Majorca / Mallorca

The end-of-term student trip in Mallorca turned violent, with one teen being stabbed. The incident happened between student holidaymakers in the popular resort town of Alcúdia early this Thursday morning (Thursday April 17). The incident occurred during one of many large-scale fights that involved more than 200 students who were staying at Hotel Bellevue, located on Avinguda pere Mas i …

A RUSSIAN pair accused of trafficking in exotic animals has been arrested on Mallorca. The man, 48, and woman, 46, sold protected species internationally via social media including a panther with a price tag of €60,000. A third person, an Israeli man, is still being investigated. READ MORE GUARDIA GUARDIANY RAID Operation Kotach will be launched in March 2020 to …

Local activists claim that foreign property speculators are now posing in the role of locals to search for properties on sale in Mallorca. An anti-tourism group claims to have identified the troubling trend via posters that have been put up around the island canvassing from residents only – no real estate agents. A poster like this circulates in Palma, Santa …

Anti-tourism activists from the Balearics are warning sunseekers to avoid Mallorca this summer. Seven environmental organizations have signed an open letter to tourists, accusing them of the problems on the island and urging them not to choose that destination for their summer vacation.  The letter, published in Catalan, Spanish, English, and German, identifies foreign visitors – namely British and German …

A PARAGLIDER flew in an illegal manner over Palma de Mallorca on Sunday. Four planes were diverted, and the schedule was disrupted for hours. The Guardia Civil are trying to find the offender who could be fined as much as €250,000 for the intrusion. The last time a ‘foreign’ object caused problems at Palma was a drone in 2019. READ …

Commons Wikipedia Meghan Markle visiting Northern Ireland in 2018. Caimari village, Mallorca, asks Meghan Markle for a rethink of her brand logo Caimari, a village in Mallorca, has asked Meghan to rethink her brand logo due to similarities with its historical coat of arms. Find out about the global cultural debate. Markle logo changed by Mallorcan village A small village …

10 ILLEGAL vacationer flats in a Palma house block have every been fined €80,000 for not having a licence and the house owners have been advised to cease renting them out. The penalty has been imposed by the Consell de Mallcora’s tourism division following a protest by residents exterior the block on Calle Gaspar Bennazar final July. Inspectors will examine …

Mallorca has began preliminary restoration work on the Can Weyler mansion in Palma, addressing pressing structural points. The constructing, which has suffered from years of neglect, was liable to collapse, significantly in its inside courtyard, requiring speedy consideration. To evaluate the constructing’s situation, the Consell de Mallorca commissioned a report from Robert Brufau, a famend structural engineer and knowledgeable in …

The course will certainly connect the Cami Vell d’Orient with the community of Alaro. Credit report: Consell de Mallorca The Exec Council of the Consell de Mallorca has actually authorized the last prepare for a a path for pedestrians and bikes in Alaró, setting you back almost one million euros. The path, which will certainly connect the Camí Vell d’Orient …

AN ELDERLY pair have actually had their retired life ‘spoiled’ after a British lady has actually bowed in their Mallorca level for over a year and not paid EUR15,000 in lease plus costs. Maria Elena Collado, 70, and Jose Maria Perez, 77, have the seafront residential or commercial property positioned in a huge home block in the El Toro location …