Balearic Islands holidays
What price paradise? How a Mallorcan artists’ haven became ‘a ghost town’
Residents say Deià was once a thriving village community – before the millionaires and billionaires moved in
Stephen Burgen in Deià
21, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM
Our honeymoon in Mallorca – with a screaming toddler, dodgy stomachs and no loo roll
It wasn’t the romantic getaway this couple had planned but could Mallorca still work its magic on them?
James Wallace and Victoria Wallace
16, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM
The wild side of the Balearics: off the beaten track on Spain's stunning paradise islands
Beyond the hotspots each island has a wilder side to get lost in, writes the co-author of a new guide to the archipelago
Anna Deacon
05, Mar, 2022 @10:00 AM
All back to Mahón: a return to Menorca
Rustling palms, hooting owls, pintxos and sangria … After a lockdown-enforced hiatus, we revisit the quiet Balearic to revel in joys old and new
Cassia Geller
10, Oct, 2021 @10:00 AM
Global art takes root in the Balearics – with a whiff of Somerset
Hauser & Wirth is known for its galleries in Zurich, Monaco, Hong Kong, New York, LA and Bruton
Sam Jones Illa del Rei
17, Jul, 2021 @4:00 AM
‘I am just heartbroken’: Balearic travellers’ fury with Covid U-turn
Weddings ruined and holiday plans in disarray after region’s unexpected move to UK’s ‘amber’ list
Miranda Bryant and Jedidajah Otte
16, Jul, 2021 @3:15 PM
Balearic Islands to be added to England’s Covid amber list
Change means some people will have to quarantine when arriving in England from Monday, as red and green lists also updated
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent
14, Jul, 2021 @6:14 PM
Britons will need negative Covid test or both jabs to travel to Balearics
Rules announced two days before the islands are due to move on to UK’s green list
Sam Jones in Madrid and agency
28, Jun, 2021 @11:02 AM
Elation in Spain as Balearic Islands join UK’s Covid green list
Authorities are expected to be diligent in enforcing Covid rules in Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca
Ashifa Kassam in Madrid
24, Jun, 2021 @8:28 PM
Best of the Balearics: four Spanish islands to visit from the green list
Mallorca, Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera don’t just offer dazzling beaches, they’re also a paradise for walkers, cyclists and divers
Annie Bennett
24, Jun, 2021 @6:56 PM
Tui switches to bigger planes as bookings to Portugal ‘skyrocket’
Switch from smaller 737s comes after firm’s bookings rise 182% since country was placed on UK’s green list
Gwyn Topham and Joanna Partridge
12, May, 2021 @10:23 AM
Walking around Menorca: my lockdown project is never staying still
Having ‘washed up’ on the island due to travel restrictions, our writer finds joy in hiking the Camí de Cavalls coastal trail and swimming in secluded coves
Laura Coffey
21, Apr, 2021 @5:30 AM
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