Talk of the North 2nd August 2018

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The Eco-Tax

The eco-tax is in its third year and the prices have increased, but what is it all for? And why should we pay it?

Well the scheme, ‘Illes Sostenibles’ is a legitimate cause. With over 13 million tourists arriving in the Balearics each year, investment in infrastructure is essential. To put this into continued on page 3...

La Patrona 2018 Timing was not on our side for this year’s Patrona in Pollensa, we have no pictures of the day, but there is still a story to tell.

The issue of equality has been at the forefront this year, thanks in part to the designated Area d’Igualitat at the council where work has continued with the ‘No i Punt!’ Campaign, self defence classes, LGBTI awareness week, International Women’s Day activities and more. So, no surprise then that the issue crops up with the fiestas. continued on page 3...

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Holiday Let Law Home owners can now apply for licenses to rent legally to holiday makers. For the first time in history, owners of private apartments can begin the process of licensing their property. Once zoning has been approved, owners have to buy ‘places of occupancy’ and submit the declaration of initiation of tourist activity (DRIAT).

Other documentation is needed such as a certificate from the local town hall, the certificate of occupancy, continued on pages 8-9...

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Local News Rescue Drills in Muro A spectacular rescue drill was carried out last week at Playa de Muro. Among the new methods used was the employment of drones. The activities were carried out over the water and in the sand and the drones gave first assistance to victims of a supposed drowning until the arrival of the personnel to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation manoeuvres.

Other situations that were demonstrated were when kayakers lost their paddles, dealing with a wheelchair in the sand and dealing with jellyfish.

Lights Camera Action at La Fortaleza The beautiful backdrop of Puerto Pollensa’s most famous property will grace our screens once again, this time in a Netflix series, “Turn Up Charlie”, written

by Idris Elba. The star will play the main role as a failed DJ who’s trying to relaunch his career while working as a nanny for his famous best friend’s 11-year-old, wild-child daughter.

300 local extras were employed to recreate a huge party at the estate. There was just one night of filming in Pollensa but Elba and his team have filmed in Felanitx, Santanyi and Calvia. The series will be broadcast sometime next year.

Firework Fail The town hall in Alcúdia apologized last week via social media for the

“deficiencies” in the fireworks show that closed the Fiesta of Sant Jaume last week. The audience reacted to the firework show who complained that they were slower than usual and the music was not coordinated with the pyrotechnics.

The council admitted that “the contract did not match with the fireworks display”, and that they been in touch with the contracted pyrotechnic team to forward the complaints. The team did apologise and put it down to a computer programming defect, which is how the fireworks are launched, as opposed to manually. It was this defect that caused the lack of coordination and a large number of fireworks not being launched. The council has taken the “appropriate measures” to recover part of the cost.

Alcudia’s Latest Adopted Son During the recent Sant Jaume Fiesta in Alcudia, the Hijo Adoptivo was formally announced. Snr Bartomeu Català was awarded this esteemed title thanks to his foundation, Proyecto Hombre. A priest in the town, Català set up Proyecto Hombre an organisation that helps drug addicts.

The decision to make him Hijo Adoptivo was made unanimously at a Council session in March.

Parking Problems Peaked Until relatively recently, Playa de Muro was an idyllic and almost virgin area. It is in fact the last of the three municipalities of the Bay of Alcúdia that has developed its

tourism centre. Today it has become a densely travelled place in summer, especially on weekends. It has got so bad that the mayor, Martí Fornés says that the area has “reached the ceiling” of capability. Parking has become extremely difficult as visitors to the beach come to see “the best in Spain”.

Indeed, the whole area is saturated. There are very few plots of land to be built and they are only on residential land. There is not a single tourist plot left. The Council estimates that the population of Muro is 3,000, in summer this goes up to 20,000.

A parking solution is very difficult, the mayor told press that it is impossible to create a carpark as there is no free space and a ring road is not possible because of the natural parks of Comú and the Albufera.

Sunscreening of a Different Kind On the playa de Muro you can find a new system that is working for the prevention of skin cancer. ‘Hi-Point’ is a “sophisticated invention” that will revolutionise the field of skin cancer prevention.

