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Stormy weather in Mallorca
Oct 28, 2024 · The heavy storm has also forced the following roads to be closed: MA-2203 at KM 2.2, MA-2200, MA-4015 from Manacor to Calas (impassable at kilometer 3), MA-15 from Manacor to Sant Llorenç near the radar, MA-3321 in Manacor, MA-19 from Santanyí to Campos, MA-6040 from Campos to Porreres (between kilometers 3 and 9), and both MA-3200 and MA-3201 (Montuïri to Pina).
Spain floods: 95 killed
Oct 30, 2024 · 92 of the dead are in the Valencia region, two in Albacete (Castile-La Mancha) and one in the Malaga province of Andalusia. Meteorologists said a year's rain had fallen in the space of eight hours in parts of Valencia, battering farms in a region responsible for almost two-thirds of citrus fruit grown in Spain, one of the globe's top producers.Denis Hlavaty …
Mallorca Covid spike - Majorca Daily Bulletin
Jun 21, 2024 · The Balearics have been experiencing a “significant spike” in cases of coronavirus over the past seven or eight weeks.. “We are in a wave, so to speak”, although “close to the peak”. The head of the Microbiology Service at Son Espases Hospital in Palma, Dr Antonio Oliver, also pointed today (Friday) out that the current number of …
7.5 million visitors will pay a higher Balearic tourist tax in 2025
Oct 3, 2024 · The Partido Popular, the party of government, did once propose a scrapping of the tax in the low season.Given the potential amounts - less than one euro at most - the relatively few numbers of visitors and the costs of administration, there is perhaps an argument for doing away with the tax from December to February.
Christmas in Mallorca 2024 | Mallorca Christmas Markets and Fairs
Nov 4, 2024 · Palma Christmas Train December 23rd, 27th, and 28th, as well as January 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2025. The Palma Christmas Train will operate two different routes: one departing from Plaza de la Reina, passing through iconic city landmarks such as Calle Conquistadora, Paseo de Se Borne, Jaime III, Paseo Mallorca, and Via Roma; and another starting from Plaza Abu Yahya, traveling along streets like ...
Mallorca housing: High percentage of homes in the hands of large …
Nov 26, 2024 · In Balearic Government terms, ten is the minimum to qualify as a large owner, this having been stipulated under law introduced by the last government. A question might be why it matters if there are these large owners with four per cent or so. For the last government it mattered because of the number of empty properties.It was determined to get the properties onto the housing market and so ...
What caused deadly floods in Spain? The impact of DANA explained
Oct 31, 2024 · When cold air blows over warm Mediterranean waters it causes hotter air to rise quickly and form dense, water-laden clouds that can remain over the same area for many hours, raising their destructive potential. The event sometimes provokes large hail storms and tornadoes as seen this week, meteorologists say.. Eastern and Southern Spain are particularly susceptible to the phenomenon due to its ...
The 90 day rule does have some positive results in Spain!
Nov 22, 2024 · The 90 day rule, which means that non-resident Britons can only spend 180 days a year in Spain in two batches of 90 days , has made life harder for British fugitives who head to Spain to attempt to escape justice the head of the elite …
Long range slump
Nov 25, 2024 · 48.4% of the bookings were made by couples and 47.7% were booked for between two and five nights. Domestic tourism is king among the main nationalities that have booked during the last 7 days through TravelgateX, with 56% of the bookings, a figure that has grown by 8.7% in one week.. The Spanish market is followed by the British market, with 17% of bookings, German (3%), North American (2.8% ...