Mallorca • Issue No. 2044 • 5 - 11 Sept 2024
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MICHAEL DOUGLAS has announced plans for a semi-retirement in which he and wife Catherine Zeta Jones plan to split their time between Bermuda and Mallorca. Douglas, who was presented the honorary Masters of Cinema award by Queen Letizia at the Atlantida Mallorca Film Festival back in July, spoke of his warmth for the island during an interview with Spanish radio and television broadcasting channel IB3, explaining that he enjoys his time in Mallorca ‘like nowhere else’. Douglas and Zeta Jones have spent a lot of time on the island over the last 35 years, enjoying time in their house on the outskirts of Valldemossa, and visiting local ports, restaurants and beauty spots. Although Douglas confesses to never having properly picked up the Spanish language, his heart is in Ma-
Photo Credit: Instagram @davidgregorydmg by @catherinezetajones
Douglas’ Basic Instinct Police protect Palma
Douglas and Zeta Jones plan to spend 50 per cent of each year on the island.
llorca and the couple plan to spend some 50 per cent of each year staying on the island, work permitting. Douglas insists that he has no plans to retire fully, but intends only to take roles that are of special importance.
Zeta Jones, meanwhile, has been immersed in filming in Ireland for upcoming movie ‘Wednesday’. She recently posted on Instagram that she was enjoying precious family time during a well-deserved break from filming.
PLANS are underway to increase police protection on the streets of Palma, with special priority being given to increasing security in the Parc de ses Estacions and the Intermodal public transport station. Work to install a new police station next to the Tourist Office is almost complete, and the newly refurbished building will become the home base for two special trained police units comprising of more than 100 officers. The new police station will be open 24 hours a day and will house a complaints office which will serve as a first point of call for members of the public. The plan was initiated by Palma city mayor, Jaime Martínez Llabrés, whose intention is to make the area a safer place to be and cut down significantly on local crime. As part of the project, the mayor has plans to install highly intelligent security cameras in various vantage points around the area. The cameras will be equipped with the very latest technology, including artificial intelligence and face scanners, which will enable the cameras to track activity accurately even at night.
She has been working in Ireland since production for the film started back in May. Spending more time in Mallorca will bring the couple closer to daughter Carys, who is currently studying in London.
FOR inhabitants of Mallorca, the arrival of September can bring welcome relief after a long, extraordinarily hot summer. Whilst daytime temperatures still generally reach into the late 20s, nights are noticeably cooler, which for the many residents who don’t have the luxury of air-conditioning, can offer the best night’s sleep in a long while. Storms are always a part of September in Mallorca, and although they can be dramatic, by this time of year the Mallorcan countryside is desperately thirsty and needs
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September days Restaurant Ca’s Patró March, Deia, in September.
the rainstorms to help rejuvenate it and bring life to the land once again. Tourists begin to dissipate and traffic becomes less of an issue, as those who remain on the island reclaim their territory, and beaches are less crowded, allowing for a more relaxing seaside day out.
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