Mallorca • Issue No. 2061 • 2 - 8 January 2025
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The Three Kings arrive by boat Mallorca announcement THE Reyes Magos bring the festivities to a close with their arrival at the port of Palma de Mallorca aboard the historic vessel Rafael Verdera. From Persian lands afar, their Majesties Melchor, Gaspear and Baltasar will dock at the Moll Vell near La Lonja at 6.00pm on Sunday January 5. They will be welcomed by the mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, who will hand them the keys to the city so that they can deliver the gifts to all the homes. From the port they will spread their magic with the traditional Cabalgata (parade) with 17 floats, accompanied by troupes, music and performances to delight young and old alike. As previous years, the parade route will begin on Avinguda Anto-
Photo: Flickr/ Contando Estrelas
“Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar lead festivities in Palma”
Three Kings Parade.
ni Maura and continue along Passeig del Born, Plaça del Rei Joan Carles I, Carrer de la Unió, La Rambla, Carrer Baró de Pinopar, Avinguda d’Alemanya, Avinguda de Portugal, Passeig de Mallorca, Avinguda
de Jaume III, Plaça del Rei Joan Carles I, Born, Avinguda Antoni Maura, and will conclude at Plaça de Cort. Once in Plaça de Cort, at around 8.00pm, the Three Wise Men will be welcomed on the bal-
cony and in the plenary hall of the Corts. As always, the parade will fill the little ones, who have been eagerly awaiting their presents from the Reyes all year, with excitement and joy.
Balearics in the lead Credit: Facebook/idealista
“Top spot for foreign buyers in Spain”
ACCORDING to a study by real estate portal pisos.com, the Balearic Islands have the highest percentage of property purchases by foreigners in Spain, accounting for 32.5 per cent of all transactions. Along with the Balearics, four other regions exceed the national average for foreign property buyers: Valencia (28.4 per cent), the Canary Islands (27.2 per cent), Murcia (24.6 per cent), and Catalonia (16.8 per cent). Nationally, foreign buyers represented 14.85 per cent of all property transactions in the third quarter of 2024, marking a four-point increase compared to 2021, when
THE actress Michelle Keegan and TV personality Mark Wright, known for his time on The Only Way Is Essex, announced they are expecting their first child by sharing a photo of each other on the beach Portal Vells on Sunday, December 29. In the photo, both are dressed in white and barefoot, with the Coronation Street actress cradling a visible baby bump. The image, shared by the couple on both their Instagram accounts, is believed to have been taken during a winter break in Mallorca in November. The caption read, “2025 is going to be a special one for us.” Both 37, the couple live in Essex and are currently thriving in their careers: Keegan stars in series such as Fool Me Once and Ten Pound Poms, while Wright hosts reality shows including The Challenge UK and The Bachelor.
Foreign buyers.
they accounted for just 10.77 per cent. The data, sourced from the Colegio de Registradores and cited by pisos.com, shows that British buyers lead the foreign market, making up 8.52 per cent of total transactions, followed by Germans (6.43 per cent), Moroccans (5.46 per cent), Poles (5.32 per cent), and Italians (5.25 per cent).
Credit: Instagram/@michkeegan @wrighty
Couple’s first baby.
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