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On April 13, 2023, the regional Parliament of the Balearic Islands passed a pioneering law on the wellbeing of present and future generations (English translation here).
The alarm was raised by researcher Gabriel Jordà, from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography and the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). He said the blame lies with climate change and poor ...
Today, most chuetas on Majorca talk openly and proudly about their Jewish heritage, marking a significant change after a history of humiliation, fear and secrecy that lasted hundreds of years.
Courtesy of Teranka Formenteta I arrived in Formentera exhausted after two weeks of traveling through the Balearic Islands — first in Menorca, then in Mallorca — and was ready to relax by the ...
The growing discontent amongst locals is not isolated to the Balearic Islands. In April, thousands of Tenerife locals rallied against mass tourism, even going so far as to begin a hunger strike to ...
Visitor arrivals and seasonal distribution The Balearic Islands welcomed 3,284,352 UK visitors between January and September 2023, marking a 10% increase compared to the same period in 2022.
Designated a royal market in 1304, it’s the only remaining market in Spain’s Balearic Islands allowed to sell live rabbits, poultry and farm animals.