Menorca.info gives away 4 seats for Le Trio Joubran on 28 Aug

Today's essentials (5 key points)

• Menorca.info is offering four free seats to the Le Trio Joubran concert on 28 August, with a draw for digital subscribers closing on 24 August.
• Open-Meteo forecasts a very hot Wednesday, with Palma between 27 and 31 degrees and Alcudia reaching 36 degrees under overcast skies.
• The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has fined the car-rental firm Avis one million euros for charging clients a fee to process their traffic fines.
• Official data cited by Es Diari puts holiday homes in the Balearics at 7,400 euros per square metre, the most expensive in Spain by a wide margin.
• A new head of air traffic control for the Balearics has been appointed, according to the Majorca Daily Bulletin, as ATC delays rose 28 per cent in 2026.

Today's essentials

Menorca.info gives away 4 seats for Le Trio Joubran on 28 Aug. Menorca.info is raffling two double tickets, four seats in total, to Le Trio Joubran's "Nit de Lluna Plena" (Full Moon Night) concert on Friday 28 August 2026 at 10pm at the Pedreres de s'Hostal quarry in Ciutadella de Menorca, and digital subscribers can enter online until 24 August.

The prize comes from the Menorca.info club, run by Es Diari, and is reserved for the paper's digital subscribers: register through their site before the 24 August cut-off and you are in the draw for one of the two double passes. If you miss the giveaway, standard tickets for the same show are sold through the festival's official box office at tickets.artlithica.es. Neither Menorca.info nor the festival's own programme page publishes the exact face-value price, so check the ticketing site directly before you plan the night.

So who are you actually going to see? Le Trio Joubran are three brothers from Nazareth who play the oud, the Arabic lute, and are presented as ambassadors of Palestinian culture, with a show built around the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish. According to Menorca.info, on stage they are joined by percussionist Habib Meftah and cellist Valentine Mussou, and their sound blends the classical maqam tradition with touches of jazz and flamenco. It is a listening concert rather than a party, which suits the setting.

The venue is the real draw. Lithica, the old Pedreres de s'Hostal sandstone quarries, sits at Camí Vell km1 in Ciutadella de Menorca, on the western tip of the island; the sheer stone walls turn the space into a natural open-air amphitheatre, so a car is the easiest way in from Maó or the resorts. The concert is one date in the Fosquets de Lithica season, which Menorca.info calls the festival's sixth edition and which runs from 2 July to 10 September 2026 with around a dozen major concerts across the summer.

What this means for you: if you live on Menorca and read Es Diari as a digital subscriber, entering the draw costs nothing and could hand you a free night out under a full moon in one of the island's most striking spaces. Put two dates in your diary: the giveaway closes on 24 August 2026, and the concert itself falls on 28 August at 10pm, according to the festival's 2026 programme. Book a designated driver or your return trip to Ciutadella in advance, because late-night transport out of the quarry area is thin.

Weather today

A hot, dry Wednesday, Alcudia hits 36 degrees. Open-Meteo forecasts a very warm and rain-free day across the Balearics this Wednesday 19 August 2026, with Palma sitting between 27 and 31 degrees and the north of Mallorca peaking far higher.

In Palma expect a partly cloudy sky, lows around 27 degrees and highs near 31, no rain at all and a light breeze topping out at 17 km/h, so it stays muggy rather than fresh even after dark. The rest of Mallorca is hotter and heavier: Alcudia climbs from 25 to 36 degrees under an overcast sky, again with no rain and winds up to 24 km/h. On Menorca, Maó holds between 27 and 31 degrees with partial cloud and gusts to 20 km/h.

With inland Mallorca pushing into the mid-thirties, treat this as a genuine heat day: carry water, keep out of direct sun in the early afternoon, and save the beach walks or hikes for early morning or the evening. Light clothing and shade are your friends, and check on anyone elderly or vulnerable during the hottest hours.

Transport & traffic

• Balearic holiday homes hit 7,400 euros per square metre. Holiday homes in the Balearic Islands are the most expensive in Spain by a wide margin, reaching 7,400 euros per square metre in the first quarter of 2026, according to figures reported by Es Diari. To put that in perspective, the same report ranks Málaga a distant second at 4,600 euros per square metre and Granada third at 3,750 euros, so the islands sit well clear of the rest of the country. For anyone weighing up a second home or a seasonal let here, it is a blunt reminder that Balearic property carries a premium found nowhere else in Spain, and that the gap with mainland hotspots is widening rather than closing.
• Avis fined one million euros over traffic-fine charges. Spain's Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and Agenda 2030 has fined the car-rental company Avis, which operates in Ibiza, one million euros for charging customers a fee simply to process their traffic fines. The Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera reports that the penalty targets what the ministry considers an abusive practice: billing drivers an administrative charge on top of the fine itself. If you rent a car on the islands, it is worth reading the small print on how each company handles traffic penalties, since these processing fees can quietly inflate the cost of a single speeding ticket long after your trip has ended.

What's changing for you

• Two paddle-surfers rescued off Punta Galera, Ibiza. The Cruz Roja vessel LS Hidra rescued two women paddle-surfing at Punta Galera in Ibiza this Wednesday after they called for help while out at sea, according to the Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera. Punta Galera, on Ibiza's western coast, is exposed and its calm-looking water can turn quickly once the wind picks up. If you head out on a paddle board, stay close to shore, check the forecast and the breeze before launching, and carry a phone in a waterproof case so you can reach Salvamento Marítimo if the current starts pushing you out.
• Nautical firms seek urgent meeting after fatal accident. Ultima Hora reports that the Balearic nautical activities association APANIB has requested an urgent meeting with the regional Conselleria del Mar following the fatal accident at s'Estanyol, in Llucmajor. The association, which represents small water-sports businesses across the islands, wants the regional government to sit down over safety in the wake of the death. If you use boat trips, moorings or water-sports operators around Llucmajor and the south of Mallorca, expect the sector's rules and checks to come under scrutiny in the coming weeks, and follow operator safety briefings closely in the meantime.

Local news to know

• Nuns want Sant Jeroni monastery opened to the public. The Hieronymite nuns want the convent of Sant Jeroni to be "open to the public", with plans to revive the church, turn its cloister and oldest wings into a museum space and stage exhibitions of its art collections, according to Ultima Hora.
• Influencer says a day in Formentera needn't break the bank. Diario de Ibiza reports that an influencer travelled to Formentera for a single day to show that the Pitiusas do not have to be expensive, sharing exactly what the trip cost.
• New Balearic air traffic control chief named. A new head of air traffic control for the Balearics has been appointed just two days after a Ryanair complaint, with delays caused by Spanish ATC up 28 per cent so far in 2026 compared with last year, according to the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
• Yellow heat warning inland in Mallorca. Meteoalarm has issued a yellow warning for high maximum temperatures across the interior of Mallorca, advising residents to stay alert and follow the latest forecasts as moderate risks are possible for vulnerable people and exposed areas.

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