Inventors Nadal Muñoz, Pedro Martínez and Domingo Barceló, all from Mallorca, have developed a unique software that can quickly generate a personalized report on individuals and their own needs in terms of sun protection. The software photographs the individual and from that can determine through the hair and eye colour and skin tone, the minimum Sun Protection Factor (SPH) they should use and how many minutes it would take for the skin to burn.

The project, hailed by the council as a ‘world pioneer’, has the collaboration of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), and various other organisations.

The ‘Hi-Point’ system provides advice on healthy lifestyle and raises awareness of other cancers or heart problems. Each module is also fitted with a defibrillator.

Campanet’s New Road Residents of Campanet have been presented with five different options for a new road that aims to take the traffic out of the main town and around it onto the sport centre, school and to Moscari.

The proposals consider the territory, the impact on the environment, the road’s capability and cost. The Consell, who presented the ideas, say that the most viable option would cost €5.2m.

During the presentation, where 50+ residents were in attendance, the councillors made assurances that no homes would be affected and that the road would hold two-lane traffic with space for bicycles and pedestrians.

The farms affected by the expropriation process would receive €10 per square meter.

If any homes were affected, then they would be paid €120 per square meter.

Displayed since 17th July, the five options will be open to public feedback for 45 days in total. It’s a long-awaited project that will ease the traffic situation that everyone wants.

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Hola!

If you get this on time, then I hope that the ‘Plan Your Day’ article for the battle of the Moros y Cristianos is helpful.

It’s so easy to assume that everyone knows where to go but if you’ve never been why would you? And if you’ve never been, you really must!

After that, the Mare de Déu d’agost kicks in and there will be more fiesta fun to be had in Can Picafort. This time you can go and catch rubber ducks for a prize! There’s tonnes going on over there, so check out the What’s On pages (pg4-5).

See you in two weeks!

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La Patrona 2018 continued from front page Joan Mas, Dragut and his men, the old council, all the protagonists are played by men, while women are left to stand in the streets in their nighties. The traditionalists would argue that this is how it has always been, or that this is historical fact. But, as Punt Informatiu put it in their report, the battle we see on

August 2nd is “a sentimental recreation”. To assume that women didn’t play a larger role during the infamous attack may be a little naïve.

Back in 1550, there’s no doubt that women were attacked and they were defended.

What’s more the militia that defeated the Turkish invaders actually had much

more sophisticated weapons than poles and forks. Clearly, a more realistic recreation is far from favourable but it shows that there is room to move away from the modern tradition. Perhaps there is a bigger role for women to play on August 2nd?

of the walls in Alcudia Old Town, dealing with water from Font Ufanes to the

Albufera, and much more.

For more information visit www.sustainableislands.travel

The Eco Tax continued from front page...

perspective, the population of Mallorca is just shy of 900,000. Tourists, come from all over the world (but mainly Germany and the UK) leaving their carbon footprint on the islands and this needs to be compensated.

The taxes collected from holiday-makers amounted to €30m in 2016. This was invested in 46 projects. 80% of that was in environmental protection projects and improvement of water supply.

The remaining 20% was spent on projects related to sustainable tourism, cultural heritage, innovation and research, as well as better training and creation of qualified jobs. In 2017, the tax generated a total of €64m. On 16th October 2017, the Commission for the Promotion of Sustainable Tourism selected 62 new projects to be financed.

In the north, these projects include the new bus station in Puerto Pollensa and the Formentor Shuttle bus, the recovery and renovation in properties at Son Real, recovering municipal trails on the Tramuntana, maintenance

established in 1996

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What’s on this fortnight?

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Pollensa: La Patrona, the day of the Battle.

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5am, the Alborada, the memorial procession through the streets of the Old Town: Plaza Major, Town Hall, corner of Coronel Alloy and Canonge Llobera, corner of Mare Alberta and Joan Vives Rotger, Sant Isidre, corner of Via Pollentia and Bota Totxo, Plaza de Ca les Munnares, Placeta de Sant Jordi, corner of Mar and Verger, corner of Pare Vives and Binimelis, corner of Formentor and Gerreria, Horta and Gruat, Lleo and Bonavista, Roca Tomas and Horta ending at Plaza Almoina.

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8.30am, Alborada at the Plaza de Cala Molins in Cala Sant Vicente.

