Lifestyle from Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza & Formentera
Food, travel, events and living on the islands.
Some EU countries ease biometric border checks for Britons — could Palma follow?
Greece has reportedly waived fingerprints and facial scans for UK visitors, and Rome's airports are said to be considering the same.
Read MoreNamibia: where the desert meets the ocean
Dunes that run into the Atlantic, waterfalls on the Angolan border and some of Africa's oldest rock art make Namibia a journey like no other.
Read MorePepita Oliver opens Es Mercadal's Sant Martí festivities with a life full of stories
The 89-year-old co-founder of Mobles Martí, the town's first furniture shop, gave this year's festival proclamation in interview form.
Read MoreDeià International Music Festival reaches all four Balearic islands for the first time
Artistic director Alfredo Oyágüez explains the 48th edition: 50 concerts, dinner-concerts in Porreres, a Miró series and a finale in Formentera.
Read MoreWorst May in decades for PlayStation and Xbox in the US as Switch 2 surges
Circana data shows PS5 unit sales down 58% after April's price rises, while Nintendo's new console nears 6 million US sales in its first year.
Read MoreNito Camps, the self-taught painter who decorated the bars of Maó
Born in 1928, Joan Camps Mercadal sold almost his entire first exhibition within a week and filled Menorcan bars and shops with murals.
Read MoreCala Major in Palma wins back its Blue Flag
The beach beside the Marivent palace is one of 33 in the Balearics to fly the international eco-label this year.
Read MoreThe insects you see at home may already be nesting inside
Ants, moths, silverfish and cockroaches often live hidden in walls, cupboards and ducts. Here's where they hide and how to keep them out.
Read MoreWhy some dogs don't want to greet just anyone
A dog that avoids strangers isn't being rude. Temperament, early socialisation and body language explain it — and owners should respect it.
Read MoreCala Deià and Ca's Patró March, the restaurant made famous by The Night Manager
The pebble cove below Deià is one of Mallorca's most photographed spots — get there early and book lunch weeks ahead.
Read MoreEs Mercadal marks Pride with a banner and rainbow benches
The Menorcan town is installing two benches in the colours of the LGBTI flag and will approve an institutional declaration at its council meeting.
Read MorePlatja de Muro ranked fourth-best beach in Europe — and the most reviewed
Seven kilometres of fine sand on Alcúdia Bay, from busy beach clubs to the dunes of S'Albufera.
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