This may not be the most exciting photo you will have seen, ever, but the picture is taken in a field of vines carrying the grape variety of Manto Negro, […]
A torrente in Mallorca signifies a riverbed with no water, i. e. a dry river that only holds water when there are heavy rains. Sa Riera is one such torrente, […]
Autumn – September to November – is the time when the Llampuga fish (Coryphæna hippurus) can be caught, and bought. You will find it in most of Palma’s markets such […]
The city of Palma de Mallorca is very proud of its new Metro underground service, inaugurated only five months ago. The line at the moment connects the Plaza España with […]
The most unassuming village that I have come across in Mallorca must be Son Macià, between Manacor and Felanitx. But don’t let appearances betray your eye, or your mind. Son […]
The average amount of rubbish per person in Mallorca goes up every year in line with increase in earnings. At last count we seem to stand at 935 kg per […]
I have not yet shown you many photos of Mallorcan finca farmhouses in the country. Here you have one finca that I have known for many years and that I […]
Es Baluard is the name of an old city fortress in Palma de Mallorca dating from medieval times. A few years ago the ruined fortress was rebuilt and converted with […]
Here is an interesting story for the beginning of the Autumn season. Happy times to you all. I know a Mallorcan lady, aged 93, who told me the other day […]
The municipal police force of Palma de Mallorca has equipped some of their men (and women) on the beat with snazzy mountain bikes to facilitate their quick chase after whoever […]
Palma is full of historic remnants like this old arched passageway, called La Portella, not far from Palma’s cathedral. It connects the old town with the Parc de la Mar, […]
If you should want to buy a wee townhouse somewhere in the South, you could find much worse than this small, end-of-terrace Spanish cottage in the town (village?) of Felanitx, […]
I started this daily photo blog last June 10th and, whoosh, a hundred days have passed. To celebrate my one hundredth blog entry, what better way than to give you […]
Felanitx now has a brand new Health Centre. It was inaugurated a few weeks ago. The new Centro de Salud was built at a cost of 3.800.000 Euros. The photo […]
Miquel Barceló is a Mallorcan artist born in Felanitx of quite some repute. He came to even more fame than he already had when his St. Peter’s chapel apsis was […]