Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
For an idea of what's on, try the fortnightly Youthing ( www.youthing.es ). Dígame
( www.digamemallorca.com ) is a free monthly with islandwide events, activities and up-
to-date listings. You'll find them in the tourist offices and distributed in bars. Another
useful resource for events and listings is the website www.seemallorca.com .
There is a growing stable of glossy monthlies in English and German. The free ab-
cmallorca ( www.abc-mallorca.com ) has articles on the city and island. Contemporary
Balears ( www.contemporarybalears.com ) is published three times a year and has inter-
esting articles and listings. Look out for it in hotels and some restaurants, bars and galler-
ies. Anglo Info ( www.angloinfo.com ) has a forum, events listings and a directory of
English-speaking businesses.
The annual Mallorca Geht Aus! (€9.80; also available in Germany, Austria and
Switzerland) has more than 200 glossy pages packed with stories and reviews of any-
thing from fincas (farmhouses) to clubs. It can be ordered online at www.mallorca-geht-
aus.de .
MEDICAL SERVICES
In the main newspapers (such as the Diario de Mallorca ) you will find a list of pharma-
cies open from 9am to 10pm and others (a handful) from 10pm to 9am.
Hospital Universitari Son Espases ( 871 205000; www.hospitalsonespases.es ; Carretera
de Valldemossa 79) Situated 4km north of town, Palma's new hospital is best reached with
bus lines 20, 29, 33 and 34.
Farmácia Castañer-Buades (
971 71 15 34; Plaça de Joan Carles I 3;
8.30am-10.30pm)
Farmácia Salvà Saz (
971 45 87 88; Carrer de Balanguera 15;
24hr)
SAFE TRAVEL
Palma is fairly safe. The main concern is petty theft - pickpockets and bag-snatchers.
Some streets are best avoided at night, when the occasional dodgy character comes out to
play; one such area is around Plaça de Sant Antoni and the nearby avenues, such as Avin-
guda de Villalonga and Avinguda d'Alexandre Rosselló.
TOURIST INFORMATION
You can get lots of local city info by dialling
010, with luck even in English.
Airport Tourist Office (
971 78 95 56; Aeroport de Palma;
8am-8pm Mon-Sat, to 4pm
Sun)
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