Emili Manzano, journalist and writer: “We are natives of a paradise that expels us”
Emili Manzano, Mallorcan journalist and writer. Photo: Piter Castillo. Despite being “profoundly anti-nostalgic,” Mallorcan journalist and writer Emili Manzano has published Me’n record (Anagrama), a book of “isolated, seemingly disconnected memories.” These are [...]
La Patrona de Pollença 2025: a week of celebration, culture and devotion
From 26 July to 2 August, Pollença dresses up to celebrate one of its most beloved traditions: the Festes de La Patrona 2025. For more than a week, this Mallorcan town becomes a lively meeting [...]
The Spanish Government authorises the tourist rental of private boats
As of today, 23 July 2025, the authorisation allowing private recreational boat owners (registered under List Seven) to rent out their vessels for a maximum of three months per year comes into effect. This measure [...]
Gastronomic training in Mallorca: how EHIB prepares the chefs of the future
María Llompart Bibiloni, Director of the Escola d’Hosteleria de les Illes Balears, talks about trends, learning, and ambitious cuisine. Japanese and Korean cuisine, fusion buffets, meticulously crafted miniatures... Today's gastronomy is a constant blend of [...]
The Govern will support the municipalities of the Pla with water supply problems
The Govern of the Balearic Islands has confirmed that it will support the municipalities in the Pla region that face difficulties in water supply, by including a specific measure in the 2025 Budget Law for [...]
Balearic Islands to expand vineyard area by 16.29 new hectares
The wine sector in the Balearic Islands continues to grow. The archipelago will have 16.29 more hectares of vineyards, according to a recent resolution by the Agriculture and Rural Development Commission. This expansion consolidates the [...]
The Consell de Mallorca acquires the section between La Trapa and Ses Basses and adds it to the Route de Pedra en Sec
The Insular Directorate of Environment has completed the expropriation of the section between La Trapa and Ses Basses, for the first time, with the Law of public roads and hiking routes of Mallorca, a historical [...]
Alternative food: the Spanish diet changes and consolidates new habits
A portion of Iberian ham, some croquettes, a paella with prawns, a sirloin or a tumbet were typical and immovable dishes and starters of Balearic cuisine about ten years ago. Text: Juan Ignacio Orúe. Palma. [...]
Manuel Fontán del Junco: “We live in a moment of art inflation”
A collage of 5,000 images, made one per day over 13 years, was auctioned at Christie's on March 11, 2021 for $69 million. The work of the artist Mike Winkelmann, better known as 'Beeple', was [...]
Mr. Pep from Joe’s, by Eduardo Jordá
During a hospital stay, at a very bad time in my life, I had a dream that for some reason I have not forgotten. Suddenly I found myself in front of a kind of vanilla-colored [...]
The Government announces a reduction of VAT on electricity from 10% to 5%
The VAT on electricity will fall from 10% to 5%. This was announced by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, in the control session that takes place every Wednesday in the Congress of Deputies. [...]
Measures to regulate traffic access to Formentor begin today
From June 23 to September 15 it will be accessible by public transportation, on foot or by bicycle, from 10:00 am to 10:30 pm. From June 23 to September 15 it will be accessible [...]
The Govern displays the LGTBI flag in all departments to express support for Pride 2022
The Councilor of Presidency, Public Function and Equality, Mercedes Garrido, and the General Director of Coordination, Relations with the Parliament, Rights and Diversity, Isabel Castro, have deployed the LGTBI flag at the headquarters of the [...]
RIU launches the first Spanish hotel in the metaverse
RIU Hotels & Resorts wants to be a pioneer in the metaverse and explore all that it can offer. Therefore, it has decided to make its debut in the virtual world with the emblematic hotel Riu Plaza España. The [...]
Observadores del Mar launches project to tackle ghost fishing
Every year, 8 million tons of plastic are dumped in the ocean. Of these, 70% are abandoned or lost fishing gear, according to estimates by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). [...]
Cort asks to keep the beaches clean on the Nit de Sant Joan
The City Council of Palma has launched a campaign with different messages and formats to raise awareness among citizens of the need to keep clean the beaches of the city on the occasion of the [...]
Sete Benavides celebrates his London 2012 Olympic medal with a massive crowd
This Saturday an unforgettable day was lived at the Reial Club Nàutic Port de Pollença with the presentation of the London 2012 bronze medal to the local canoeist Sete Benavides, after ten years of long [...]
Bioarchitecture in Mallorca: Traditional techniques are back
The need for new sustainable actions, efficiency and new ways of life, work and leisure have led to the construction sector being definitively transformed. Worldwide, construction industries account for 39% of CO2 emissions. Alone, reinforced [...]
Time of the monsters, by Jorge Dezcallar
The bad thing about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, if we leave aside the deaths and suffering that is too much to leave behind, is that it puts an end to the European security architecture [...]
Corpus Christi Celebration at the Cathedral of Mallorca
The Cathedral of Mallorca will host this Sunday June 19 one of the most solemn festivities within its liturgy, the "Corpus Christi". This celebration, which is lived with great devotion by all Mallorcan believers. It [...]
Jesús Sobrino: “We are in a 2022 that is going to be better than 2019”
Just over two years have passed since Jesús Sobrino was appointed CEO of Palladium Hotel Group. A time marked by the beginning of the pandemic, but which the company took advantage of to reset in [...]
The irrationality, by Margalida Gili
Over time one learns that the emotional beats the rational. That our decisions are not as logical as we imagined and that getting it right is not the result of adequately combining alternatives and probabilities. [...]
Sonia Vivas is dismissed and ‘Pride Week’ is cancelled
The mayor of Palma, José Hila, has dismissed the councilor of Social Justice, Feminism and LGTBI, Sonia Vivas, and announced that the 'Palma Pride Week' is suspended. The events celebrating the Gay Pride Week were [...]
Air Nostrum to operate airship flights starting in 2026
Air Nostrum's partners are joining the Airlander 10 sustainable mobility project of UK-based Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) as part of an innovative partnership to boost the airline's sustainable mobility solutions. The two parties have signed [...]
In the third summer of the pandemic, by José Eduardo Iglesias
In those terrible initial dates of illegal lockdown, two years ago, we often wondered what data the psychologists of the group of experts were considering regarding how many lockdowns of how long we citizens could [...]
The Balearic Government pays tribute to Rafa Nadal at the Consolat de Mar
The president of the Balearic Government, Francina Armengol, accompanied by the Councilor for Social Affairs and Sports, Fina Santiago, and along with other authorities, has recognized this Wednesday in a ceremony at the Consolat de [...]
Rafa Nadal and Mery Perelló will become parents
It was an open secret, and after several weeks of rumors, ¡Hola! magazine confirmed today that Rafa Nadal and María Francisca Perelló, better known as Mery Perelló, are going to be parents of their first [...]
Eleven restaurants in Playa de Palma establish a dress code
Since about May 10, tourism of drunkenness has taken over Playa de Palma. This was denounced by Juan Miguel Ferrer and Pedro Marín, CEO and manager of Palma Beach respectively, during an informative lunch in [...]
Freediving in Mallorca, an extreme sport for trained minds
Many times throughout our lives we have played in the pool or in the sea with the simple test of checking how long we hold our heads underwater without breathing. It is a game for [...]
Port Adriano Mallorca Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary featuring big stars on stage
Port Adriano Mallorca Festival will inaugurate its tenth edition on July 20th with the concert of Nile Rodgers & CHIC. Among the legends of music, the case of Nile Rodgers is unique. Expanding his legacy [...]
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