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The danger of living on a cliff

Events in the Balearic Islands

Houses in Cala Sant Esteve and Fonduco have been ordered to be evacuated due to the risk of a cliff collapse.

Grassroots sport: when work is done, training begins

Maria Llull

Events in the Balearic Islands

Cyclist dies after being hit by a car on the old Inca road

What does language tell us when it doesn't follow the expected path?

Elga Cremades

Does God speak Catalan?

Francesc M. Rotger

The Majorcan apostles of liberation theology

Antoni Janer Torrens

Why aren't cars restricted in Mallorca if everyone wants it?

Jaume Perelló

They seize an illegal construction on protected rural land in Mallorca

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The PSIB demands Perelló's resignation as mayor of Alaró following his appointment as director general

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The opposition on Prohens's backtracking on the ITS: "Two years of deception because she doesn't believe in it"

Anna Mascaró

faunix.tv is born, a Catalan-language channel to discover fauna and flora

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Beautiful Shadows

The Platform in defense of the bellasombras welcomes Cort's opening of a dialogue, but calls for concrete commitments.

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The PP on the social housing in Son Bordoy in 2010: "It will cause saturation and create a ghetto"

Laura López Rigo

Periodisme lliure i compromès

Periodisme lliure i compromès

Periodisme lliure i compromès

Cultural agenda

Don't miss a single one

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The Encruya

Why could wetlands save us from the climate crisis?

Cristina Torra

Jordi Chicletol:

"I used to live my drug use with a sense of 'I'm the fucking boss' and that embarrasses me."

Alejandra Palés

"Life has given me a few slaps in the face."

Xavi Serra

Controversy in Menorca over language: the left calls for resignations and criticizes the lack of rigor

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"The Ministry of Education makes policy without listening to the educational community"

Jaume Cladera Mas

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From the sea suburb to the Portopí lighthouse: a route through the maritime heritage of Palma

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Mallorca is already exceeding its summer population peaks in winter compared to 25 years ago.

Héctor Rubio

The Balearic Parliament resumes publishing the official bulletin in Spanish after 34 years

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Only 14% of films shot or dubbed in Catalan are shown in the Balearic Islands

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The Iranian regime's repression reaches hospitals

Ethel Bonet

The Israeli army now admits Hamas's death toll of more than 71,000 in Gaza

Cristina Mas

Immigration, Trump's ace in the hole that has become a problem for him

Antònia Crespí Ferrer

How has Trump become richer since becoming president?

Núria Sala Ventura

Iran will negotiate with the US after Trump's threats

Antònia Crespí Ferrer

Mount Barca, discreet, but extremely decisive

Joan Carles Palos

Interview Neus Canyelles:

"If they had told us that we would spend the day criticizing everything, we would have found it very corny."

Cati Moyà

"Palma has long since ceased to be the cultural capital of Mallorca"

Sebastià Vanrell

Sopa de Cabra will perform in Campos on their 40th anniversary

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A group of women wearing traditional Muslim clothing at a demonstration in Montreal in 2013

Sa Pobla wants to ban access to municipal spaces while wearing a burka

Vidal registers a bill in Congress to limit home purchases by individuals

Llorenç Perelló, new Director General of Culture

This is how to make 'limoncello' at home

This is how to make 'limoncello' at home

Water reserves in the Balearic Islands rise to 51% in January

A hiker injured in a fall at La Trapa is rescued

Classroom of a high school

Education activates the 2026-2027 substitute teacher pool: key dates and criteria you can't overlook

The PSIB begins a political offensive against the single school zone: "Free choice is a fallacy"

The School Council of Mallorca confronts the Education Ministry and rejects the single school zone

A worker gets out of his van in Palma

The self-employed are gaining ground in the Balearic Islands and will close 2025 with unprecedented figures.

The City Council prohibits new tourist rental units in Palma

How does the Employment Month work, which offers more than 1,200 jobs in Palma?

Retired women doing aquagym.

The 'good' intentions of the deadliest generation in history

As Cañellas said: "They're not ours."

In the hands of idiots

Dabiz Muñoz will open a restaurant in Ibiza.

Dabiz Muñoz and the fish stew

The Gaudí Year 2026 claims the Cathedral of Mallorca as the "main and only" work of the Catalan architect

Josep Maria Llompart returns to the streets of Palma and is looking for people to take selfies with.

The giant shoemakers of Inca from 1994.

Franco, against the giants of the Islands

The workers' uprising in the Islands during the Transition

When Mallorca was the epicenter of the Catalan Countries: the Cura meeting of 1976

Tuna in the Ibizan style, based on a tasty recipe with which you can enjoy tuna in the simplest way.

Big red fish

A must-see series and one of the best books of 2023: what you can't miss this week

Rooted

The route of the week

Biniparratx, a cove sheltered from the cliffs of a bygone era

The Nou valley, a fertile, long and winding trench

Fornells Tower, guardian of the great shelter from the Tramontana wind of Menorca

The route of the week

The Archduke's projected gaze around the Horadada

Cala Pi, the second line of defense in the south of Mallorca

Cala Saona, where all the possible shades of blue in Formentera come together

Jodie Foster: "One of the good things about being older is that you don't worry about anything anymore."

Elaine Sciolino / The New York Times

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Content in catalan

Growing up with a knot in your stomach: a childhood with anxiety and depression

Núria Bigas Formatjé

"The first time I heard Greta Thunberg I thought: 'I'm not crazy, I'm not the only one'"

Sònia Sánchez

Glimpses of nature: the best photographs of wildlife

Xavier Bertral

Sex and literature in high school

Carlota Gurt

The secret book about the Catalan revolution of 1936

Jordi Nopca

Hunger, the new deadly sin

Anna Manso

The ube, the viral purple tuber that is turning the Philippines upside down

Rambo Talabong / The New York Times

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Content in catalan

For bread and salt

Per pa i per sal |

Red legs

Caterina Gelabert

Per pa i per sal |

An old-fashioned sweet that endures

Caterina Gelabert

Craft breweries in the Balearic Islands are on the brink: “Every day is a struggle to avoid closing.”

Josep Genovard