The future Palma-Llucmajor train will extend its route by 2.5 km with underground sections and new stations
The project for the future Palma-Llucmajor train line progresses with significant changes to its route following the public consultation and participation process. The newly presented route extends the line by an additional 2.5 km, reaching [...]
The Balearic Islands reduce their debt to the lowest level since 2012
Illes Balears has closed the year 2024 with a significant reduction in its debt, reaching €8.426 billion, which represents 18.8% of GDP. This percentage is the lowest recorded since the first quarter of 2012 and [...]
The Fira d’Andratx 2025 programmes three days of activities for all ages
As every year, the first Sunday of April sees the celebration of the Fira d'Andratx 2025, an event that fills the streets of the town with life and tradition. This year, from 4th to 6th [...]
Three out of four SMEs in Balears have a low level of digitalisation
In 2022, three out of four SMEs in Balears (73%) had a low or very low level of digitalisation, reflecting a significant challenge for the technological modernisation of small and medium-sized enterprises on the islands. [...]
Balearic Islands launches forest fire prevention campaign with controlled burns
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Environment, through the Directorate-General for Natural Environment and Forest Management, has launched a new forest fire prevention campaign and invasive species control using the technique of technical fire [...]
PIMEM demands that the ecotax be allocated to the water cycle and water sustainability
The Federation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of Mallorca (PIMEM) has expressed its stance on the future of the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS), or ecotax, insisting that 100% of its revenue should be allocated exclusively [...]
Presentation of the programme of the Orquestra Simfònica Illes Balears 2022-2023
The programme of the Orquesta Sinfónica Balears 2022-2023 has been presented under the name Kaleidoscopio Sonoro, una gran diversidad sonora en un solo cuerpo sonoro" (Kaleidoscope of Sound, a great diversity of sound in a [...]
Palma City Council cedes the Cine Ciutat space free of rent for 10 years
Palma City Council approved yesterday, Wednesday 27th July, a new permit that will allow the Xarxa Cinema Association to stop paying rent for the cinemas of the Ciutat Cinema, which they manage in s'Escorxador. José [...]
The young people’s rental voucher in the Balearic Islands. How to apply for it?
From next week, young people aged between 18 and 35 living in the Balearic Islands who are renting will be able to apply for the "bono joven" or "bo lloguer jove" officially appointed by the [...]
The Royal Family arrives in Mallorca this week
On 29 July the Royal Family will inaugurate their summer visit to Mallorca. On the same day, His Majesty King Felipe VI is scheduled to hold an audience with Ms. Francia Armengol, President of the [...]
Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest: opening gala of the 12th edition
On Monday 25th July, the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest, one of the most important film festivals in the Balearic Islands, kicked off its big week with an opening gala in the courtyard of La Misericòrdia [...]
Electric car charging points in Mallorca: mobile application and telephone service
Electric car charging points in Mallorca operate under the MELIB network. Dependent on the Balearic Institute of Energy, in 2022 it has been improved to give this type of vehicle a boost. The public network [...]
Casal Solleric inaugurates the exhibition of Javier Peñafiel
On July 28th, 2022 the exhibition of Javier Peñafiel "What conditions your fictions?" (¿Qué condiciona tus ficciones? in spanish). This exhibition of the artist will be open to the public until October 16, 2022 and [...]
Manuel Palomino, new director general of the health service
The Consell de Govern approves the appointment of Manuel Palomino Chacón as the new director general of the Health Service. Palomino has been director of Management and Budgets since 2015 and has more than 20 [...]
Port Adriano Mallorca Festival 2022
Port Adriano Mallorca Festival starts its 10th edition with Nile Rodgers & CHIC performing on Wednesday 20th July. In addition to these music legends, Port Adriano Mallorca Festival will welcome the eagerly awaited performances by [...]
Hilton inaugura Hilton Mallorca Galatzó
The Hilton hotel chain has just inaugurated the new Hilton Mallorca Galatzó. This new hotel complex is located on the top of a hill that links Costa de la Calma and Peguera. It has beautiful [...]
Canet Rock 2022 Mallorca: line-up and timetable
The first edition of the Canet Rock Mallorca 2022 festival is coming to the island. A music festival inspired by the format of Canet Rock del Maresme in Barcelona. Canet Rock 2022 will host the [...]
App Mallorca Beaches, a digital tool to improve the tourist experience and useful for residents
The Playas de Mallorca mobile application is a digital tool of the Consell de Mallorca to obtain real-time information on the occupation of the beaches and bathing conditions, as well as indicating the existence of [...]
Eduardo Soriano, new president of the Mallorca Chamber of Commerce
On Thursday, July 14, the new plenary session of the Mallorca Chamber of Commerce, the highest governing body of the Corporation, was constituted. Thus concludes a process that began on April 26 with the call [...]
Palma Marítimo: The only new construction development currently completed on the seafront
Palma Marítimo, the only recently completed new-build development on the sea front, offers the possibility of living on the Paseo Marítimo directly in front of the port of Palma which has almost 1,500 public moorings [...]
Playa de Muro, best beach in Spain 2022 according to Tripadvisor
The TripAdvisor website has published this week its ranking of the best beaches in the world. Entitled Travellers' Choice Best of the Best, the list is compiled based on the opinions of the portal's users. [...]
Souvenirs with message to explain the progress of the new tourism law
A simulated souvenir shop has acted as a way to record the reactions of residents and tourists. In it the Government has reformulated the traditional souvenirs to explain the improvements for workers and the environment [...]
The improvement works of the Parc de la Mar begin
This Monday the remodeling works of the Parc de la Mar have started, carried out by the company Melchor Mascaró for an amount of 844,403 euros. To facilitate the entry of construction material, during the [...]
Metaverse in Mallorca, metabusiness?
It is the word of the year, the concept of the decade, and it may also be the flop of the century. The metaverse has begun to walk among us, but it is something that [...]
Marratxí ceramics: avant-garde craftsmanship and a mark of quality
The pottery tradition of Marratxí dates back four centuries, but only five months ago the brand 'Cerámica de Marratxí' –‘Marratxí Ceramics’- was established to unify the promotion and dissemination of the artistic, commercial and tourist [...]
Vicky Luengo, actress: “Hypocrisy, selfishness and lack of love keep me up at night”
Hearthbreaking, truthful, disruptive and, ultimately, a great actress. Mallorcan Vicky Luengo (Palma, 1990) has been able to captivate the public with what she knows how to do best: playing characters. And she does it in [...]
A new Roman restaurant: Giromatto, review by Salvo Solell
The first news came to me from “Kokomo”, in Cala Mayor. Half a year later Matteo Trecca and Giulia Tulli have moved to San Magín street. With barely a dozen tables, Roman recipes, love for [...]
Tourists visiting the islands spend 20% more than before the pandemic
The foreign tourist who is arriving in the Balearic Islands during 2022 spends 20% more at the destination than before the pandemic. This is shown by the Tourist Expenditure Survey (Egatur) made public by the [...]
Scientists place mussels to clean the port of Palma
In 2022, the Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) has launched The mussel project as a bioremediator in the waters of the port of Palma. A study conducted by the Balearic Oceanographic Center, which has confirmed [...]
Cinema de Barri offers 12 free screenings in three spaces in Palma
Cinema de Barri 2022 arrives in Palma with the programming of twelve film screenings. The places where the cinema will arrive are Parque de la Riera, Son Gibert and Parque de la Fertilitzadora. Three scenarios [...]
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