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Hundreds of banners are hung up in response to the call launched by the SOS Sóller platform
Hundreds of banners are hung up in response to the call launched by the SOS Sóller platform.
Rebooting Mallorca: Navigating tourism challenges and future direction
So many serious discussions going on about the future of Mallorca and the direction tourism will take.
Soller’s traffic woes
“The situation can only get worse this summer, so solutions need to be found quickly.”
![Traffic jams already building up in the direction of Mallorca’s top beauty spots](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Traffic jams already building up in the direction of Mallorca’s top beauty spots
Traffic jams already building up in the direction of Mallorca’s top beauty spots.
![Daily collapse to enter Soller](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Daily collapse to enter Soller
Daily collapse to enter Soller.
Mallorca the new Monaco?
“Where is Mallorca heading and what kind of folks will be living here in the next decade?”
![The new altarpiece at Sant Ramon de Penyafort church](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
The new altarpiece at Sant Ramon de Penyafort church
The new altarpiece at Sant Ramon de Penyafort church.
Beyond staycations and day trips in Soller
For 2024 we know of businesses in Barcelona who advertise ‘Day Trips to Soller. A 30-minute flight and then picked up and taken to the station in Palma for the Soller train.
Running to catch up in Mallorca
January is notoriously a flat month despite the many fiestas that cast a little light in the gloom.
![Hotels open during the winter season in Puerto Soller](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Hotels open during the winter season in Puerto Soller
Hotels open during the winter season in Puerto Soller.
![Soller's train](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Soller's train
In my frequent train journeys around the island, I never experienced this.
Chelsea Handler serves up a treat for Soller barman!
The 48-year-old comedian posted a picture of herself pressing a kiss on the smiling man's cheek on her Instagram site last Wednesday. So who is this man?
![The road up to Fornalutx](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
The road up to Fornalutx
The road up to Fornalutx.
Tourists take over Soller
The problem is that locals cannot go about their daily business and all the while, tourists are blissfully unaware of the fierce polemic raging in the town.
![Plenty of tourists walking around Soller](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Plenty of tourists walking around Soller
Tourists walking around Soller.
![Life in Soller](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Life in Soller
Soller's tram.
Soller: One of the most beautiful seaside resorts in Europe is in Mallorca
Jetcost users have chosen it along with Cadaqués in Catalonia, Tarifa in Andalusia, Combarro in Galicia and Moraira in the Valencian Community among the 14 most beautiful on the continent.
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Troubled waters in the Balearics
Without a doubt, Mallorca, and in fact all the islands, rely on tourism whether they like it or not.
Anna Nicholas12/07/2024 15:05