The Goya Awards 2025 make history with the first ex aequo for Best Film for ‘La infiltrada’ and ‘El 47’
For the first time in history, the Goya Award for Best Film was awarded ex aequo to two productions: La infiltrada and El 47. Both films, which have also been well received by audiences, were [...]
Palma celebrates Valentine’s Day with ‘Broadway amb amor’, a musical show at the Teatre Xesc Forteza
The Teatre Municipal Xesc Forteza will host Broadway amb amor, a dramatised musical show that combines theatre and live music to pay tribute to love through some of Broadway’s most romantic songs. The performances, priced [...]
The Balearic and Canary Islands led job creation in Spain in January
The Balearic Islands recorded a 3.2% increase in employment in January 2025, reaching 480,868 Social Security affiliations. This represents 14,827 more employed people compared to January of the previous year. The region remains among the [...]
Cancer causes almost a third of deaths in the Balearic Islands
Cancer is the leading cause of mortality in the Balearic Islands, ahead of cardiovascular diseases, and causes almost one in every three deaths (29%) in the archipelago. In 2023, 59% of cancer deaths in the [...]
The remodelling of the Plaça del Mercat in Palma will cost 3,500,000 euros
The remodelling, improvement and accessibility project for the Plaça del Mercat in Palma, with a budget of 3,500,000 euros funded by the Sustainable Tourism Tax from the Government of the Balearic Islands (ITS), has been [...]
Tourism spending in the Balearic Islands grows by 12.3 % up to November and exceeds 22,000 million euros
Tourism spending in the Balearic Islands continues to rise, consolidating its role as a key driver of the economy. By November, total spending had reached €22,084.7 million, representing a 12.3% year-on-year increase, according to the [...]
The Parc Natural de Llevant will be the largest terrestrial park in the Balearic Islands
The Balearic Government has approved today in the Consell de Govern the extension of the Parc Natural de Llevant to more than 17,000 hectares. Of these, 10,900 will be terrestrial and 6,100 marine. This means [...]
The Government will guarantee up to 20% of the purchase of first home
The Balearic Government has signed with CaixaBank, Caixa Colonya and Cajamar the launch of the IBAVI Mortgage Guarantee Programme, which guarantees 20% of the purchase of a first home as of Monday. It refers to [...]
Tourist season starts early in Mallorca
The start of the tourist season is advancing in Mallorca with a good rate of bookings. In areas such as Sóller and Playa de Palma, a third of the hotels have already opened their doors. [...]
Carnival 2023 in Mallorca: the party of colour
Carnival 2023 in Mallorca is here. The much-anticipated party of illusion, magic and color will be held from February 12th to 22nd on all islands. Sa Rua and Sa Rueta give way to the Fira [...]
Popular walk Estellencs-Puigpunyent
The Department of Sustainability and Environment of the Consell de Mallorca invites you to the Popular Walk from Estellencs to Puigpunyent, next Saturday 4th March In this way, the Consell de Mallorca wants to celebrate [...]
Holy Week in Mallorca 2023: calendar of public holidays
After the Day of the Balearic Islands (1 March), many people are impatiently awaiting the arrival of Holy Week in Mallorca in 2023, a period of Catholic liturgy and holiday rest that this year is [...]
Febrer Negre: crime and intrigue stain the streets of Palma
The XIII edition of Febrer Negre will bring to Palma various events around literature and film noir, between Saturday February 18 and 25 of this month The objective is to demonstrate the validity and actuality [...]
Victorí Planells: big names in traditional music
PalmaFolk 2023 returns between February 17th and May 5th in different spaces in Palma with great artists from the Balearic Islands and the international scene The traditional music festival PalmaFolk 2023 will once again meet [...]
The number of mountain rescues by the Bomberos de Mallorca has increased by 40%
The Mountain Rescue Group of the Mallorca Fire Brigade carried out 320 interventions in 2022, 25% in locations close to the Torrent de Pareis It carried out 320 interventions in 2022, 40% more than the [...]
Son Sant Joan, affected by the strike at 7 German airports
Strike at 7 German airports. At least 15 flights are expected to be cancelled at Son Sant Joan airport, to and from the cities of Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Suttgart, Dortmund, Hannover and Bremen. Numerous delays [...]
Palma fined 77,400 euros for scooters riders in 2022
In 2022 the local police in Palma issued 2,315 fines to electric scooters riders and 330 accidents were recorded, 74 percent more than in 2021. Thus, they urge the Directorate General of Traffic to tighten [...]
The Parc Natural de Ponent will protect the last great green lung in Calvià
The processing of the future Parc Natural de Ponent, in Calvià, has begun. It will protect ten islets and up to 75 species of fauna and flora. It will cover nearly 7,000 hectares of land [...]
Raquel Welch dies at 82
The actress became a sex icon of the 1970s and rose to popularity with films such as 'One Million Years B.C.' The American actress Raquel Welch, has died Wednesday at the age of 82 after [...]
Palma’s ‘escoletes’ will be free from 8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The school stage from 0 to 3 years of age will be one hundred percent subsidised in the 12 public "escoletes" of Palma in the 2023-24 school year, from 8.30 am to 3 pm. Snacks [...]
Wage hikes and job improvements for 160,000 hospitality workers
The wage increase of 5% for this year and 3.3% in 2024 for the 160,000 workers in the Balearic hotel and catering industry comes into effect today and extends the sector's agreement. For the first [...]
Prices continue to rise in January in the Balearic Islands
The CPI continues to climb and increases to 5.7% in January in the Balearic Islands. Fuel, clothing and footwear are the main contributors to the rise in prices The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased its [...]
The Palma Jazz Festival 2023 kicks off
The fourth edition of the Palma Jazz Festival 2023 features artists of different jazz styles from the national and international scene. The festival, which kicked off on Thursday, February 2, will last until Sunday, February [...]
Sóller, among the best European destinations 2023
The Mallorcan town of Sóller has been awarded the title of "Best European Destinations 2023". The renowned tourism portal European Best Destinations has awarded it this recognition. Sóller appears on the list of the 20 [...]
The Consell de Mallorca rebuilds the Quart Misteri de Lluc
275,000 euros will be invested in the reconstruction of the Quart Misteri de Lluc. This important heritage site in the cultural landscape of the Tramuntana region was designed by Antoni Gaudí at the beginning of [...]
Works on Paseo Marítimo: bus and car park improvements
The Mayor of Palma, José Hila, met this Monday with the Association of Traders and Industrialists of the Passeig Marítim (Acoipam) to reduce the inconvenience caused to businessmen and citizens by the remodelling works on [...]
Balearic airports reached 1.14 million passengers in January
For the first time, Balearic airports reached 1.14 million passengers in January and thus exceeded pre-pandemic data Balearic airports exceeded pre-pandemic data for the first time with 1.14 million passengers in January. Palma airport had [...]
Goya 2023: where to watch the winning films
'As Bestas' has been crowned the big winner of a Goya 2023 Gala marked by the death of Carlos Saura and the memory of the Mallorcan director Agustí Villaronga. As bestas' won the Goya for [...]
Housing: families in Palma spend at least half of their income on renting
All of Palma's neighbourhoods pay more than 1,000 euros per month. These are stressed areas: the rent exceeds 30 percent of the household income. It is usual for the price of housing to account for [...]
Goya Awards 2023: which films are the favourites and where to watch them
Five films are in the running for Best Film at the Goya Awards 2023. Rodrigo Sorogoyen's As bestas, with 17 nominations, and Alberto Rodríguez's Modelo 77, with 16, are the most nominated films. They are [...]
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