The latest US Department of Justice release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation provide mostly only brief mentions of Mallorca. 2004 photos are for a visit to Palma by yacht; there is a €146 charge on his American Express card at the Hotel Palas Atenea in Palma in August 2008; there is a 2014 invoice for maintenance work carried out by the Astilleros Mallorca shipyard in Palma.
There are several mentions of the island in respect of Ghislaine Maxwell. These are messages about plans to stay in Mallorca, an island she knew from childhood holidays with her father Robert Maxwell.
Other than these, there is a series of emails which show that Epstein at least considered investing in S'Estaca, the estate in Valldemossa owned by Michael Douglas.
The person who sparked his interest in the property was Ariane de Rothschild, now the CEO of the Edmond de Rothschild Group. She maintained a friendship and business relationship with Epstein for several years. On April 19, 2015, she sent him an email in which she said: "For your information, Michael Douglas's house in (Palma de) Mallorca is for sale at Sotheby's. Really one of the most beautiful properties I have seen in the Mediterranean."
In November that year, she informed Epstein: "They’re sending me the details. It’s an amazing 19th-century house with separate guest villas. It’s exquisitely tasteful, and best of all, there isn’t a single neighbour." In another email (January 2016), Epstein asked Rothschild: "Take photos of the Mallorca property." It isn't clear from this if he was referring to S'Estaca or another property.
This appeared to be the end of any interest, but two years later there was email correspondence with Miroslav Laják, the former foreign minister of Slovakia who had to resign from several positions after his messages with Epstein surfaced. Laják told him that a friend of his was looking for a property in the Bahamas. Epstein replied that an acquaintance of his "has a great place in Spain". "I'll tell my friend, but I think he's interested in the Caribbean." "Understood, but you can ask Michale about the house in Mallorca."
Back in 2010, there was seemingly some interest in property in Soller. In April that year was email correspondence with Terje Rød-Larsen, a Norwegian diplomat. This mentions a stay at a hotel in the centre of Soller and provides the contact information for a German real estate agent. Again, there is no further information to provide context for the email or whether it resulted in an actual visit to the island.
Rafael Nadal appears in the documents because of an invention to attend a 2013 event on Richard Branson's Necker Island. The programme included, for $13,000 per couple, a potential match with Nadal, who was the main attraction of the event in support of the Nadal Foundation. Epstein declined the invitation, stating "I'm not very interested in tennis." However, he did agree to contribute to the fundraising efforts.