A life in the Balearic Islands
Why I Chose to Live in Mallorca
Climate, calm, safety and human connections: why Mallorca became much more than the place where I worked.
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Mallorca and Ibiza Blog
First-person stories of island life, culture, places and belonging.
Articles and original photographs by Hernán Nogués, based on my experience living and working in Mallorca and Ibiza.
Montenegro · Albania · Mallorca · Ibiza
Montenegro’s example in regulating the property market
I am analysing Montenegro’s property market, and my first impression has been very positive: I have been struck by its current standards, its commitment and the seriousness with which it approaches the future.
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Camí des Salinar · Es Camp de Mar · Andratx
Camí des Salinar and Es Camp de Mar: the street, the beach and a table over the sea
Fifteen-million-euro villas, terraces among pines and a restaurant reached across a bridge. A look at Es Camp de Mar, its landscape and the figures that help explain its property market.
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A personal Mallorca food guide
Where to Eat in MallorcaPart 1
From Cala Deià to Campos, these are sixteen places where I genuinely enjoy eating, returning and taking friends.
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A personal food guide to Mallorca and Ibiza
Where to Eat in Ibiza and MallorcaPart 2
Fourteen places I return to, from Palma and Valldemossa to Dalt Vila, Santa Eulària and Talamanca.
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Southern Mallorca · Serra de Tramuntana
Living in Southern Mallorca or the Serra de Tramuntana: Two Ways of Understanding the Island
Southern Mallorca and the Serra de Tramuntana offer two very different ways of living on the island. The right choice depends less on which is more beautiful than on the life each buyer genuinely wants to lead.
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How to Buy a House in Mallorca or Ibiza
The location, professionals and documents I would check before buying a home in the Balearic Islands.
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A personal view · 2016—2026
Mallorca & Ibiza: Overtourism and the Housing Crisis — Ten Years Later
What changed after I moved from Ibiza to Mallorca — and why housing pressure cannot be explained by a single culprit.
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My first destination
Arriving in Mallorca: Es Trenc, Sa Ràpita and Campos
A paella by the sea, Civil War bunkers, a family pastry shop and the southern landscape that welcomed me.
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Language, effort and belonging
Learning Catalan and Becoming Part of Island Life
From my first embarrassed day at adult school to a C1 certificate, lasting friendships and a language exchange in Sóller.
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Food as biography
The Food — La Comida — La Dieta Mediterránea
Breakfast habits, an Irish friend, a Uruguayan restaurant and the slow education of the Mediterranean table.
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Serra de Tramuntana
Walking from Sóller to Fornalutx and Biniaraix
A pandemic walk through the Sóller valley—and a portrait of the multilingual town at its centre.
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Sea-level Mallorca
Walking the Southern Coast: Es Trenc and Caló des Moro
Long empty sands, quiet winter air and the careful descent to two of the south’s most beautiful coves.
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The north of Mallorca
Horse Riding in Son Serra de Marina
A spring ride along a wilder beach, past the ancient necropolis of Son Real and towards Playa de Muro.
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A quieter Tramuntana
Walking from Deià to Llucalcari — and Cala Deià in Winter
Artists, old paths, a difficult coastal walk and the solitude of Cala Deià after summer.
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Andratx · South-west Mallorca
A Table Over the Water in Es Camp de Mar
Waiting for summer to pass, then returning to one of Mallorca’s classic postcards for a memorable meal.
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Cabrera Island · A protected island world
Discovering Cabrera Island from Colònia de Sant Jordi
A day on Cabrera Island: trails, coves, natural history and the dark memory of its years as a prison for Napoleonic soldiers.
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S’Estanyol · Stone and sea
The S’Estalella Tower and the Coast of Llucmajor
An autumn coastal walk to a defence tower, a hidden opening in the rock and a cove for the final swim.
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The island beyond summer
Mallorca Through Autumn, Winter and Christmas
Son Bieló in the wind, a Sunday paella in S’Estanyol and Christmas light mixed with the loneliness of living far from home.
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Faith and cultural memory
Lluc Monastery and the Song of the Sibyl
Lluc, its mountain roads and photographs, and a Mallorcan cultural tradition heard in churches across the island every Christmas Eve.
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Parc de la Mar · Palma
Running — and Watching — the Palma Marathon
A cosmopolitan morning beneath the cathedral, full of runners, promises, friendships and positive energy.
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RCD Mallorca · Island life
Football, Friendship and Belonging at Son Moix
How going to football became a way to socialise, meet people and feel part of Mallorca.
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