Lockdown
Spain's four-phase plan updated
Breakdown of the phases including Phase 2 which begins on Monday, May 25 for the Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza.
Out & About
Paranoid! Moi?
I’m concentrating on the light at the end of the tunnel, and happy to spend the day at home baking a bunnie’s favourite -delicious carrot, fruit and nut loaf!
Majorca Mallorca
Back on track!
The team from the Allen Graham Charity have had more than their fair share of drama during the last two months.
Do you agree with the obligatory wearing of masks?
Economy
Despite COVID-19, Spanish rental prices rise sharply in April
The medieval city of Santiago de Compostela topped the list of municipalities showing the sharpest rent increases.
Tourism
Spain aims to reopen borders to tourism in late June
With economy hit by COVID-19, Spain badly needs visitors back.
Humans of Majorca
Humans of Majorca in Block 45
The tales the occupants tell are all typical of the Covid world we are living in.
Lockdown
Greeks return to beaches in heatwave, but keep their umbrellas apart
Tourism officials say they hope to welcome back foreign holidaymakers in July.
Out & About
Fiesta or Folly?
As a Mediterranean culture, which through history has thrived on the habitual custom of outside living and ritual celebration, I suppose it should be expected that a certain mentality will believe that Covid19 will be beaten by holding some form of annual fiesta!
Do you agree with the new 14 day quarantines?
Viewpoint
The quarantine gamble
Just when Spain was getting back on its feet, some feel the country has taken a step back.
Tourism
Health Secretary: Britons unlikely to go on a foreign holiday this year
The government is slowly trying to open up different segments of the economy.
- Ryanair grounds 12 Spain routes over excessive airport taxes
- End of the Golden Visa....but there is a new way to live in Spain with few problems
- Nautical exodus from Mallorca
- The EU threatens the future of Mallorca beach bars
- Non-resident Britons and Americans buying a property in Spain face massive tax bill, PM announces
Viewpoint
A poignant reminder
The introduction of obligatory masks will remind many this is far from over yet.
Humphrey Carter20/05/2020 17:39