The Gift that keeps on giving, again and again and again!
"A lot of our customers share the cost of adopting a tree between family, friends and even neighbours, so that it's even cheaper and more people can enjoy the produce that's harvested.."
Mallorca Weather Forecast for Christmas Day
It's noticeably cooler in Mallorca today and most places will be cloudy with intermittent showers and highs of 15 degrees. To keep up with the weather all over the island via our webcams click here.
Increasing concern over coronavirus statistics in Mallorca
At the moment there are 1,000 beds available for coronavirus patients in hospitals in the Balearic Islands
Last minute shoppers keep Palma's markets busy
"The quantity of suckling pig, stuffed chickens, fresh steak, turkey and free-range chickens they have ordered from us is incredible.."
UK has the second highest daily coronavirus rate in the world
There are 76.8 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 1.7 million fatalities worldwide.
Christmas food for hospital patients in Mallorca
Kitchen staff are going all out to make sure hospital patients have fantastic food at Christmas and New Year.
Spain to receive 350,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine per week
At least 2.3 million people will be inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Shortage of red prawn in Mallorca this Christmas
"If people want to eat prawns this Christmas they’ll have to buy frozen ones.."
RIP local hero Max
A tree will be planted at the Mounted Police facilities in Bellver Forest in memory of Max.
Balearic president offers her Christmas thanks
Health workers, business and the general public.
Arta town hall concerned about Es Canons campsite proposal
The environment ministry says that the campsite would not be in a sensitive area.
Balearics coronavirus cases down 140 from Wednesday's high
The test rate is down, but only slightly.
Hospitality mixed response to "fijo discontinuo" bonuses for 2021
Bars and restaurants that open all year don't have "fijo discontinuo" employees.
Post-Brexit trade deal is done
"The first free trade agreement based on zero tariffs and zero quotas that has ever been achieved with the EU."
King Felipe calls for "great national effort" in moving forward
The King referred to "moral and ethical principles" without making an explicit reference to his father.
The Catalan Kings of Palma
Controversy over children's letter from the Three Kings, which is written in Catalan.
Christmas in Mallorca
Whatever your choices this Christmas, please be ultra careful, think twice, and have a Very Safe Celebration whatever you decide to do.
The cock crows at midnight
But the Sibil·la is the main attraction, and this year marks the tenth anniversary of it having been admitted to the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Sarah’s Christmas Tips
Christmas dinner is basically Sunday dinner, the same meal we manage to cook quite happily for 51 weeks of the year, and then somehow collapse under the pressure of on the 52nd. Don’t panic!
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Thank You
“My sincere thanks to all the medical staff for keeping us safe this Christmas..”
Jason Moore