Al-Sabini: 1960s photos revive Santa Eulària's lost dance hall

Today's essentials (5 key points)

• Old photographs from the late 1960s of the Al-Sabini dance hall in s'Argamassa, shared on Facebook, have revived memories of a lost venue in Santa Eulària des Riu on Ibiza, reports Periódico de Ibiza.
• Mallorcan cyclist Enric Mas, from Artà, has won the Vuelta a España and taken the overall red jersey, according to Ultima Hora and the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
• Industrialised construction is emerging as one possible answer to the shortage of new-build housing on Menorca, though its rollout still faces significant obstacles, according to Es Diari.
• Meteoalarm has issued a yellow coastal warning for Ibiza and Formentera, advising caution for anyone in exposed shoreline areas.
• The fourth Feria GastroIbz on Ibiza and Formentera will open with a major showcooking session hosted by food influencer Celeste de la Banda, according to Periódico de Ibiza.

Today's essentials

Al-Sabini: 1960s photos revive Santa Eulària's lost dance hall. A resident named Mariano Juan has posted photographs from the late 1960s on Facebook of the old Al-Sabini dance hall that once stood at s'Argamassa in Santa Eulària des Riu on Ibiza, stirring memories among many locals, according to Periódico de Ibiza.

Weather today

Warm and dry across the islands today. Expect a warm, settled day across the Balearic Islands, with highs near 29C in Palma and no rain forecast anywhere, according to Open-Meteo.

In Palma, temperatures run from a low of around 20C to a high of about 29C under partly cloudy skies, with a 0% chance of rain and a light breeze topping out at 13 km/h. It is easy weather: light clothing does the job, and a thin layer is handy only after sundown, so a long lunch outdoors or an evening walk both work well.

Across the rest of Mallorca, Andratx sits between 21C and 28C under overcast skies, dry, with winds up to 13 km/h. On the other islands, Sant Antoni ranges from 23C to 28C, also cloudy and rain-free, with the calmest air of the group at up to 10 km/h. Beach plans are safe, though it is worth keeping an eye on the coastal advisory flagged below.

Transport & traffic

No transport or traffic incidents reported at time of publication.

What's changing for you

• Prefab homes floated to ease Menorca's housing crunch. Industrialised, factory-built construction is being put forward as one of the possible ways to tackle Menorca's shortage of new-build homes, though its rollout still runs into major obstacles, according to Es Diari. For anyone house-hunting on Menorca, the practical takeaway is patience: prefabricated building could eventually speed up delivery in a very tight market, but the report makes clear the method is not yet mainstream and faces real hurdles, so do not bank on a wave of affordable new-builds arriving soon. If you are weighing a purchase or rental now, keep watching local planning announcements and plan around the fact that fresh supply remains scarce across the island.
• New to Palma? The menú del día is your ally. A newcomer to Palma de Mallorca has asked Reddit's r/mallorca where to find a good-value menú del día, the fixed-price weekday lunch that is a staple of eating out in Spain. If you have just moved over, the menú del día is the best way to eat well without overspending: it is a set lunch served on weekdays, usually built around a starter, a main and either dessert or coffee, often with a drink included. Look for it from midday into early afternoon, when many neighbourhood restaurants chalk up the day's options, and note that ordering it to take away is common too. Dishes and prices vary from place to place, so try a few spots close to home rather than settling on the first one you see.

Local news to know

• Pine tree fire put out on the Santa Eulària road. Ibiza's fire service extinguished a blaze that burned a pine tree on the Santa Eulària road in the early hours of Monday, with the fire breaking out around 00:30 near kilometre 3 of the route, according to Diario de Ibiza.
• Yellow coastal warning for Ibiza and Formentera. Meteoalarm has issued a yellow coastal warning for Ibiza and Formentera, urging people to stay alert and follow the latest forecasts, as moderate impacts to people and property are possible for those in exposed shoreline areas.
• Enric Mas of Artà wins the Vuelta a España. Mallorcan cyclist Enric Mas, from Artà, has won the Vuelta a España outright and taken the leader's red jersey, ending years of near-misses in the race, according to Ultima Hora and the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
• French forecaster reports violent storms over the islands. French forecaster La Chaîne Météo reported violent storms over the Balearic Islands, with heavy rain and flooding in Mallorca and gusts said to reach up to 109 km/h.

Things to do today

• Quevedo lands Spain's song of the summer. Quevedo has the song of the summer in Spain: 'La Graciosa', his collaboration with Elvis Crespo, was the most-streamed track on Spotify in the country over summer 2026, according to Diario de Mallorca and Diario de Ibiza.
• Mallorca's bullfighting season is not over yet. According to Diario de Mallorca, Mallorca's bullfighting season is not over: after Colombo cut two ears from a Miura bull in Muro, a taurine festival is planned for a date still to be confirmed.
• Celeste de la Banda to host the GastroIbz showcooking. Food influencer Celeste de la Banda will host 'Cómete las islas', the big showcooking billed as one of the main events on the opening day of the fourth Feria GastroIbz on Ibiza and Formentera, according to Periódico de Ibiza.