéus Store each piece is unique. The delicate hands of experienced craftsmen transform hundred-year-old doors and trunks into exclusive furniture and decorative items. Authentic artworks that are [...]
Hoteliers of Mallorca: “A resounding majority has called for change”
Mallorca's hoteliers have been exultant with the new government and say that "citizens have gone to the polls and a resounding majority has called for change. This puts an end to interventionism" The Hotel Federation [...]
Pedro Sánchez brings forward the general election to 23 July
After the poor results of the PSOE in the municipal and regional elections of 28M, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has announced the electoral advance in an institutional declaration without questions from the [...]
Right turn in the Balearics
PP wins the elections in the Balearic Islands with 25 MPs and could govern with Vox, which rises to 8 seats. The PP has been the most voted force in the Island Councils, as well [...]
Writer Antonio Gala dies
At the age of 92, the writer Antonio Gala died early Sunday morning at the Reina Sofía hospital in Córdoba, where he had been admitted since Saturday due to complications in his state of health [...]
Sa Pobla celebrates its Evening Potato Fair 2023
The 2023 Evening Potato Fair returns to Sa Pobla on the 2nd and 3rd of June. A fair designed to pay tribute to one of the municipality's most important agricultural products. The Sa Pobla Potato [...]
Free cinema on Mallorca’s beaches returns to Palma and Pollença in 2023
The Free cinema on the beaches of Mallorca initiative will once again offer this free activity in 2023. Specifically, the organisers of the Cinema Lliure a la Platja project have announced that Palma and Pollença [...]
Angels in the Serra
Jacobo Soteras and Antoni Sosa, two men with a single destiny: to ensure the safety of all those who venture into the imposing natural surroundings of the Serra de Tramuntana mountain range Jacobo Soteras is [...]
Palma’s Teatre Principal presents its 2023-2024 season
Between September and January, the historic venue of the Teatre Principal will host 49 shows, with fifteen new productions of its own. The new 2023-2024 season focuses on dance, theatre, film, music and opera. Palma's [...]
Ruben Östlund: “People do stupid things to avoid embarrassment”
Film director Ruben Östlund (Styrsö, Sweden, 1974) started his career making ski movies. From there to the top. His achievements include two Palme d'or and three Oscar nominations in the latest Oscars edition. A lover [...]
Formentor car park will be free for Pollença residents
The measure will be applied from June to September thanks to an agreement between the Town Hall and the company that owns the car park. The 'pollencins' will have to prove that they are registered [...]
Tina Turner deaths at age 83
Tina Turner, known as the 'queen of rock and roll', has left behind an outpouring of condolences and shock from all walks of life, from music to politics, following her death. The queen of rock [...]
Fira del Llibre de Palma: 22 bookshops and more than 30 writers
The Fira del Llibre de Palma (Palma Book Fair) will bring together 22 bookshops and over 30 writers between the 26th of May and the 4th of June. The Gremi de Llibreters de Mallorca (Booksellers' [...]
Chufy’s inner journey in Mallorca
Sofía Sanchez de Betak, one of the most admired fashion designers by celebrities, finds her inspiration in the tranquillity of the Mallorcan mountains. The headlines in the international press speak for themselves: the Argentinian who [...]
North American tourism fills Palma’s boutique hotels to capacity
Palma's boutique hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants exceed the forecasts for occupancy due to North American tourism, after United Airlines flights between New York-Newark to Mallorca were brought forward by a week United Airlines' direct flights [...]
More than 5,800 photographs of Astilleros de Mallorca, in the Arxiu del So i de la Imatge
Astilleros de Mallorca has donated more than 5,800 images from 1945 to 1990 that will become part of the collection of the Arxiu del So i de la Imatge of the Consell de Mallorca The [...]
Fines for botellones and street selling of alcohol at the weekend in Palma
Among the actions of the Local Police this weekend, those related to road safety, the control of botellones and the sale of alcohol on the streets of Playa de Palma stand out According to data [...]
Holiday homes in the Balearic Islands, the most expensive in Spain
The Balearic Islands have the most expensive holiday homes for this summer. The archipelago is also among the most booked destinations, with an occupancy rate of around 87%, according to data from the Holidu holiday [...]
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