w. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word i learned pinnacle rico is in germany to learn german. why not learn with him? it's simple online, on your mobile and free to shop. d w e learning course nikos vague german made easy ah, ah ah! she sponsor buquet furnished up a bavaria. does that sound familiar? no, i am not in germany. i am by the mediterranean sea, on the most popular holiday island for german tourists. majorca before the pandemic,

there was usually a lot going on here around the so called belmont ah, as you can see, it's still very quiet here. so it's low season, like the calm before the storm of all the tourists tourism is starting again here and some are happy about that. others not that much. why is my yorker so popular? that's what i want to find out. my yorkers attractions include paloma the capital. i have 3 tips for you. i will then take you to the other side of the islands by train to saw you. i also try typical spanish appetizers. top us back to the begin off my journey for lim airport. from here,

a plane is going to take me straight to my order. make sure you're have some extra time for the security check in berlin. i'm in a hurry right now. the flight is almost fully booked from berlin. we had towards the mediterranean. after 2 and a half hours. we landed palmer, my york hm. the island belongs to the belly arctic islands in 2000. 19, before the pandemic, around 40000000 international tourists visited the archipelago. my 1st stop is the see it's a mile 17 degrees celsius, but unfortunately not as sunny as i'd hoped. tourism

in my orca has a long tradition, especially for visitors from germany. they love mother because it's usually warmer here. the island is also easy to get to and relatively inexpensive. so let's take a quick look back how that lay your co become the favorite island of the germans. in the 1950s tourism on my orca was still a pleasure reserved for the elite. few people could even afford the price of the flight to the island that all changed with the introduction of inexpensive package tours offered by german travel agencies, especially flights hotels and meals all inclusive and reasonably priced. suddenly tourism became a thing for the masses. in the 19 sixty's, more than 1000000 tourists came to the island annually. and apart from miner

fluctuations, the number kept growing each year. by the end of the ninety's, my worker was a top vacation destination in europe, with more than $6000000.00 guests per year. but on the beaches around arnold popular among german tourists. the drunken rowdy crowds often bring the uglier sides of massed. horizontal light is on the back of the vibe is great here. good, great clubs, cool people in hot men, men as the noisy crowds of tourists, along the so called baller mon beach became increasingly synonymous with the image of my orca calls for more restrictions on the partying masses grew louder however, most attempts to reign in the excesses were unsuccessful. then

in 2020 there was a complete collapse. as the corona virus pandemic cleared the streets of the popular vacation i lent that my organs had to come to terms with just how dependent they had become on tourism. no guests meant no income. and with poverty and unemployment on the rise, angry protest erupted in early 2021. thousands of people whose livelihoods depend on vacationers took to the streets. according to his study by the university of the bally eric islands, nearly a 3rd of the 1100000 residents on the archipelago or at risk of poverty. so now that tourists are allowed to return, the question becomes, will my orca choose mass or class or go on? they feel we need to return to some sort of normalcy they don't. but we have to do

it mindfully. we have to wait on we can't change the way things are, but we shouldn't return to the old days when everything was over crowded. yeah. can you, i. ready like to more thought out. and loki tourism, you know, ye yes. oh, a lot. depends on terrorism here. about 80 percent of the people on my yorker live directly or indirectly from it. how does the regional government see it? i meet rosanna, will you director general of tourism on the bali arctic islands? senora. what are you out of the name of gina, missus moody you there is war in ukraine in the middle of europe. what does this effect tourism here? majorca ocoee and majorca says him ref, athletic us from that. we are of course,

affected by the war and i thought of place all countries are affected because, i mean i lost the thought of and not only the tourism saturday, but production and infrastructure to allow mine. okay. let it lapse, have been in the war and human suffering have consequences for all of europe, and tourism is no exception. we haven't that. i mean, they went off with him. okay. in sports, um awesome. in the next few weeks and months things should really get going again with tourism. are you hoping for as many vacationers as possible? how do you see it? my your coming up will seem that, oh, go. moreover, when are not authorized? if them, if they, if they don't, well, just this february, lee passed a law that puts a cap on the number of hotels and vacation accommodation on the ballet re island estimate about the amount of money i did. that means we won't continue to grow north. it won't be possible to build new hotels or holiday apartment, stuff up there like i found it. you go him, isn't that simple? what will happen to the hotel complexes in latina lint maloof, all these huge hotels for germans, dutch and brits less if say i, you know, not a lot be about it when the new laws passed containing certain requirements than

