Your weekly news catch up in Mallorca
This week coppers in Calvia, illegal party boat, tourists behaving badly, partying all night, beaches close, traffic chaos and Spanish Royals dine out.
Germans worried about overcrowding in Mallorca
People queuing for up to four hours to get to the beaches.
Unsuitable for bathing: Red flag for a second day in Arenal
Arenal beach in Palma is unaffected.
Arenal beach red-flagged because of contamination
As with Palma beaches, heavy rain led to sea contamination.
My top three "hidden" beaches in Mallorca
"They are far away from the crowds and almost nobody has access to them..."
Going to the beach
After 5pm is perhaps the best time of day to go to the beach: the real sting has gone out of the sun and there is more room to swim.
Swimmers being bitten by fish in Mallorca
The cases have been in the Es Trenc area.
Check the beach rules and regulations.
Check the beach rules and regulations.
What you can and cannot do on the beach in Mallorca
Loud music is not allowed on some beaches in Mallorca.
118 million cigarette butts dumped a year in the Balearics
Cigarette butts account for 65% of the waste on the beaches.
Can you keep a secret? Revealed Mallorca's hidden coves... but keep it to yourself!
"A small piece of even greater paradise in paradise..."
Your weekly news catch up in Mallorca
This week from a big heatwave to some of the best beaches on the island and back to balconing and flight disruptions again.
'Revival' plan for Magalluf beach
While nearby beaches are as popular as ever, there is a lack of beachgoers in Magalluf.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
Comment
Come on: Are you beach ready?
“If you are a tourist visiting this lovely island - a word to the wise; follow a group of Mallorcan day-trippers to the beach (as they always know the best places to go) and then move as far as you can away from them...”
Frank Leavers04/08/2023 15:52