Backstage with... Polly Glamorous
Meet a new cast member at Pirates this season: professional drag queen Polly Glamorous.
In the S'Arraco studio... with Francesca Pallicer Saballs
Meet local artist Francesca who has drawn a delightful triplet of what essentially seem to be children’s colouring books but sends a message to the visitors to our island that we have a rich cultural history and traditions both in our ways and in our food.

Francesca holding one of her books
Francesca holding one of her books.
On the track with Mallorca's "Red Lightning"
Every day, he drives hundreds of tourists in the wooden carriages between the Tramuntana Mountains and the island’s capital Palma.
"Big brother" is watching in Soller
The inspectors are out and about in the Soller Valley at present.

Driving in Mallorca
I have been to the DGT with mountains of paperwork on three occasions now but I’m getting nowhere.
Mallorca's Guardian of the Neptune Grass
Marcial Bardolet Richter watches over the protection of seagrass beds, which play a particularly important role in the marine ecosystem of the Mediterranean.
In the frame with... Drew Aaron
“Today, it is all about emerging artists, and very specifically Spanish artists...”
Mallorca's "super fruit" the carob
How Juana Verger from Llucmajor created modern, sustainable food products from the traditional pods of the carob tree

A British retired couple on a beach
A British retired couple on a beach.
“My goal is to build a bridge between Mallorcans and holidaymakers”
With a series of video portraits, TV journalist Sibylle Tiessen will be presenting Mallorcans and their personal projects every two weeks.

Gallery Red in Palma
Gallery Red in Palma.

Always close to the action: Sibylle Tiessen and cameraman Agusti Torres during filming in Palma, in front of the Art Nouveau bakery in Carrer Unió
Always close to the action: Sibylle Tiessen and cameraman Agusti Torres during filming in Palma, in front of the Art Nouveau bakery in Carrer Unió.
The sound (noise) of the summer: More than just the local fiestas
If you live in a village, you know how it is.

Shady Pine Walk in Puerto Pollensa
Shady Pine Walk was an abundant avenue of lush, evergreen pines, dipping their arched branches across the paved pathway into the adjacent sea.

The influencer used to be a flight attendant by profession
The influencer used to be a flight attendant by profession.
- Another body found by a Mallorca beach
- As the town hall announces 21 million euros investment, Playa de Palma residents denounce drugs and homelessness
- Balearic government plans big increase in tax on cruise ship passengers and even a cash levy on hire cars
- The growing problem in the Balearics of the illegal marketing of second homes as tourist accommodation
- Sunday weather in Mallorca - Feeling some effect from Storm Jana
Comment
Garage costs more than a house in Palma
“60 percent of property deals this year were to Germans. When Germany sneezes, Mallorca gets a cold”
Jason Moore14/09/2023 15:02