There’s a lot more to the Balearic island’s capital than the postcard sights and the hordes of tourists. Here are five lesser-known places off the main strips where you can discover the city’s rich past for yourself.
A bar involved in a deadly collapse last week on the Spanish island of Mallorca did not have a license for a roof terrace that gave way, the local mayor said on Tuesday.
Thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday in the Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca to demonstrate against excess tourism, one of the main sources of wealth in the area, under the slogan "Mallorca is not for sale."
Spanish fire crews picked through the wreckage of a beachfront restaurant on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca on Friday, searching for clues, after it partially collapsed, killing four people and injuring 16.
The roof of a restaurant in Spain's Balearic island of Mallorca collapsed on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 16 others, local rescuers said.
Activists on the Spanish island of Mallorca have warned of plans to 'collapse' Palma airport ahead of mass protests against overtourism scheduled across the Balearics in the upcoming days.
The Balearic island of Ibiza is the next place in Spain planning protests against the current tourism model and the problems it’s causing locals, following mass demonstrations in the Canary Islands and a rally set to take place in Málaga.
“The problem is we’re hypocrites, and think it’s someone else who has to solve the problem,” argues tourism academic Bartolomé Deyá. So what can holidaymakers in Spain do at a time when tourists are getting an increasingly bad reputation?
The regional government of the Balearic Islands is preparing a decree law that will allow the regularisation of more than 30,000 homes which were illegally built over the years on rural land.
The Balearic government has approved a new law which includes numerous creative measures aimed at combating the Spanish archipelago's unaffordable house prices and rents, as well as the overall lack of housing.
Eye-watering rents are hitting staffing levels in hotels and restaurants on the Balearic Islands as the summer season approaches, with some workers having to stay in caravans and tents as their wages don't cover the price of renting a room.
Are you thinking of moving to Spain’s Balearic Islands, but not sure which one to choose to settle in? Take a look at our informative guide to help you decide.
The cancellation of winter flights between Menorca and the UK has left many Britons with second homes on the tiny Spanish island paying hundreds of pounds for flights with several stops and layovers as long as 23 hours.
The Balearic Island of Ibiza is one of the most sought-after places to live in Spain for foreigners, due to its enviable Mediterranean location, natural beauty and hedonistic lifestyle.
Did you know that the Balearic Island of Menorca was under British rule for 70 years? It may not be a long time considering its entire history, but it was enough for them to have left their mark on the island.
Rescue crews on Spain's Mallorca raced Wednesday to free dozens of people left stranded in different parts of the Mediterranean island following a rare snowstorm.
Balearic authorities on Friday passed a law that will ban the creation of new hotels and other tourist accommodation on the popular holiday islands until at least 2026, as part of a bid to engage a new model of tourism that values quality over quantity.
Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the curfew and the limit of people in meetings in private imposed by the Balearic Islands after the end of the state of alarm, considering the restrictions disproportionate for the islands’ low infection rate.
Spain started welcoming British travellers without restrictions on May 24th even though the country is still on the UK's ten-day quarantine "amber" list. But a UK minister quoted by the BBC has said the Canaries and the Balearics could soon be added to the green list and judged separately from mainland Spain.
Spain’s holiday islands are hoping to be added to the UK’s "green list" for travel at the end of this week, so we look at the current Covid situation in the Balearics and the Canaries.
Two Spanish regions and one of the leading proponents of the European Parliament's push for Covid passports are calling for the PCR tests needed for travel to Spain to be made free for EU tourists this summer.