The band will then go and play at the Residential Home

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Pollensa, Festival of Pollensa: “Tutto Vivaldi” by the Seville Baroque Orchestra along with the countertenor Carlos Mena, led by the concertmaster violinist Andoni Merceo, offers sacred vocal music, string concerts and opera arias. It is an excellent sample of the life journey, as well as the idea that the composer held of himself, describing himself in a letter dated to 1737 as a “free enterprising man”. 10pm at the Claustre, tickets available from the office in the Tourist Office Pollensa or online at www.generaltickets.com/pollenca/

8am, Archery competition, at Plaza Cervantes 8pm, Dinner for the Seniors (80yrs+) of the town, with traditional Mallorcan dance, at Plaza Cervantes

1pm, aperitif at the Town Hall, for all

9.30pm, Havanera Sotavent with cremada de ron for members of the Nautical Club, at the Club Nautic

5pm, Parade of the Tropa, with bugle and drums, when many of the Moros enter the Plaza Major August 2018

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Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 10am, Aqua Day for the family, castles slides, games and more, followed by the foam party at 1pm, at Plaza Cervantes 6.30pm, Batucada show with groups from all over the island, at Plaza Cervantes

7pm, the battle begins at Plaza Almoina, fighting continues along Carrer Major/Miquel Costa i Llobera, at the Placeta de Sant Jordi, carrer d’Adan Diehl, down Carrer del Mar all the way to the football pitch where the battle comes to an end when Joan Mas captures the flag. Then the town makes their way back to the main square for a service in the church.

8pm, Solemn Mass followed by the Prego de la Fiesta with Xeremiers from the town, at the Parish Church 9.30pm, Line Dancing at Plaza Cervantes August 2018

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Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 10-11am, t-shirt painting for children aged 3-7yrs at CEIP Vora Mar 12-1pm, t-shirt painting for children 7yrs + at CEIP Vora Mar

Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 7am, yoga, Plaza Cervantes

10am, Monday Runday, 5km run, start and finish line at the end of carrer Marina (playa son Baulo)

12-12.45pm, Aquagym at Playa Son Baulo, Hotel Ferrer Santa Bar

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11am, story time at the library, Les Aventures de Tulipan

12.45pm, Municipal Band will play at the Monti Sion Church

11pm, Fireworks at the Vinyeta by the Roman Bridge.

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7am, Fishing competition, organised by the Nautical Club

12.15pm, the Cossiers (traditional dancers) will dance in the Plaza Major

9.30pm, in the Square, the rendition of the Alborada and Visca Pollensa is played by the Municipal Band

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11am, service at the Church in the Old Town with the dance of the Cossiers

During this time, the ‘Moros’ get prepared outside the Townhall until Dragut and his mean appear from on the patio at the Monti Sion church. Dragut addresses his men before heading to Plaza Almoina.

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Alcudia, Playa des Clot, Havaneras Music with the group Sotavent. With Cremat de Ron, from 10pm

9.15am, Alborada at the main square

5.30pm, traditional procession with the image of the patrona

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5.30pm, Pal ensabot, this is walking along a pole that is suspended over the sea. Winner gets €30, at the Old Port (Moll antic)

6pm, Sandcastle competition, children aged 3-16,

7pm, Exhibition of the Adult Art Class, at the library August 2018

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7.30pm, yoga by Bar Chocolate

Albufereta, Organised guided tours on foot, from 9.30am, free but you need to register, call 971 892 250

7.30pm, Foam party for kids with DJ Convidat, at Plaza Cervantes 10pm, Theatre at the end of carrer Marina (playa son Baulo)

Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 10am, Open Day at the gym, Global Fitness 5.30pm, Thai massage demonstration/instruction 6pm, Market in aid of children of Chernobyl 7pm, Karate Demonstration from Taosport Club 8pm, Urban Festival 2018, Shows from Academia Urban Dance, followed by dance competition for children under 12 and everyone aged 13+ All at Plaza Cervantes

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Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 7am, yoga, Plaza Cervantes, 12-12.45pm, Aquagym at Playa Son Baulo, Hotel Ferrer 6pm, Mini-tennis tournament, at the sports centre 6pm, Watermelon eating contest at Plaza Cervantes 8.30pm, Kids entertainment with Cucorba, at Plaza Cervantes

Don’t want to miss anything? www.TOTNMallorca.com/whats-on

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Alcudia, Cinema, Mamma Mia, Una y Otra Vez, 8pm at the Auditori d’Alcudia, €5

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Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 1.30pm, sailing regatta, XXVIII Regata de Vela lleugera Mare de Deu d’agost. 5pm, prizegiving

8pm, futbol match in aid of AECC, local football teams play each other at the sports centre

6.30pm, Holi Party for all the family, Bollywood style party full of colour! Buy the ‘Holi Mallorca’ bags of natural paint before the party at different shops in the town.

