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On the buses
A TRAFFIC jam caused chaos on the Serpentine Road to Sa Calobra in the northwest of Mallorca Saturday, August 5, when a bus broke down on the winding and steep route. It prevented 22 other buses and several dozen cars from going forward or back. At around 3pm the bus broke down on the upper section near the Nudo de corbata section.
It appeared the vehicle had a problem with the clutch. After a while, people got off the bus and bought drinks at a nearby kiosk
However, the kiosk owners then feared that supplies would run out, because of the number of people on the buses. There were also around 60 private cars in the traffic jam.
The local police and Guardia Civil intervened to direct traffic. The Ma2141 provincial road was temporarily closed to prevent other vehicles from entering the blocked road.
In the early evening the bus was towed away and the road reopened.
THE Spanish King, Felipe VI. and his wife Letizia welcomed around 500 guests in the garden of the Marivent Palace in Palma on Thursday, August 3, together with the former Queen, Sofia. Over the years, the reception has become a fixed date during the royal family's summer vacation in Mallorca. Once again, representatives from politics, business, culture, society and the media industry on the Balearic Islands were invited.
The reception took place in front of the Marivent Palace in Palma's Cala Major district, which the Spanish royal family has now owned for 50 years. For security reasons, guests parked their cars at the nearby naval base, and were then taken to the property by shuttle buses. There, the crowd of guests first gathered in front of an adjoining building and then stood in line as Felipe VI, Letizia and Sofía shook hands with each one of them.
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THE president of the Mallorcan government, Llorenç Galmés, and the vice president and minister of culture and heritage, Antònia Roca, announced on Tuesday, August 8 the creation of the Mallorca Archeology Centre. It will be located in Sa Tanca de Can Domenech in Alcudia, next to the roman remains of Pollentia.
The intention of the centre is to house and display all the ob
