Mallorca

The desire to go on holiday after two years of pandemic is huge all over Europe and so with spring temperatures of 20 degrees, hundreds of thousands of holiday-makers from all over Europe are spending their Easter holidays in Mallorca. The Corona rules are currently being relaxed and the requirement to wear a mask was removed on April 19th, so that the most popular holiday island in Europe is starting into a promising 2022 season. Hotels and holiday-home owners can look forward to record bookings. Traditionally the tourist season in Mallorca begins with Easter week, one of the highlights for years having been the Easter procession at the Calvary mountain in Pollensa, popular not only amongst religiously-minded people. This year once again large numbers of spectators gathered along t...

Having been in the media spotlight almost a year ago when the season restarted, once again all hope has been placed in the Germans. Stefanie Claudia Müller Tom Mardorf is leaving the island. Even though Mallorca still seems empty compared to the record summer of 2019, he believes that he desperately needs a change of scenery: "I need to have a rest." The 58-year-old has spent the past few months setting up a food bank together with the evangelical church in Santa Ponsa, distributing tinned food, vegetables, fruit and hygiene items to dozens of families every day. "Many of the people have never asked for help with food in their lives, and I was shocked by the sudden poverty of many people when I returned to the island last September after a long absence," says the German entrepreneu...