Mallorca

Emma Ramsey, a 19-year-old law student from Strathclyde University, died early on the morning of August 20 after falling from the sixth-floor balcony of her hotel in San Antonio, a resort town in northwest Ibiza. Local police are treating her death as an accident, though investigations into the exact cause are ongoing, according to the Guardian.

It was a performance of high symbolism. About 200 activists gathered on a popular beach in Mallorca, Spain, to protest the effects of overtourism on the environment, on rent and prices in general, and on their daily lives. On this small beach, a cove with emerald waters, 4,000 visitors and 1,200 cars arrive every day to take a photo and post it on Instagram.

It's that time of year when the sun rises earlier, the days are warmer, and the desire for rest and adventure calls more and more often. A week spent on the sunny beaches of the Spanish resorts of Palma de Mallorca and Málaga or a short weekend getaway with sightseeing in the lush and majestic Barcelona await you just a flight away.

Before she could join sailing classes near her home in Athens, Sofia Bekatorou had to show an instructor she could tie a basic knot properly. Passing the test at age 8 changed her life.