Update: Mallorca placed on immediate emergency footing for heavy rain, mooring bans
The port authority is urging skippers to exercise extreme caution and to seek shelter in harbours and sheltered coastal areas.
Goats pop down the ice cream shop in Mallorca
Two goats were caught on video this week propping up the bar.
Gridlock on the road to Formentor lighthouse.
Gridlock on the road to Formentor lighthouse.
Traffic nightmare on the road to Formentor lighthouse
Access will be restricted and shuttle buses will operate from June 1.
Humpback whale sighted off the north coast of Mallorca
Humpback whales are not common in the Balearics.
Dolphin delight near Pollensa in Mallorca
Dolphins making the most of the great weather.
D-Day at Formentor beach with Hollywood megastar
"The water around Formentor must have been freezing!!"
Calls for the Hotel Formentor reforms to be halted
The complete demolition of the complex was not covered by the licences granted.
Huge problems of overcrowding in the Balearics this summer.
Huge problems of overcrowding in the Balearics this summer.
Three hours to get from Puerto Pollensa to Formentor beach by taxi
Traffic restrictions have been extended but appear to make little difference.
New lease of life for the Hotel Formentor.
New lease of life for the Hotel Formentor.
Formentor Hotel gets expansion licence
The hotel, which has neoclassical and Art Deco elements, opened in 1929
Save the Med: Quarterly Newsletter
Spring is here and it is time to share a few highlights from Save The Med’s work in the first Quarterly Newsletter of 2022!
Formentor, a rich and biodiverse area to focus on
The facts: in recent decades, the waters of the Formentor peninsula have experienced a significant decline...
Hotel Formentor is seen in the distance
Hotel Formentor is seen in the distance.
- Enjoy the good Mallorca weather while it lasts
- Mallorca's green sea and problems with treating it
- Super luxury Scenic Eclipse comes out of the cold in Mallorca
- Wednesday's weather in Mallorca - Indian summer continuing for now
- Acquittal for drunk driver who ran over and killed a British citizen in Palma
Comment
The Formentor fiasco
Thousands of visitors were fined this year heading to one of the island’s top spot.
Humphrey Carter04/11/2021 09:58