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Mallorca's abandoned nightclub draws graffiti artists
An artist reports interest from elsewhere in Europe
Es Fogueró Palace is attracting graffiti artists from elsewhere in Europe, according to an artist working at the abandoned nightclub. Andrew Ede reported the account in Majorca Daily Bulletin on September 1, 2026. The building stands in Puerto Alcudia, Mallorca, where its long period of abandonment has made its walls a target for graffiti.
The account offers a glimpse of activity at the site, but it does not establish its scale. The report does not name the visiting artists, identify their countries or give a number of participants. Readers following street art should therefore understand the European connection as an observation from someone painting there. The available information does not describe an organised gathering, a commissioned mural programme or a public exhibition.
That distinction matters when recording a place on a street-art map. Evidence that painting takes place tells readers something about the building's changing appearance. It does not, by itself, establish who can enter, who has permission to paint or whether the site welcomes visitors.
The nightclub closed three years after opening
Es Fogueró Palace opened in 1989 and closed in 1992, leaving a brief entertainment history followed by decades of disuse. According to Majorca Daily Bulletin, its opening was accompanied by claims that it would bring a touch of Las Vegas to Mallorca. Julio Iglesias was the biggest star to perform there.
By the September 1, 2026 report, the nightclub had been closed for 34 years. The newspaper presents its unresolved future as a longstanding question for urban planning on the island. The contrast is striking: a venue associated with prominent entertainment has become a ruined building whose next use remains uncertain.
Graffiti adds another layer to that history, but the presence of painted walls is not evidence of a redevelopment plan. The report supplies no settled future for the property. For readers interested in how street art relates to abandoned places, the central issue is the gap between visible activity on a wall and a lasting use for the building behind it.
Added colour has not produced agreement about appearance
The graffiti has prompted competing readings of the building's appearance. Majorca Daily Bulletin describes the abandoned nightclub, close to hotels in Puerto Alcudia and Playa de Muro, as an eyesore. It also acknowledges the view that graffiti makes the appearance worse.
Ede's own assessment is that the urban art returns some life and colour to the structure. That is an interpretation of its appearance, rather than a finding that the property has been restored. Both positions can be reported without treating either as a settled judgement about the value of every painting at the site.
For street-art audiences, the distinction between colour and restoration is useful. A painted surface can change how a building is seen while leaving its condition and future unresolved. The source gives no information about permission from the owner. The building should therefore not be presented as an authorised painting space simply because graffiti is visible there.
The unsafe building is not a visitor recommendation
Es Fogueró Palace is structurally unsafe, according to Majorca Daily Bulletin. The newspaper reports that a young person survived serious injuries after falling from the roof. It also mentions a murder investigation concerning the death of a homeless person who had been living in the ruined building.
The site's history includes people seeking shelter as well as people making graffiti. According to the report, residents have included homeless people and others unable to afford local rents, among them hospitality workers. Describing the nightclub only as a painting location would omit that part of its use.
The report provides no official visiting hours, visitor route or confirmed safe viewing point. It cannot support directions into the building or onto its roof. Colour on the walls offers no assurance about structural safety. Readers exploring other street art can use the Wallscape map, while treating this report as documentation of a contested, unsafe site.
Source: Majorca Daily Bulletin