At the Sports Centre

Alcudia, Via Fora, the guided tour of the Old Town through historical drama, with various events performed at different places in this historic town. Starts at 9pm at the Porta des Moll

8.30pm, Fashion Show with Ones at Plaza Cervantes 10.30pm, Correfoc at Plaza Cervantes

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Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 7am, meditation on the beach in front of Nusa Dua Beach Club

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Alcudia, Cinema, Mamma Mia, Una y Otra Vez, 8pm at the Auditori d’Alcudia, €5 Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu

12-12.45pm, Aquagym at Playa Son Baulo, Hotel

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10am, Monday Runday, 5km run, start and finish line at the end of carrer Marina (playa son Baulo)

3pm, Aqua Enjoy, games in the water at the local pool

6pm, Workshop, painting with coffee! Draw with coffee and leave for the giant mural, for children up to 16yrs.

At Plaza Cervantes

6pm, tennis tournament final at the sports centre 9pm, Andalusia night with tapas, drinks, flamenco music and dance, at Plaza Cervantes

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9pm, Sopa a la Fresca, in Plaza Cervantes 11pm, Nit del AUBA, club night at the Sports Centre with DJs Adrian Scarlett, Javitoh, The Draft, Manu Sanchez, and Solardo, entry between 11pm-1am €12, residents with DNI or Residents Certificate, free until 2.30am. 18+ see more at facebook.com/nitdelauba TOTN_50x90.pdf

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8pm, Exhibition from Karate Club Sonkei at Plaza Cervantes 9.30pm, Zumba at Plaza Cervantes

Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 10am, Open Day at the gym, Global Fitness

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7pm, Exhibition from the Gymnastics group Voramar at Plaza Cervantes

Albufereta, Organised guided tours on foot, from 9.30am, free but you need to register, call 971 892 250

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6.30pm, flower workshop, making flowery accessories for the upcoming Flower Kids party, for children and pets. At Plaza Cervantes

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Alcudia, XIV The Ronda Murada night run, around the Old Walls of Alcudia. 7.4km run, start and finish line at the paseo Mare de Deu de la Victoria. Register at sportmaniacs.com Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 10am, XII Travessa, 1.3km swim from Can Picafort organised by the Muro Swimming Club, see elitechip.net for more information

Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 12-12.45pm, Aquagym at Playa Son Baulo, Hotel Ferrer 7pm, Flower Kids, with music and entertainment at the Plaza Cervantes (don’t forget to wear accessories you made at the workshop)

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Pollensa, Festival of Pollensa, Igudesman & Joo present, “A Little Nightmare Music”; The concert begins, the music is sublime… Suddenly, a mobile rings and the madness starts. The pianist loses his hand; the violinist, while tuning, falls asleep, and later wakes up in the middle of a motorway... many other “nightmares” unfold. A unique show, full of virtuosity, enchanting music and zany, outrageous humour. Ideal for audiences aged 8 to 88, 10pm at the Claustre, tickets available from the office in the Tourist Office Pollensa or online at www.generaltickets.com/pollenca/

Alcudia, Cinema, Mamma Mia, Una y Otra Vez, 8pm at the Auditori d’Alcudia, €5

10pm, Canpicafornia: Flower Power Party, wear your cheeriest clothes to the party, at Plaza Cervantes TOTN_50x90.pdf

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Pollensa, Festival of Pollensa, Vogler Quartett, classical quartet perform works by M. Ravel, 10pm at the Claustre, tickets available from the office in the Tourist Office Pollensa or online at www. generaltickets.com/pollenca/

Cala Sant Vicente, Nit de l’Art, part of the fiesta of Cala Sant Vicente. Programme not available at time of print, keep an eye on totnmallorca.com/whats-on Alcudia, Concert to celebrate the Mare de Deu d’Agost, the municipal band of Alcudia will perform at the Vila Roja bridge

7.30pm, Meeting of the Giants and Caparrots (Big Heads), parade with the xeremiers, ends at Plaza Cervantes

Can Picafort, Festes de la Mare de Déu 12pm, the traditional releasing of the ducks: Amollada d’Anneres. The council will release rubber ducks onto the sea for participants to collect as many as they can. Then participants can enter a prize draw with prizes from shops and hotels in Can Picafort. In front of the Hotel Mar y Paz.

