Mallorca • Issue No. 2023 • 11 - 17 April 2024
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34 evacuated in Soller FIRE broke out in the the Béns d’Avall urbanisation in Soller during the night of Sunday April 7, destroying pine and olive groves and requiring the evacuation of 34 people. Residents sounded the alarm at 12.30am on Saturday, having noticed the fire near the road junction between Soller and Deia. The evacuees were lodged in a hotel in Soller. It took almost 12 hours to bring the fire under control due to high temperatures, low humidity and strong gusts of wind. The all-clear was given the next morning. Some people decided to return to their homes to check for damage and collect some personal belongings, before going back to the hotel. It is usually forbidden to light fires on or within 50 metres of forest land from May 1 to October 15. The date has been brought forward to April 1 in Ibiza and Formentera this year due to climactic conditions.
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Amy Watts FOR the fifth consecutive year, Port Adriano is hosting the colourful street art competition which ushers in the AfterSun Fest boutique pop-up market, in which street artists paint shipping containers to win €400 in prizes. They have carte blanche to do whatever they like, and proposals are being accepted until April 16. The Street Art Live celebration will be held on May 17, when the chosen artists will start painting the containers, inspired by lively music and
SOME 214,451 international tourists travelled to The Balearic Islands during February, 18 per cent more than in the same period last year. According to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Tuesday April 9, spending by tourists was up 41.5 per cent to €260 million, which is a record high for February in the region. Almost 60 per cent of those tourists were from Germany (124,896), versus roughly 10 per cent (22,157) from the
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performances. Guest artist Joan Aguiló will embellish three stacked containers, creating a wall of 6 x 9 metres positioned in the middle of the AfterSun Fest zone. Once the containers are ready, the seventh edition of the colourful AfterSun Fest can begin! The AfterSun Fest is considered the best pop-up market in the Balearic Islands. As well as the 20 shipping containers transformed by urban artists and more than 20 fashion, accessories and decor brands, there
will also be food trucks, music and fun activities for all the family. The Fest will be open on Saturdays and Sundays from May 25 to June 9. Saturdays from 5pm to 10pm and Sundays from 11am to 4pm and will take place in the central square of Port Adriano. If you have a creative project, a music band, a design, decoration or accessories brand, you are an artisan or you have an eatery or food truck, sign up before April 16 at hola@after sunfest.es and join the coolest cultural festival of the year.
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The fire destroyed pine and olive groves.
Historical highs United Kingdom. Each tourist spent €169 daily on average in February and stayed just over seven days. In total, people spent €1,213 each, which was al-
most 20 per cent more than last year. A total of 353,718 tourists from January to February collectively spent €434.21 million.
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