Balearic coastline cleaning in June 2025: 7.8 tonnes of waste removed
During June 2025, the Balearic coastal cleaning service, coordinated by the public company PortsIB and attached to the Ministry of the Sea and the Water Cycle, removed a total of 7,794.08 kilograms of waste from [...]
Hoteliers launch a positive campaign to defend tourism in Mallorca
The Hotel Business Federation of Mallorca (FEHM) has launched a positive communication campaign under the slogan “Tourist, thanks for visiting Mallorca”, aiming to highlight the island’s tourist vocation and thank the millions of visitors who [...]
Arran escalates its offensive against tourism with a vandalism attack on the Conselleria
The façade of the Conselleria of Tourism, Culture and Sports was the target of a vandalism attack yesterday, Saturday, carried out by the youth organisation Arran. The group shared a video on its social media [...]
Make-up for weddings in Mallorca: Yes, I do… with Jose Ojeda
Viewing the skin as a canvas, possessing an innate artistic instinct, and approaching makeup as an extension of art are the trademarks of Jose Ojeda, one of the most sought-after makeup artists by brides from [...]
The black vulture soars once again
Mallorca is the only island on the planet where this emblematic species, which was on the verge of extinction in the 1980s, survives A black vulture flies through the skies of Mallorca. Photos: Fundació [...]
Agustín ‘El Casta’: “Humor has not changed, it’s the people who have”
In 1992, with no previous experience, Agustín Martínez (1963) stepped onto the stage for the first time and immediately felt that "this is what I came into the world for". ‘El Casta’ was born and [...]
Uber starts operating today in Mallorca
The American company operates from today in Palma, Calvià, Andratx and Llucmajor under the Uber Mallorca logo with a fleet of 50 luxury cars following the decision of the Supreme Court which has ruled in [...]
Portals Nous beach bar: charitable purposes on the beachfront
The Portals Nous beach bar, located on s'Oratori beach, will open in 2023, managed by the parish of Portals. This is the first time this has happened, making it the first beach bar with a [...]
Art Palma Summer 2023 kicks off the summer in Mallorca’s galleries
Art Palma Summer 2023 will offer more than twenty exhibitions in galleries in Palma, Andratx and Pollença. On Thursday the 8th of June from 18:00 to 21:00 the public will be able to enjoy the [...]
Mallorca and Menorca lead the way in holiday home bookings on the coast this August
With 97% and 84% respectively, Mallorca and Menorca are leading the way in terms of holiday home bookings in coastal areas for August, according to a study by Rentalia These data provided by the Rentalia [...]
The weather in Mallorca | Sunshine and rising temperatures
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) forecasts for today, Tuesday 6th June, mist and some morning fog in Mallorca. During the day, few clouds are expected and, in the afternoon, some showers that will mainly affect [...]
Agustín Fernández Mallo: “In Mallorca there is a very rich cultural legacy from the entire 20th century that we are not aware of”
Agustín Fernández Mallo (A Coruña, 1967), author of the renowned The Nocilla Trilogy, came to work in Mallorca as a physicist, on leave for 13 years, and has forged a 30-year career as a writer. [...]
Selectividad in Mallorca 2023: 4,774 students from the Balearic Islands prepared to take the PBAU
A total of 4,773 students from schools in the Balearic Islands have registered for the Selectividad in Mallorca 2023, which will take place at the University of the Balearic Islands on 6, 7 and 8 [...]
The PP begins round of negotiations to finalise the investiture of Marga Prohens
This morning, the PP has scheduled meetings from 10:30 am with representatives of the parties that have obtained parliamentary representation in order to close the investiture of Marga Prohens as president of the Balearic Government [...]
Es Jardí Mallorca: summer concert programme
The summer concert programme Es Jardí Mallorca will offer a wide range of artists until August. Es Jardí is presented as a boutique music concept that will serve as a meeting point in the Mallorcan [...]
Leonor Vich Martorell: “Our grandfather used to say that the best customer is a child who comes in to ask for a glass of water”
The third generation of Can Joan de s'Aigo's owners are committed to tradition as a sign of identity for the survival of their three cafes in Palma. In 1700 there were no social media, guides [...]
Unemployment fell by 20.5 % in the Balearic Islands in May, the biggest drop in Spain
Last May closed in the Balearic Islands with 28,800 people registered on the unemployment lists, which represents a decrease of 20.5% compared to the same month in 2022 In May, Social Security registered an average [...]
Mallorca receives 5 nominations at the World Travel Awards
Serra de Tramuntana. Mallorca is nominated in five categories of the World Travel Awards: leading cultural city (for Palma), leading beach destination, leading island destination, leading sustainable tourism destination and leading new resort [...]
Sant Nicolau, Sa Llotja-Born and Son Espanyolet, Palma’s most expensive neighbourhoods
These three neighbourhoods of Palma are above 6,000 euros per square metre to buy a home, according to data from April published by the real estate portal Fotocasa, making it one of the most expensive [...]
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 [...]
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