This years Palma Superyacht Cup, being held from 20 to 23rd of June and featuring 16 the worlds finest large sailing yachts is being filmed by Palma de Mallorca based Nautical TV Europe (NTVE) in association with its business partner The Islander Yachting Magazine. The regatta will feature previous winners Drumfire and Scorpione dei Mari, […]
-
Palma Superyacht Cup
-
Serving hours extended for terrace bars in Palma
Palma City Council has decided to allow bars with terraces close to the seafront in Palma & an area of Playa de Palma to open later than usual for the summer. It will now be possible to enjoy al fresco drinking until 1.00am, an hour later than normal during the week, until 15th October. Deputy […]
-
Spanish beaches break record with 638 prestigious Blue Flags
The Blue Flag beach results for 2012 are in and Spain has recorded its best ever outcome winning a total of 638 blue flags, 35 more than the 603 flags achieved last year according to the European Foundation for Environmental Education. With 540 beaches and 98 marinas flying the prestigious flag this year, Spain has maintained […]
-
Fiesta of the Orange in Soller
Soller and its hidden valley celebrate all things orange in June with the Fiesta of the Orange. From the 2nd to 17th June, both Soller & Port de Soller go back to their roots and give the orange the place in its calender that it deserves. Soller has a micro climate and water supplies that […]
-
A 1.5m Euro facelift for Playa de Palma Majorca
It’s not just Magaluf beach resort that is receiving a facelift here in Mallorca. A proposed one and a half million euros will be spent tidying up the Playa de Palma beach front. Local businesses will foot the bill that aims to re-invigorate the beach front and create a brighter more colourful environment. So far […]
-
“We’ve proved it’s still possible to sell a complete off plan development in Spain” says Taylor Wimpey España
While the eurozone construction sector recorded an increase in activity of 12.4% in March 2012 over the previous month according to European statistics office, Eurostat there is no denying that some nations such as Spain have seen a decline in activity. Specifically, while there seems to be an air of doom and gloom surrounding property […]
-
The 2012 Expedia Beach and Flip Flop Reports
Expedia.co.uk has launched the 2012 Expedia Beach Report which crowns Jersey as having the best British beaches, and paints an interesting picture of the real British holidaymaker: in common with travellers around the world we can’t stay away from the beach with even more of us planning a beach holiday this year than last. Yet […]
-
Terracotta Army Invades Palma
The famous Chinese Terracota Army comes to Palma de Mallorca for a six month long exhibition. One hundred and fifty Chinese figures will be on display, dressed in authentic costume representing the style from the Qin dynasty. Documentary films and display boards will be in Spanish, English & German so many visitors will be able […]
-
Mallorca one of 10 places most likely to run into celebrities
MALLORCA is one of 10 locations chosen as the place to go for those wanting to ‘rub shoulders’ with the ‘jet set’ crowd.This list of where the rich and famous like to spend their holidays was created by travel web portal Easyviajar. Each summer the Royal Family visit Palma de Mallorca. Actors Michael Douglas and […]
