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"Now it's all hotels and agritourism establishments looking for astronomers against the clock."

David Marquès

Island rock is rejuvenated

Mallorca, the paradise of sundials

Antoni Janer Torrens

Així era i no era... |

Enric Mas: "When we go to a restaurant for dinner, we bring our own pasta."

Clàudia Darder

Interview Joan Anton Català:

"The total solar eclipse is so exciting that it brings tears to your eyes."

Vanesa Carrasquilla Parera

The risk of fire will be high or extreme on the day of the eclipse

Bruno Rodríguez

La filla única |

Dear straight white friends

Alba Tarragó

There are (or are there?) too many tourists

Elga Cremades

The forest fire on Mount Son Muntaner, which burned more than half a hectare, has been extinguished.

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A man is under investigation for allegedly recording a young woman without her consent on the Inca train.

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Flipau with Pere Garau reports a series of power outages in the neighborhood since the end of July

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Thousands of people say no to over-tourism in Sóller: "Prohens, listen, we are fighting"

Maria Llull

The best images of the protest against overtourism in Sóller

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Three years of proposals from society against saturation without a response

Maria Llull

For bread and salt

Per pa i per sal |

Almond preparations

Caterina Gelabert

The heat is accelerating the grape harvest in Mallorca: grape harvesting began on July 21st

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Cyclist found dead after disappearing on Saturday in Ciutadella

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Periodisme lliure i compromès

Periodisme lliure i compromès

Open forum

They are not the boats. They are the policies of the PP and Marga Prohens

Observatory

Daniil, Daniel and Mahler

Vignette

The Encruya

Pudent Pond, the legend of an underwater estate

Joan Carles Palos

The total solar eclipse of 1905 in Mallorca: scientists and factories without smoke

Francesc M. Rotger

Heather Locklear, the 90s TV villain, is experiencing a romantic second youth with Lorenzo Lamas

Alejandra Palés

The Lady of Elche, identity of a people far removed from the territory

Mapi Casabán

Amado Carbonell: "Any observation point in Mallorca will be overwhelmed"

Rosa Reus Arola

Check if you'll be able to see the August 12 eclipse from your home

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The Government justifies the dismissal of the Director General of Coasts: "Anyone who goes to the beach in Formentera and wants to rent a sunbed can't find one."

Maria Llull

SFM cuts back on special trains through Much de Sineu again: there will only be one.

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"I've fallen in love with your house": the real estate scam of the notes flooding mailboxes in Palma

Jaume Cladera Mas

Mystery grows over the health of Iran's new supreme leader, who remains in hiding after almost half a year

Catherine Carey Arribas

Ceuta and Melilla, the pending issues for Felipe VI

Núria Rius

"Those were three horrible days": Hundreds of young migrants walk dejectedly through Ceuta a week later

Núria Rius

Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis join forces to show the darker side of the 80s

Àlex Gutiérrez

Open-air cinema

Open-air cinema 2026 in Palma: all films, dates and locations

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"We're a rural 'faggot' with goats"

Marcos Torío

Maria Joaquina Ferrer.

From public recognition to dismissal: the Government dismisses the Director of Costs who denounced a bribe

While the PSOE celebrates visitor records, the Minister of Tourism visits a luxury cruise ship

The Government is considering closing the Serra for the eclipse: "We see it as an emergency"

Queues and uncertainty at the airports of the Balearic Islands

The State will reinforce controls at Balearic airports for passengers coming from Italy

Aemet activates the yellow warning for heat in Mallorca and the Pitiüses with maximums of up to 38 degrees

The privatization of the Tramuntana mountain range due to the eclipse: When paying for a hotel gives you more rights than living next to it

Protest in front of the Pimem headquarters this Monday

The Government will pay the salaries of the teachers of the subsidized nursery schools

The PSIB and MÉS accuse the Government of "investing" the educational model and prioritizing the subsidized over the public

Education allocates 1.2 million to draft the project for the future Arts District of Palma

A worker in the Balearic Islands.

Unemployment falls 2% in the Balearic Islands

The number of tourists continues to grow in the Balearic Islands: 6.6 million until June

Antonio Turiel: "A much stronger economic crisis than that of 2008 is coming"

The collapse of vehicles at the accesses to the Foradada viewpoint, in Son Marroig.

The natural phenomenon does not discriminate; administrations must not do so

Not seeing the eclipse is for the poor

If Homer were alive, he would talk about trains and buses

The musician Javier Morales (Paco Pecado)

Javier Morales (Paco Pecado): "I wanted to create a classic, but 'tacky' character"

Love of Lesbian, Lax'n'Busto and Celtas Cortos headline the Sant Agustí festivals of Felanitx

Gregorian chant for dancing under the moon in Mallorca

The iconic poster by illustrator Pere Joan, created in 1978.

The dystopias of Mallorca made reality

The princes of Monaco: allies and heirs of the kings of Mallorca

Tomeu Penya: "I am very sad. I would never have imagined that the future of Mallorca would be like it is now"

A therapy session in 'The Sopranos'

An essential series and one of the best books of 2023: what you can't miss this week

A well-kept secret

Close Ca'n Biel Felip, one of the flagship bars of the varied in Mallorca

The path of Tornaltí d’en Vigo presents one of the most winding and unspoiled routes in the entire Llucmaçanes area.

The paths of Llucmaçanes, sinuous freshness, beauty and genuineness

Les Alqueries, key point on the long transhumance route

The peak of Pega, an immense watchtower and a historical watershed

One of the two 'secret' viewpoints of Son Ferrà, from where you get a very good view of Son Poquet and Casa Nova.

The 'secret' viewpoints of Son Ferrà, proud and discreet

The Seagull Tower, the defense of the west of Formentera

A Mallorcan basketball player arrives at the NBA

Joan Riera: searching for paradise lost in the isolated tribes of Sudan

Toni Padilla

The ancient invention that can save us from the heat

Sílvia Rosés

From Einstein to Columbus, via Halley: eclipses that have marked history

Sònia Sánchez

Alberto Mir: the dream of sailing to Antarctica

Toni Padilla

Ferran Garcia recommends one of the "most beautiful and saddest" books he has ever read

Jordi Nopca

The story of an extraordinary incunabulum from 1485

Jordi Nopca

Xavier Albertí recommends a book to rediscover Josep Maria de Sagarra

Núria Juanico Llumà

"My father has never taken a vacation, not even a day off, and the verb 'to rest' is not part of his vocabulary."

Trinitat Gilbert Martínez

Popular wisdom when buying the best watermelons and melons (and some advice from Josep Pla)

Trinitat Gilbert Martínez

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Content in catalan

Pickled sardines, Joan Roca's summer recipe from Bodega de Can Roca

Trinitat Gilbert

The two dishes and the cooking course that tourists ask the receptionists of the hotels where they are staying

Trinitat Gilbert Martínez