THERE will be more floats, sweets and participation in this year’s Three Kings procession in Palma de Mallorca. The procession will leave from Moll Vell tonight (Thursday) at 6pm and will proceed through Avenida Antoni Maura, Paseo del Born, Plaza Joan Carles I, Unio, La Rambla, Calle Bisbe Campins, Cerdanya, Paseo Mallorca, Avenida Jaume III, […]
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Procession of the Three Kings
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The flowering of the almond trees in Mallorca
If you’re coming to Spain any time between the end of January and the middle of February, you’ll have the chance to witness an amazing natural phenomenon: the flowering of the almond trees in Mallorca. At this time of year the island’s Mediterranean landscape is awash with white blossom, making an enchanting picture which heralds […]
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Here Comes the Sun
IT has been the second hottest autumn in the last 40 years, according to the Balearic Meteorology Agency. The hottest was in 2006. In Mallorca, temperatures were on average 1.4 degrees Celsius higher than is usual during the autumn months, according to the agency’s director Agusti Jansa. The average autumn rainfall in the Balearics was […]
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Malaga : City of Museums
Málaga is the capital of Costa del Sol. You can come to enjoy its shops, the Historic District, the fine weather and the extensive beaches. What to see: Roman Theatre, Alcazaba or Arab Fortress, Gibralfaro Castle, Cathedral, Picasso Museum, Church of Santiago, Plaza de la Merced, and much more. Exhibition: Alberto Giacometti. Retrospective The Museo Picasso […]
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Hotel Occupancy Rose by 1.7% in November
Spanish hotels recorded 14.6 million overnight stays in November, representing an increase of 1.7% over the same month of 2010, while prices fell by 0.3%, a tenth lower than in November 2010, according to figures released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The increase in hotel occupancy experienced in November was mainly as […]
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Properties sold to foreign residents in Spain increase by 24.7% in third quarter of 2011
Property sales made by foreign residents in Spain experienced an increase of 24.7% in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year according to statistics from The Ministry of Public Transactions. This figure takes into account all foreigners who live and resident in Spain while further statistics show that the provinces […]
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Ryanair confirms Palma base
Ryanair has confirmed plans for its 49th European base in Palma with 17 new routes for summer 2012. The expansion will see four aircraft based in Majorca running a total of 47 routes from next March. The no-frills carrier claimed the move will deliver 2.8 million passengers a year and sustain up to 2,800 jobs […]
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Have yourself a very Spanish Christmas
One thing is guaranteed if you spend Christmas in Spain – it is going to be considerably cheaper for Mum and Dad than it would be in the UK. It’s not that the Spanish do not celebrate the Christmas period but they haven’t gone mad with the commercialism of the event which will cost […]
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Fifth of Spain’s low-cost airline passengers fly into Palma
Spain’s Institute of Tourism Studies (IET) has recently revealed that almost one fifth of the 32.2 million passengers who chose to fly to Spain with low-cost airlines between January and October this year landed in Mallorca’s capital – Palma. Across this ten month period, 5.9 million budget flyers passed through Palma Airport which represents a […]
