Playa de Palma, Mallorca
General view of Playa de Palma.
Mallorca news round-up: Top stories from the past week
Tough on crime, or is it? One truly appalling crime. Plus other stories that made the headlines.
The sandy beach in Grömitz.
The sandy beach in Grömitz.
Are the Germans planning on ditching Mallorca?
Has Playa de Palma got its days numbered?
Playa de Palma, Mallorca - street seller of alcohol
A street seller prepared for a night's work.
Playa de Palma at night, fuelled by alcohol street sellers
The street sellers take advantage of the tourism of excesses law.
25,000 euros penalty for illegal scooters for hire in Playa de Palma
There was no permission for the scooters.
Over 400 arrests in Playa de Palma this summer
The joint National and Palma Police operation started in June.
Dutchman arrested for knocking a German unconscious in Mallorca
The injured man remained unconscious on the ground until an ambulance arrived.
Arrest of Playa de Palma doorman for beating up a customer
The third arrest of a Playa de Palma doorman this season.
Arrested for trafficking ‘laughing gas’ in Mallorca
Police seized six bottles of ‘laughing gas’, nearly 500 balloons and 13 nozzles.
Police intercept an illegal seller of alcohol in Playa de Palma, Mallorca
Police with an illegal seller of alcohol.
Playa de Palma's excesses - Bylaws flouted and a lack of police
Businesspeople and residents agree that the illegal sale of alcohol is one of the biggest problems.
Young German tourists in Playa de Palma, Mallorca
The beach wall becomes the centre for drinking parties.
Has Playa de Palma reached its tipping point?
Tourist excess in Playa de Palma is hardly anything new, but there is now the sheer scale of the excess.
Comment
Member of the security forces - "Abuse is part of the holiday package"
Attitudes and behaviours of the 2020s make redundant a naive view that 1980s' partying tourism continues to prevail.
Andrew Ede24/08/2023 12:34