New rules of etiquette for shooters and a restriction on the size of tourist groups: These are a done deal on Mallorca, but seem absurd to visitors to the island in winter. It is the first days of 2025, and the holiday apartment only costs around a quarter of the high season prices. While smearing the sandwiches for the coastal hike, the German speaker announces Inselradio Mallorca It’s smug that traffic jams are to be expected in Austria on the way to the ski resort, but there won’t be any cruise monsters in the port of Palma for the next few days. In fact, the narrow streets of the Mallorcan capital are pleasantly lively, but not overcrowded. The Inselradio remains politely silent about the conditions at home, where subway stations have to be closed at the same time due to overcrowding on Vienna’s New Year’s Eve path. A topsy-turvy world. Must be due to the season.
