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‘Their days are numbered’: Scientist warns that Posidonia will completely disappear in Spain’s Balearic Islands

In a report for the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), oceanographer Biel Jorda predicts that the species is in grave threat of disappearing despite

12 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Electrifying: Mallorca to invest €54.6 million in five new green energy trains

MALLORCA will be investing €54.6 million in five new electric trains as part of a green strategy for the island. Each of the trains, consisting

12 Sep, 2021 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: British sailor reveals how she was confronted with Spain’s armed police during fraud raids in Mallorca

A BRITISH yachtie has told the Olive Press how her front door was kicked down by police with assault rifles and pistols during a series

12 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Algaid’Art: Street art festival gets underway in Spain’s Mallorca

THIS weekend the narrow streets of the rural town of Algaida will turn into a giant open-air art gallery with exhibitions, music, workshops and more

11 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Mallorca

Stop tourist carriage ride in Spain: Help yourself and the horses – and walk!

WHEN I’m in Palma I always feel sorry for the horses pulling the old-fashioned carriages for the lazy tourists to take in the city. What

11 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Nature·Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

EXCLUSIVE: Holiday fraudsters in Spain’s Mallorca rip off British victims in – yet another – rental scam

A SURPRISE 50th birthday party in Mallorca has been ruined by holiday rental scammers. At least two other victims have also lost money to the

10 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

British man faces 18 years in jail over death of club promoter who suffered catastrophic head injuries in Spain’s Ibiza

Harry Kingsland, from Shirley, Solihull, suffered catastrophic head injuries in the incident in San Antonio in 2018

10 Sep, 2021 @ 12:52

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

‘Miracle’ tot survives fall from fourth floor window in Spain’s Mallorca

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy has walked away with mere scratches after plummeting to the ground from a four-storey window when his fall was broken by a

10 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Lead·Mallorca

BOILING POINT: Fury over closure of nightclubs in Spain’s Ibiza as infamous closing parties may be ruled out this year

The Association of DJs & Producers in Ibiza and Formentera (DIPEF) have criticised the Balearic government for prohibiting nightclubs from opening for more than two

9 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Fire rips through yachts docked in marina on Spain’s Mallorca

Two boats were totally destroyed by a fire while docked at a marina in Portopetro, Santanyi on the island of Mallorca. An investigation has been

9 Sep, 2021 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist arrested for attempted murder after deliberately driving into two people on Spain's Mallorca

Police raid addresses across Spain’s Mallorca in massive fraud probe affecting hundreds of wealthy islanders

A FORMER policeman and bank branch manager are at the centre of a probe into an international fraud scam following raids at several locations across

9 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Drunk skipper investigated in death of passenger mowed down and killed by ferry in Spain’s Ibiza

A Guardia Civil investigation has since found that not only was the boat travelling without its lights on but that the skipper also made an

9 Sep, 2021 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

New arrival: British holidaymaker gives birth in police car on Spanish Island of Menorca

A BRITISH holidaymaker in Menorca gave birth in the back of a Guardia Civil patrol car after her waters unexpectedly broke. Officers helped deliver the

9 Sep, 2021 @ 12:30

Balearic Islands·Lead

EXPLAINER: Change to requirements for national travellers arriving to Spain’s Balearic Islands

From this Thursday, September 9, national passengers will no longer need to complete the once mandatory coronavirus safety form if they can present their COVID-19

9 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

World’s second largest sailboat measuring 140m long arrives in Spain’s Ibiza

Passengers are offered 10-day itineraries that can cost between a cool €6,700 and €12,200

7 Sep, 2021 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

EGG-TASTIC! Incredible ‘fried egg jellyfish’ spotted off coast of Spain’s Formentera

The species literally looks like an egg cracked into water and can can up to 35cm in diameter

7 Sep, 2021 @ 13:04

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

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Three Irish tourists arrested at airport trying to flee Spain’s Mallorca after torching sunbeds

THREE Irish tourists were arrested at Palma airport after setting fire to umbrellas and sunbeds on the beach in Santa Ponsa. The suspects allegedly set

6 Sep, 2021 @ 16:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

EXPLAINER: Two new major rule changes in COVID-19 restrictions for Spain’s Balearic Islands

These new measures will come into force from midnight and stay in place until they are reviewed on Monday, September 13

6 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

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Festa des Vermar: the Mallorca harvest festival where the whole village throws grapes at each other

MOST sensible people prefer to drink a glass of wine rather than wear it, but one Mallorca village celebrates its annual grape harvest with a

5 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

A luxury hotel in Mallorca has been named one of the best new hotels of 2021

THE hotel Can Ferrereta de Santanyí, located in the historic centre of Santanyí, has been listed as the best boutique hotel for its “exquisite style

4 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Hotels·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel

30% discount on our online Spanish course

It’s that time of year again: summer has come and gone, and September is upon us. There’s no better time to start learning a new

4 Sep, 2021 @ 09:24

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Prisoner escapes using bed sheets from hospital in Spain’s Mallorca

A prisoner escaped from the third floor of Son Espases Hospital in Palma by tying bed sheets together and clambering out of the window in

3 Sep, 2021 @ 19:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Balearic Islands will host five families from Afghanistan amid looming ‘humanitarian catastrophe’

The new arrivals will stay in two of the government's dedicated hostels for refugees in Mallorca which are run by the Red CrossThe new arrivals

3 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Property sales go through the roof in Mallorca with Brits and Germans buying on the island

THE Balearic Islands has proved the most popular place in Spain to buy property this year with the Brits and Germans making up the majority

3 Sep, 2021 @ 16:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Three people seriously injured after yacht crashes into islet as Spain’s Ibiza suffers THIRD major boating incident in weeks

Just after 10pm yesterday, Salvamento Maritimo answered a distress call from a 12-metre yacht that hit the islet of Es Farallons with four people onboard

3 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Balearic Islands record drop in coronavirus cases

THE regional health ministry on Spain’s Balearic Islands has reported 119 new positive cases of coronavirus on Thursday, down 56 from the 75 recorded the day

2 Sep, 2021 @ 20:11

Balearic Islands·Coronavirus·Lead·Mallorca

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