ah she responsive buquet furnish papa 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 bella, money. 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 coma, the capital, i have 3 tips for you. i will then take you to the other side of the island by train to so you i also try typical spanish appetizers, top us back to the beginning of my journey for lim airport. from here, a plane is going to take me straight to my orphan. make sure you're had some extra time for the 6 route to chicken berlin. i'm in a hurry right now. the flight is almost fully booked for

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 2019, before the pandemic around 40000000 international tourists visited the archipelago . my 1st stop is the see. it's a mild 17 degrees celsius, but unfortunately not as sunny as i'd hoped. tourism and 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 1960s, 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 are not popular among german tourists. the drunken rowdy crowds often bring the uglier sides of mass. torrison to light is on the back of the vibe is great here. good and great clubs, cool people in hot an awe

. 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 island 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 ballier, it islands nearly a 3rd of the 1100000 residents on the archipelago are at risk of poverty. so now that tourists are allowed to return, the question becomes, will my orca choose mass or class? oh on they feel we need to return to some sort of normal, st adolf. but we have to do it mindfully. he has 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. kinda you, i. ready like to more thought out and low key tourism. you know, ye yes. oh, a lot. depends on terrorism here about 80 percent of the people on my orca live directly or indirectly from it. how does the regional government see it?

i meet rosanna, maria, director general of tourism on the bali arctic islands senora . what are you out of the name of gina? mrs. marie you there is war in your cree in the middle of europe. what does this effect tourism here? a majorca ocoee and majorca says him ref application that we are of course affected by the war and i thought of place all countries are affected because, i mean i lost it, but it and not only the tourism salary, but production and infrastructure to that. i'm all mine. oh good love have i 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 of the film. okay, in let's book some of them 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 cup will seem that oh, go morally. when i'm not

a thought asked them as they have, 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. as soon as i got them on monday 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 to him? is it that simple? what will happen to the hotel complexes in lorina lint, mike aloof, all these huge hotels for germans, dutch and brits less if say i, you not, not my be about it. like when the new laws passed containing certain requirements than businesses offering accommodation half to can clive like alida, that means one of the often we provide public funds to support businesses and meeting these applications and improving quality and sustainability that and what our last austin. even though, but especially i don't care, but we are clear about our direction is helpful. don't yet food or know our future does not lie in low quality, offering luge party crowds or irresponsible tourism, or if i was born tomlin, yes, was that i am into an old song. you're pregnant at really an option 40 i with all

due respect, majorca has a certain image for you, especially in germany, lots of beer, beaches and parties which as that of a s. i know how do i want to change some things that's developed over decades thought chaos. evil bought vicar se, se is, and when, if you're right, it's tricky. that element there is. but remember that type of party tourism only effect that a small part of the island. i promised before the pandemic hit, we'd already introduced a law to tackle the excess a lot of fun. i mostly aimed at the beaches of paloma, which attract most of the german tourist, is more on the mind. i remember i have no idea what to call it though hes worked. i don't know what, but he, then the pandemic came not and of course that meant no tourism at all to the matter since you know, 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 alas and in this has phone us can no can. we don't want to see that on the bali eric island,

available on his cell phone is off in lee, and the administration are doing everything in our power to change it off. okay. well thank you. oh, 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 ah numerous artists,

half immortalized themselves. here over the centuries. the famous spanish architect anthony go deep redesigned the choir room at the beginning of the 20th century. ah, 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 close.

aah! and look, there a cruise ship is back at sea. next we go to the old town of paloma 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 wonderfully on foot it 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 order 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 can face. it's a great atmosphere. ah,

oh, now i want to go out into nature. and there's a great way to do that sustainable and within us tell jw a factor this is the train 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 has existed since 1912. it takes about an hour for the historic locomotive to travel the 27 kilometers there 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 donna, 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 of the mill. yeah. ah. terminus. saw you here. i switched to the tram because i want to go to the port the sawyer. this old tram is in no hurry. either 30 minutes later i reach my destination.

thought it is so yet is situated in a large, sheltered bait. one of countless bays 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 the so yet is framed by the tramonto on the 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. garcia. ah,

could i say if immune goes they brethren, 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, so let's see you're with i now want to take a closer look at what i saw in the distance of the train turn, the tram montana mountains. with the said they try, montana is a popular hiking area you can spend,

stays here. a little trip should be enough for me from beany bussey to fort another which i this mix of unspoiled nature and terraces made for growing oranges. elements of 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 i this is definitely something different. my archive not only beaches and palm trees . majorca has also mountains, ah,

for the luke is a popular destination about $600.00 residents ensure their village is wonderfully preserved. they've even received awards and recognition of beauty. oh, nice little village. the hike was worth it. back and palmer, the environmental protection of my yorker also has a lobby. the g o. b group, bali, out door to 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 in your criticize the effects of mass tourism . so as a tourist or am i part of the problem? so martha pro lima. nice umbrella may know this, 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 york would be a place, a tourism fighter, and we became nearly dependent on the family mel effect 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 and when we opted for tourism, we stopped producing the things that we need to live here. the alley men thought out everything from food to other necessities fresh austin had low either a key, but then 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, they are now transport routes and means of transportation must be changed when it kill dashboard. and we need to stop producing something else. the dagger lacy's lead will run up the fear prosperity must be generated from the production of our own essential goods, easily lap, and not only from tourism, but as our st. louis that, you know, silently of comalla will say is if there are a lot of people here who earn

a lot of money from too. so do you have to fight these people, or how do you see it took a little john? compress a hint that okamuro o it, i might just think that there are many interests in the tourism industry. kick denisha, there is always the question of in generates this wealth and who benefits from west lock? it is not the people here in the local population. got out of my head, we see for example, that many hotels around my, into national investment funds. so got to be the somewhat aimed to create more wealth. a few people mean of meanwhile, the quality of life here is decreasing abbey 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 status and laughing kink, daughter, unless i thought it all 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. nice duties that gave you an abbey . so we need to find a balance basic them. what they can leave it out. is this

a program where exactly 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 thought no, yes, bathroom and her house isn't. the problem is that tourism has outgrown the island because you couldn't say that meal careers offering from touristic obesity. this especially in the summer model, this leads to an imbalance which cannot be sustained, socially, or environmentally. well, okay. come in, the mail, you my, your kathy slim down a bit. go on a dietary isn't something we said when, when it comes to tourism yet 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. 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 designing a has seen many tourists come and go on some teams by lemon. you're also part of the bottom. and that's the story 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 is he and his speech evanston? does it job to seen this? i'm sorry. 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 couldn't get a fatal. but to what extent can you understand that you might be part of the problem? i mean, you serve alcohol, there are a live act. lots of music people dance. can you control that can be watched or on the scene and the same disease the by, as they're looking at it the wrong way. solely filling cultural holidays is wishful thinking on my office a little. you know,

my yoga is big enough for everyone. as you go with the yoga tourists can stay in the thinker, the cyclists can come in winter. there has to be space for us to new, near my fail model, because even a millionaire might want to go out for 12, or more beers. that's good. it's just a part of european are being a westerner, viola, and best part of having a good quality of life. and the tool is in need to leave in flood if you don't have to overdo it, then if you want time. then thanks for the interview at all the best. no, 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, arca 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,

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