businesses offering accommodation half to can clive the canada, that means one over the often we provide public funds to support businesses and meeting these applications and improving quality and sustainability that and what our last will send. emily, them that are stuck. i don't care, but we are clear about our direction. had food and food on neu, our future does not lie in low quality, offering luge party crowds or irresponsible tourism, or response harmony. yes, was that i am in to knobs on your pregnancy at really an option 40 i with all due respect, majorca has a certain image for you, especially in germany, attack lots of beer, beaches and parties which as that of aysa know how i want to change something that's developed over decades, thor castleport, vicar se, se is, and when you're right, it's tricky. that element there is, but remember that type of party tourism only a fact that a small part of the island. i promised before the pandemic hit, we'd already introduced a law to tackle the excess of

a lot of fun. i mostly aimed at the beaches of paloma, which attract most of the german tourist, is more on in my. i remember, you know, i want to go over. it is lost. i don't know what that is and the pandemic is not. and of course that meant no tourism at all. just madison. so we couldn't really implement that law. i thought i'd offered by law, we put a lot of restrictions on the abuse of alcohol. i'm what's aimed at the disruptive activities taking place in those areas. but allison is hasp on us can not get him off. we don't want to see that on the bali eric island and he's gonna sell on his cell phone is off in the we in the administration, are doing everything in our power to change it off. i thought, okay, well thank you with. thank you. the next thing i want to do is visit palmer, the capital of the island. my 1st tip for you is the cathedral built in the 14th century palmer cathedral is one of the most important gothic buildings

in all of europe. i am particularly impressed by the stained glass windows especially the magnificent rose window on the east facade. this cathedral east, huge numerous artists, half or more to life themselves. here over the centuries, the famous spanish architect anthony go. b redesigned the choir room at the beginning of the 20th century. i can also recommend this somewhat strenuous climb to the terrace of the cathedral from up there you'll have a great view of the whole bay of palmer ah

ah, here you can also see how huge the round window looks up close. and look, there a cruise ship is back at sea. next we go to the old town of palmer on the square in front of the town hall. there is a peculiar overgrown structure. the olive tree is set to be at least 500 years old,

but no one knows for sure. there is art nouveau, architecture, everywhere in the old town. you can explore one, the flee on foot. it's so pleasant here that i don't even realize i'm in the big city after all. 400000 people live in palmer this place looks quite similar to the plaza, my older madrid. so this is typically spanish. ah, my 3rd tip for a visit to palmer is between the old town and the port this is the neighborhood of santa catalina, quite popular for a few years. and by the way, fisherman used to live here in the past. the district has developed into

a trendy area in recent years. the mostly smaller, 2 story houses have been renovated here. you'll find shops, restaurants, and cafes. it's a great atmosphere. ah, ah, oh, now i want to go out into nature. and there's a great way to do that sustainable and with a nostalgia factor. lou. this is the trend that's going to take me straight to the other end of the island. as the name suggests, the trend this sawyer takes you to sawyer this

train connection that has existed since 1912. it takes about an hour for the historic locomotive to travel the 27 kilometers beer and back costs. 32 euros. i find its well worth the price. the gentle rattling of the train is peaceful and the views are beautiful. we had through the mountain range, said the problem done up in the northwest of majorca, with mountains up to 1500 meters. the train stops in the middle of the mountains to give us the opportunity to enjoy this view. mm hm. uh huh. ah. terminus saw you here, i switched to the tram because i want to go to the port the so you

this old tram is in no hurry either. hello, 30 minutes later i reach my destination. port it is so you is situated in a large, sheltered bait. one of countless base on the islands each has its own character. there are a lot of boats here. the owners are probably still waiting for better weather. so am i thought of the so yet is framed by that from montana mountains. it's only this quiet in the off season. unfortunately,

it's still too cold for swimming. the water is just 14 degrees celsius. and now i'm getting hungry. a colleague recommended this little place to me. i try some spanish specialties with us. if they mean goes they buy their own garcia as i've ordered some top us. that's typical spanish snacks, crockett's some potatoes with spicy sauce. these are peppers with salt on top, and olives and some bread. so let's see. mm hm. no,

with all i now want to take a closer look at what i saw in the distance of the trainer that montana mountains with the set up a time when tana is a popular hiking area, you can spend days here. a little trip should be enough for me from beany bussey to fort another which this mix of unspoiled nature and terraces made for growing oranges. elements in olive trees makes that from one ton a unique. that is why it is also a unesco world heritage site. in addition, this landscape has been spared from mass tourism so far. ah,

this is definitely something different. my archive, not only beaches and palm trees. majorca is also mountains ah, on the launch is a popular destination about $600.00 residents and sure their village is wonderfully preserved. they've even received awards and recognition of beauty. nice little village. the hike was worth it. back in palmer, the environmental protection of my yorker also has

