Balearic Islands News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Watch: Chaos in Spain as ‘dangerous’ storms turn streets into rivers and carry cars away – while tourists run for cover and hotels flood with water

SEVERE storms and rain are wreaking havoc in Mallorca during the height of the summer season. Videos shared online show roads completely flooded with cars

15 Aug, 2024 @ 15:58

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

Billionaire Jeff Bezos rides out storms battering Spain’s Balearic Islands on his €500m luxury sailing yacht

AMAZON founder Jeff Bezos has been spotted seeking shelter from the Balearics’ recent storm off the coast of Menorca on his colossal yacht the Koru.

15 Aug, 2024 @ 14:32

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Lead

British tourists in Spain’s Ibiza are warned of the dangers of pink cocaine: Party-goers are taking ‘deadly cocktail of substances’

BRITISH holidaymakers in Ibiza are being urged to steer clear of a dangerous new party drug known as pink cocaine. Also known as tusi and

15 Aug, 2024 @ 12:15

Ibiza·Lead

Red weather alert in Spain: Severe storms and rain to hit Mallorca today as ‘DANA’ wreaks havoc

SPAIN has issued a red weather alert for Mallorca as severe storms and rainfall batter the island today. It comes as a so-called DANA weather

15 Aug, 2024 @ 11:12

Lead·Mallorca·Weather

Fisherman arrested for sexually assaulting a British tourist in scenic Mallorca port

A FISHERMAN has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for allegedly sexually assaulting a British tourist at Mallorca’s Port d’Andratx last Wednesday. The 40-year-old Senegalese

14 Aug, 2024 @ 17:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Reformed 500-year-old villa goes on sale for €10.8 million in Spain’s Ibiza

A TRADITIONAL Ibiza house dating back 500-years and which was totally redesigned has been for put for sale with a €10.8 million price tag. The

14 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Ibiza·Lead·Property

Watch: German family are rescued from their luxury yacht off the coast of Spain before it sinks to the bottom of the sea

A GERMAN family were plucked from a sinking luxury yacht off the coast of Mallorca after their summer holiday took a sour turn. The yacht,

14 Aug, 2024 @ 12:58

Lead·Mallorca

Watch: Moment boat migrants land on tourist-packed beach in Spain’s Mallorca

A VIDEO has captured the moment boat migrants land on a beach in Spain’s Mallorca, packed full of tourists. Mallorca is known for its stunning

14 Aug, 2024 @ 11:31

Lead·Mallorca

Katy Perry’s new music video is being investigated in Spain for potential breach of environmental laws

GOVERNMENT officials in the Balearics are investigating whether a new Katy Perry pop music video shot in Formentera may have caused environmental damage. Footage was

13 Aug, 2024 @ 18:45

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead

Airbnb crackdown as 12 illegal holiday rental homes in Mallorca are stung with massive fine of almost €1m

Illegal tourist flat crackdown in Spain: Building in Mallorca made up of 12 unlicensed Airbnb-style homes is fined almost €1million

MASSIVE fines totalling €960,000 against 12 unlicensed holiday apartment rentals in a Palma building have been notified by the Consell de Mallorca’s Tourism Department. The

13 Aug, 2024 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire enjoy couples trip to Spain: Hollywood stars and their girlfriends share luxury villa on tiny holiday island

HOLLYWOOD stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire are enjoying a couples trip to Spain as they share a luxury villa alongside their girlfriends. The Balearic

13 Aug, 2024 @ 13:23

Balearic Islands·Lead

Spain’s Princess Leonor faces €100 fine for breaking this traffic rule

PRINCESS Leonor could face a €100 fine for breaking this traffic rule in Spain. The Spanish royal family are known to visit Mallorca every summer,

13 Aug, 2024 @ 12:36

Lead·Mallorca

Shock carbon monoxide death of a young Dutch tourist in Spain was caused by a bird’s nest blocking a pipe, say police

THE Policia Nacional have revealed that a Dutch tourist died at a Mallorca villa from carbon monoxide due to a bird’s nest blocking a pipe.

12 Aug, 2024 @ 17:41

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist is placed in chokehold and robbed of his bum bag in Spain’s Mallorca

A YOUNG British tourist was placed into a chokehold by four men who stole his bum bag in the Mallorcan party resort of Magaluf. The

12 Aug, 2024 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Expats accounted for 98% of new residents in Spain’s Balearic Islands in the first half of 2024

NEW figures from the Spanish Statistics Institute (INE) have revealed that 98% of new residents in the Balearic Islands were foreign during the first six

10 Aug, 2024 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Property

British tourist is rescued by firefighters’ cherry picker from top of major cathedral in Spain

A BRITISH tourist had an unforgettable visit to Mallorca’s Palma Cathedral when she broke her ankle and had to be rescued by a fire crew’s

9 Aug, 2024 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British band Clean Bandit are robbed of €40,000 in Spain’s Ibiza after thieves broke into their hotel room

BRITISH chart-topping band Clean Bandit were robbed of equipment and cash totalling €40,000 on Ibiza last weekend. The trio known for number one UK hits

9 Aug, 2024 @ 14:05

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

Will Smith records music video in Spain’s Ibiza: New song Work Of Art features his son Jaden

WILL Smith has been back in the studio while visiting the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air star, 55, shared

8 Aug, 2024 @ 15:19

Celebrity·Ibiza·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British millionaire denies squatting his own €3million villa in Spain’s Ibiza amid legal row with ‘Airbnb investor’ influencer

A BRITISH millionaire has furiously denied squatting his own €3million villa in a bid to keep out his tenant. Anthony Nartey is currently locked in

8 Aug, 2024 @ 14:29

Ibiza·Lead·Property

British tourists ‘fear for their safety’ in Spain following wave of ‘anti-tourism’ protests

BRITISH tourists are phoning Balearic Islands hotels to ask whether it is safe to stay there in the wake of recent protests against mass tourism.

8 Aug, 2024 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British boy, 17, ‘is raped in a toilet’ at a restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca

A SWISS tourist has been arrested on suspicion of raping a 17-year-old British holidaymaker at a restaurant in the popular resort town of Magaluf. The

8 Aug, 2024 @ 11:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two British tourists ‘are raped on the beach’ in Mallorca in separate incidents just days apart

HORROR in Mallorca as two British tourists ‘raped on the beach’ in separate incidents in just over a week. Two British tourists have been raped

7 Aug, 2024 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Leonardo DiCaprio is spotted in Spain: Hollywood icon, 49, enjoys trip with 26-year-old Italian girlfriend

HOLLYWOOD icon Leonardo DiCaprio, 49, has been spotted in Spain enjoying a trip with his 26-year-old Italian partner. American actor Leonardo Dicaprio is holidaying in

7 Aug, 2024 @ 12:33

Ibiza·Lead

Carlos Alcaraz unwinds at English pub in Mallorca following Olympic final defeat to Novak Djokovic

TENNIS star Carlos Alcaraz has been spotted unwinding at an English pub in Mallorca following his defeat to Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics. Murcian

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:46

Lead·Mallorca

Watch: Moment Lionel Messi’s luxury villa in Spain is spray-painted by climate activists

EX-BARCELONA football star Lionel Messi had a wall at his Ibiza mansion vandalised by climate change activists. Two members of the Futuro Vegetal group sneaked

7 Aug, 2024 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

This historic town has the worst case of tourism ‘massification’ in Spain, figures reveal

AT a time in Spain when locals are increasingly uneasy about the effect of mass tourism on their country, one historic town has emerged with

7 Aug, 2024 @ 10:40

Balearic Islands·Lead·Travel News

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