The drainage improvement project in Sant Llorenç is presented six years after the floods that caused 13 fatalities
The works, aimed at preventing future floods in the Ses Planes stream, will begin following approval in the coming months Today marks six years since the tragic floods in Mallorca's Levante, where heavy rains on [...]
New edition of the Ornithological Contest City of Palma
The 54th Ornithological Contest Ciudad de Palma was officially presented this Tuesday, October 8, 2024, by the Palma City Council. The event, which has become one of the most important ornithological competitions in the city, [...]
Còmic Nostrum 2024: Mallorca International Comic Festival
The Còmic Nostrum 2024, the International Comic Festival of Mallorca, will be held from October 24 to 28 in Palma. This event will bring together prominent figures from the comic world and will feature a [...]
The Algaida Fair 2024 will program activities from October 4 to 31
The Algaida Fair 2024 will take place from October 4 to 31, offering a month full of activities for all tastes, where tradition, culture, and gastronomy come together to highlight the best of the municipality. [...]
Fira de la Llampuga 2024 in Cala Rajada: seafood fair program
The Fira de la Llampuga 2024 will be held in Cala Rajada from October 11 to 13. The event highlights the importance of llampuga fishing, a fish traditionally caught off the coast of Mallorca in [...]
Peter Halley’s exhibition will arrive at Casal Solleric in March 2025
The Casal Solleric will be one of the venues hosting the exhibition of New York painter Peter Halley, one of the most prominent names in contemporary art. This exhibition, which will open in Palma on [...]
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 [...]
Mallorca, the swimwear fashion epicentre
The picture-postcard beaches and the Mediterranean essence that are so characteristic of Mallorca make the island the best setting for numerous swimwear brands to come and photograph their models wearing the swimming costumes that will [...]
Zoomers & Boomers
My daughter was born in 1998. I was born in 1956. In sociological terms, she is a "zoomer" and I am a "boomer". This vocabulary sounds like an idiotic Hollywood comedy, but it is what [...]
The greatest fortunes of the world, Spain and the Balearic Islands on the Forbes list
The prestigious magazine Forbes publishes a list of the world's greatest fortunes every year, by country and, in the case of Spain, also by Autonomous Communities. However, it is no longer necessary to wait until [...]