a lobby. the g o. b group by the outdoor me to look here is a nature conservation group that takes a critical look at the consequences of tourism. i meet medically that armies in this park and palmer, she's the spokes person for the g o beat, or thick kreuziger law consequences. then you criticize the effect of mass tourism . so as a tourist or am i part of the problem? so bartholet pro, lemme no nice umbrella may. no, it's not an individual problem. it's a political problem. and one that has to do with the local economic model. after many years ago, it was decided that new yorker would be a place, a tourism fighter, and we became nearly dependent on the family, mel effects of the economy. they won't sell effect thought economical case. what can you do against this dependency and answer when the most apostolic but when we opted for tourism, we stopped producing the things that we need to live here. the alley men, those out. everything from food to other necessities. yes, but i saw then larry, the ocoee,

the thing that we made ourselves dependent on the import of goods from elsewhere. they may have got the as there's, they florida thing happened against the backdrop of the climate crisis wars. are they, they're there now transport routes and means of transportation must be changed when it kill dashboard. and we need to start producing something allison, the dagger, lacy's, lead will. when i proceed, prosperity must be generated from the production of our own. essential goods, easily elaborate and not only from tourism, but as our st. louis that in our salenti of comalla will say, is if there are a lot of people here who earn a lot of money from to a song on, do you have to fight these people or how do you see it? okay, little john. compress a hint that okamuro o it. i might just think that if there are any interests in the tourism industry, kick, denise that there is always the question of him, generates this wealth and who benefits from west lock. it is not the people here. the local population got out of my we see for example, that many hotels around by international investment funds. so gotta be somebody aimed to create more wealth. a few people may know. meanwhile,

the quality of life here is decreasing. maybe by we see this in the rising levels of poverty and unemployment, that a few students and the quality of work in the industry and related sectors and laughing king, dodo, unless i thought it will indicate us of prosperity in a society, in decline or seem this gay, so unless there be any static nevertheless, every summer, more and more tourist town visiting the island, my studies that gave you an and obviously so we need to find a balance if they say that most they can leave it out. is this a program where exactly is the problem is there are many people in europe and around the world who think my yorker is a beautiful island and would like to visit the island is quite big. there is enough space for every one, right? it's possible to those no, yes, bathroom and her house isn't. the problem is that tourism has outgrown the island because you couldn't say that meal grew suffering from touristic obesity. especially in the summer model. this leads to an imbalance which can not be sustained, socially, or environmentally nicolai. come in the mail, you my, your kathy slammed down a bit. go on a diet, i think isn't something that,

but when it comes to tourism yes. yeah. good. good. i thank you. thank you. that brings me back to where i started to the so called belmont beach areas are called by the audio and spanish, but with tourists flocking from germany. this became the bellman. as you can see, i am here and those read thoughts are by the audio. so seaside resort services and the translation german is actually by law mon, i can't believe it. this stretch of beach is a red rack for all my your kids who have had enough master is the numerous bars and clubs on is arina beach and the high season. it's just one boozy party mile with although most of the big clubs like, mega park were close during the pandemic, they want to reopen this year,

especially for german party tourists. the mentioned that kinda the restaurant is also in german hands since 988 gallon the dining has seen many tourists come and go some time bella, me and you are also part of the bella. money. that's the thorn in the side of the regional government. they don't like it that much. they would rather have more quality and last quantity. do you sometimes have the feeling that you're not really wanted here? that the adult and he and his speech evanston is up to seen this? i'm so i think it's a matter of the bottom on this one because the bottom i can also be a high quality of life. and i some, maybe it applies to the people who are completely out of control and misbehaving.

they've been named clinton. those people might not be wanted here since i can the defect office. but to what extent can you understand that you might be part of the problem? i mean, you're surf elk, all their life act, lots of music people dance. can you control that can be watched or on the scene and the senior disease, the by, as they're looking at it the wrong way is solely selling cultural holidays is wishful thinking on my you know, my, it's big enough for everyone as it is coming and you go to yoga tourists can stay in, the cyclists can come in winter. all there has to be space for us to and me, you near my feel mom, because even a millionaire might want to go out for 12 or more beers. mr. hood, i mean this is just, it's just a part of being european are being a westerner, theo, owner. and that's part of having

a good quality of life. the tool is in need to leave in flood and you don't have to overdo it, vanishing. what time? then thank you. thanks for the interview and all the best. nanda, thanks at the end of my trip, i returned to santa catalina, the trendy district of palmer. there is a lot going on here in the evenings. how as tourism changed on my orca after the pandemic isn't going to be class instead of mass. so lecture trips or party tours. well, in any case,

most of the people on my orca will be very happy that tourism that is so important for this island picks up again at all. and i don't think this was my last time here or yes. ah ah ah ah with ah

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