Soller Christmas lights
Soller Christmas lights
Christmas lights go on in Palma this evening....watch it live on here
Live updates: Countdown is taking place for the lights to be turned on.
Image of a Christmas "gift" in Alcudia, Mallorca
Image of what the "gift" will look like.
An illuminated gift for Alcudia this Christmas
Criticism of the spending on the lights from the opposition.
Part of the Christmas lights in Palma, Mallorca in 2020
Part of the 2020 Christmas lights in Palma.
A vaxxing normal Christmas: the week in Mallorca
Christmas normality depended on citizens doing their duty; lights were going up and hopefully not going off; and what about the tourist tax?
Festive season
Enjoy Mallorca during the Christmas season
Why not come to Palma this Christmas season and enjoy the many celebrations the city has from the Christmas lights, to the nativity scenes or do your Christmas shopping while staying at one of Palma's many boutique hotels.
Christmas lights in Palma (2020)
Last year's Christmas lights in Palma (2020).
Majorca
Tourist money and Christmas lights: the week in Majorca
Podemos were demanding an audit of the tourism ministry; there was a less than convincing explanation about how the tourist tax is spent; matters were heading towards the courts and Brussels; and the lights went on in Palma.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 21-26 November
The Christmas lights are turned on in Palma this Thursday. There are fairs for the esclata-sang mushroom in Mancor, rice in Sa Pobla and "vi novell" (nouveau) in Santa Maria. The Mancor fair features a demons' fire-run on Friday night. Bunyola has its Santa Catalina fair as well. Legendary British folk guitarist/singer Martin Simpson is in Palma on Wednesday evening.
Fiestas
Reserve your prime spot for the switching-on of Palma Christmas lights
Bulletin organises festive reception at top Palma hotel for the big event in Plaza Cort.
Retail
Palma Christmas lights to go on for Black Friday
The town hall believes there would be overcrowding (of people and traffic) if the lights coincided with Black Friday.
Majorca
Lights, goats and flower-picking: the week in Majorca
The start of the Christmas period was officially marked when Palma's lights went on, goats were on the controversy menu, the airports authority was accused of hiding information, Podemos wished to contain tourists, and Calvia was promoting flower power.
Christmas tourism in Majorca
Last weekend it looked as if most of Majorca had descended on Palma to see the lights and enjoy the city.
Fairs and fiestas
Palma is lit up for Christmas
The Christmas lights in Palma were finally and officially switched on at seven this evening.
Majorca
All year, Christmas lights and Ava Gardner: the week in Majorca
Next year's season is due to be even longer. We reported on a hotel that has been staying open all year since the early '70s. Palma's politics were keeping the Christmas lights off. There were awards and there was a story about Ava Gardner.
Fairs and fiestas
Retailers unhappy at Palma Christmas lights delay
Justifications for the delay until 3 December "suffer from a lack of rationale and credibility".
Comment
New Year angst: plus, watching the weather and January japes
Frank Leavers talks about some of the New Year' s resolutions and the weather.
Frank Leavers06/01/2021 11:00