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Balearics has best beaches in the world » Balearics » News » Majorca Daily Bulletin

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The Balearics, along with the Canaries, yet again boast some of the best beaches in Europe and the world, according to the results of the Travellers Choice Beaches nominations staged every year by TripAdvisor.

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Default "Open All Year" meeting - 25.2. 17:00 - Mulligans

Puerto Pollensa Open All Year: Meeting tomorrow » Balearics » News » Majorca Daily Bulletin

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Tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) in Puerto Pollensa there is a meeting under the title of Pollensa & Port (CSV + F) Open All Year (the CSV and F refer to Cala San Vicente and Formentor). It is a meeting to discuss ways of boosting off-season tourism to Puerto Pollensa (and indeed the other parts of the Pollensa municipality).

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A full report will appear on the Northern Spotlight pages this Saturday.

The meeting starts at 5pm and is at Mulligans Bar, C. Atilio Boveri (just off the church square).
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Low water levels due to a very dry winter are really worrying , below is a link to an MDB report.

Reservoir levels rise but remain very low » Balearics » News » Majorca Daily Bulletin.
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Illegal billboards in Pollensa will have to go » Balearics » News » Majorca Daily Bulletin

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There are too many illegal advertising billboards creating blots on the Pollensa landscape, according to the town hall's ruling administration
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The number of billboards has increased in recent years without any control having been exercised by the town hall. The current administration wants to put an end to them, arguing that they affect the general landscape. It is asking owners of land on which the billboards have been placed to "voluntarily" have them removed.

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So long as they are removed, though, there will be no sanctions taken.

Once the period for voluntary removal ends, however, the town hall will open proceedings that could lead to fines and to orders to take down the billboards.
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Good news.
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Tourist tax approved and will be charged from 1 July » Balearics » News » Majorca Daily Bulletin
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As expected, the Balearic parliament yesterday approved the legislation by which the tourist tax will be introduced on 1 July.
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Thanks for this Mike. It doesn't seem clear as to how it will work - we will be there before 1st July and departing on 4th July so I wonder if we will pay just for 4 days or if it only applies if you arrive after 1st July?
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If you are staying in a hotel there is a good chance that during 2016, they will pay it for you.
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Default The tourist tax explained!!

All you need to know about the new "Tourist tax" is explained here :- The tourist tax: what we know, what we don .
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Exclamation Cyclist killed in Alcudia.

Please, will all our cycling members take care over here. I have just read that a Scottish cyclist has been hit and killed by a truck in Alcudia.

Here is the story :- Scottish cyclist Graeme McGilvray killed by truck in Majorca - BBC News
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Ramon Llull held the secret of long lost Balearic island » Balearics » News » Majorca Daily Bulletin

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Researchers will today (Friday) officially announce the news of the remarkable discovery of the "missing" Balearic island of Midorca (also known as Medorca). It is an announcement that the worlds of oceanography, geography, marine biology and history have been anticipating with eagerness - the lost island appears to have finally been found.

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Is this going to be developed to increase the tourist capacity of the Balearics following the flight of holiday makers from Turkey and North Africa?
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Does anybody know what day it is today ?.
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