Dijous Bo 2025 in Inca: programme and special trains for Mallorca’s great fair
Inca is getting ready to celebrate its Setmana Gran with the arrival of the Dijous Bo 2025, Mallorca’s most important fair and one of the island’s most anticipated popular events of the year. The celebration [...]
Pollença, the second healthiest city in Spain
Pollença has been crowned as the second healthiest city in Spain, according to a study conducted by ZAVA, an online medical service specialising in wellness and weight management. The report, which analyses quality of life [...]
Palma will host the 11th National Gastronomy Championship on 11 November
Palma will become the culinary epicentre of Spain on 11 November with the celebration of the 11th National Gastronomy Championship, to be held at the Escola d’Hoteleria de les Illes Balears. The event, organised by [...]
Emergency services warn of a new storm with heavy rain on Saturday in the Balearic Islands
After a Thursday morning marked by torrential rain, the Balearic Islands are preparing for a new episode of instability. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) forecasts that a new storm system will arrive on Saturday, bringing [...]
Unemployment hits a historic low in October in the Balearic Islands
Unemployment reached a historic low last October in the Balearic Islands, according to the regional government. The community recorded 27,685 unemployed people, a 6.1% decrease compared with the previous year (−1,804 people). The administrative unemployment [...]
The agricultural sector of Mallorca could reduce its emissions by 16% within five years
The agricultural sector of Mallorca has the potential to cut up to 16% of its greenhouse gas emissions within five years, according to a study promoted by Mallorca Rural. The report, co-financed by FEADER funds, [...]
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 [...]
Iñaky Bau (Palladium Hotel Group): “We work to contribute to a positive change in society and the planet”
Iñaky Bau, Corporate Brand Strategy Senior Director en Palladium Hotel Group. Special supplement on sustainability: 'Baleares Green Experience'. - How important is sustainability within your corporate brand strategy? The development and consolidation of [...]
What to do if you spot a turtle nest in Mallorca?
The second edition of the awareness campaign for the sea turtle nesting season has started this week in Mallorca. The aim is for the public to know what to do in the event of finding [...]
The Santanyí Town International Music Festival offers concerts until September
Santanyí is celebrating its Vila de Santanyí 2023 International Music Festival. This year, the Town Hall has made an effort to offer a great programme of high-level concerts. The event will feature the Symphony Orchestra [...]
Festivals in Mallorca 2023: a summer of musical explosion
"Concerts are never real music", said Chopin back in the 19th century. No wonder, as the famous musician who lived in Valldemossa was not made for giving concerts, as he acknowledged. If he were to [...]
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