8pm, Verbana d’estiu, live music with bands, at the Sports Centre

8pm, Solemn Mass at the Parish Church

9.45pm, IV Festival of Folk Dance at the Plaza Cervantes

Midnight, Fireworks in front of the Plaza Cervantes

12pm, sailing regatta, XXVIII Regata de Vela lleugera Mare de Deu d’agost. 5pm, prizegiving

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The Animal Refuge, Pollensa

by Rosemary Komaromy

to support his family. The couple went on to have two daughters. He cleaned up after the animals and cared for them, but it was Josephina who initially had to work in the mornings to earn money to feed them.

Local community members particularly ex-pat German and British people supported her work and formed an association who raised funds to help meet the costs.

Josephina Vivancos’s lifelong work with animals began nearly 50 years ago with one sick black dog who was wandering near her house.

This was soon after she had married and moved into the finca where she lives today. No one would take pity on the poor animal so Josephina did. In those days, she explained, vets were only working with farm animals and weren’t really interested in dogs and cats. Attitudes were very different then.

She finally found an elderly vet in Alcanada who said the dog had Leishmaniosis. She contacted an animal refuge in Palma to find out how to look after it, and afterwards continued to take abandoned or ill-treated animals there.

But soon realised that she would have to establish her own animal refuge at her home near Pollenca.

Her husband, who sadly died two years ago, was sympathetic and loved animals too but always made it clear that he was working

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Today the refuge is a registered charity and can receive donations from organisation as well individuals, in cash or with PayPal through their website.

Local vets support the refuge and for many years, volunteers have helped out in the mornings. Rehoming in Mallorca is now focused largely on cats. A partner organisation in Germany has rehomed dogs over many years, who have been flown to their new homes there. Now a little older and without her husband Josephina has reduced the scale of her activities but is still totally committed to helping animals. She is pictured with her photo taken on the Queen’s 50th birthday, when she was invited to meet her majesty on a British battleship in Palma in recognition of her charitable work.

For more information visit www.refugifina.org or www.facebook.com/refugio. animalespollenca

La Patrona 2018: Plan Your Day With the 2nd August following the same programme year in year out, it’s quite obvious for the locals where to go at what time. If you’re not in the know, however, it can be difficult. So here’s our quick guide:

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dance in the main church. at 12.15pm they’re in the square.

Take your fan with you.

The Moros Arrive

at 5pm, with the Tropa del Solda. Watch near the can Olesa Restaurant, unless you want to get right in the middle of the square.

The Procession

at 5.30pm, with the children and people from the town, along the streets, watch along the carrer Major and carrer Joan Mas.

Dragut & his men

after their arrival in the square, the moros head to the Monti-Sion church to wait for Dragut to give his speech.

They will still lose, however.

The Battle kicks off

at 7pm on the dot at Plaza Almoina. Unless you’ve claimed your spot since

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lunchtime, don’t bother trying to watch it there. The fighting is all along c/Major down to the football pitch where Joan Mas wins and runs back to the church with his flag. After the service is the music of Visca Pollensa in the square and fireworks at 11pm by the Pont Roma. Enjoy!

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Don’t miss the opening concert for the 57th Festival of Pollença with the prestigious countertenor Carlos Mena, along with

the “Baroque Orchestra of Seville”, a highly-acclaimed ensemble from Spain in their use of period instruments.

The Vogler Quartett concert presents three different performances that integrate both song and the clarinet around one of the most prestigious string quartets.

Igudesmann & Joo are one of the most popular, highly acclaimed and fun duets, who interpret and represent a surprising repertoire, suitable for all audiences and ages.

For a special meal with local products and modern recipes 1

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Dilluns 20 d’agost // 22.00 h

Carlos Mena · Contratenor Andoni Mercero · Concertino-Director

Imogen Cooper · Piano Nicholas Collon · Director

Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla

Aurora Orchestra

Dissabte 11 d’agost // 22.00 h

Dissabte 25 d’agost // 22.00 h

A Little Nightmare Music

Guitarra

Igudesman & Joo

Dimecres 15 d’agost // 22.00 h

Vogler Quartett

Pascual Martínez Forteza · Clarinet Zandra McMaster · Mezzosoprano

Dissabte 18 d’agost // 21.00 h

Operàmida

Diabolus in Musica Concert familiar

Ricardo Gallén

Dimecres 29 d’agost // 22.00 h

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir Yetzabel Arias · Soprano Maarten Engeltjes · Contratenor Tilman Lichdi · Tenor Klaus Mertens · Baix

Ton Koopman · Director

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Renting Your Mallorcan Property

proof of payment and so on (see the list on page 9), and the purchase has to be made at the Consorci Borsa d’Allotjaments Turístics (CBAT) before all the documentation is presented at the Direcció General de Turisme, both located at c.Montenegro, 5 in Palma.

It may seem a mammoth task but once it’s set up, it could be quite simple. Ask your Spanish lawyer to help you.

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Once You Have the License: • The tourist rental license will allow rentals for up to one month.

• Guests need to abide by rules of the community and must sign an acknowledgement of them.

• Tourist services must be offered. This means regular cleaning, bedding and towels, supply of general household items, upkeep of the house, service during working hours.

• The license number of the property must be published in all marketing. It must also be provided to the client at the beginning of the stay.

• All regulatory requirements, including labour legislation if you have hired staff, and taxes have to be met.

• You must have an insurance policy in place that covers third party liability for holiday rentals.

• You must send details of staying guests to the Guardia Civil or Policía Nacional.

• Fire risk prevention measures need to be met, check your local area for requirements.

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In the cases of homes marketed under the Principal Residence Mode (ETV60) the owner’s coexistence with the clients is allowed. If this is a Multi-Family Property

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both away, are against teams who were promoted at the end of last season from Segunda B in the form of Rayo Majadahonda and Alocorcon. On 9 September the visitors to Palma will be Cadiz from Andalusia.

Real Mallorca are gearing up for the start of the new season in Liga 1,2,3 as the Spanish second division is known. The fixtures were drawn last week and the islanders’ first game is at home to Osasuna on Sunday 19 August with a 7pm kick off. The team from Pamplona, like Mallorca, have spent a number of seasons in La Liga over the last two decades and will be formidable opposition. In complete for zak.pdf 1 the 16/07/2018 contrast next15:37:16 two games,

Head Coach, Vicente Moreno, is continuing to shape his squad and welcomed back into the fold winger Ferran Giner who suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury in November last year in the game at Olot.

He is now training fully and hopes to be available for selection for the opening fixture.

The ninth newcomer into the squad is Philipe Sampaio, 23, a Brazilian central defender who has joined from Russian club Grozny. He previously spent three very successful years with Banavista in Portugal before moving to colder climes. He did suffer

a serious injury whilst with Grozny and is hoping to resurrect his career in the Balearic Islands.

In the first nine days Moreno scheduled the squad to fifteen training sessions to get them into peak condition. In a training match goalkeeper Manolo Reina suffered concussion following a collision with central defender Raillo. Thankfully there were no serious repercussions and he was able to take his place in some pre-season friendlies. The first two were against local amateur sides Felanitx and Constancia from Inca. The first game ended in a five-nil victory for the professional team and, for the record, the scorers were Stoichkov and a brace apiece for Abdon Prats and Buenacasa. The second game was even more emphatic with a nine-nil win for Mallorca in the Inca Trophy. Moreno fielded two

entirely different teams in each half giving all the squad some game time.

This preparation is a far cry from the days when the club used to carry out preseason training in Austria with competitive friendlies against teams from the English Premier League and the Bundesliga. More games against stronger competition notably Malaga will take place before the big kick off.

Moreno said that he wants to bed the nine newcomers into the squad with easier games initially and then build on that against better teams. He said that the fans expectations are of course high at this time of year but we have to be realistic.

As always in football, preseason games count for nothing and assessments of the strength of the squad can be made after ten games or so of the season.

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