Hot Chocolate Heaven
In Palma’s Casc Antic (Old Town), between Plaça Santa Eulàlia and Plaça Major, you can find Mallorca’s best Xocolateria, C’an Juan de S’Aigo. Thick hot chocolate is served with Ensaïmadas […]
La Seu
La Seu is the Mallorcan name for the splendid Gothic cathedral in Palma de Mallorca. Begun in 1230, the cathedral was not finished until 1601. Most people look up to […]
Sculpting Stones
Mallorca has to be a very stony island, judging by the many drystone walls in its countryside. Most of these country walls are expertly crafted, one stone at a time, […]
Gothic Cloisters
There are many monasteries and convents on the island of Mallorca, and some cloisters. There is little doubt in my mind that the finest cloisters are to be found at […]
School Outing
School starts an an early age in Spain, and consequently, in Mallorca. Young infants, perhaps three and four year old, are on their way to a stimulating school outing, this early Wednesday […]
Airport Commotion
There was a bit of a commotion going on yesterday at Palma International Airport, some strike action, organized by the CCOO Spanish workers’ Union. Apparently, this strike has been going […]
Botanical Cactus Garden
Botanicactus near Ses Salines in South East Mallorca is a huge botanical garden mainly specializing in cacti, which also boasts palm trees, bamboos, agaves and other succulent plants, plus an […]
The Cabrera National Park
The Cabrera National Park is a small archipelago of islands and islets, some 13 km south of Colònia de Sant Jordi. The Parque Nacional del Archipiélago de Cabrera includes Estells […]
Almudaina Palace Museum
You can visit this lovely courtyard at the Palau Reial de l’Almudaina which is the official seat of King Juan Carlos I when in Mallorca (not his home, just his […]
Where There is Light
I had the intention of showing you a photo taken in the Jardí del Bisbe (the Bishop’s garden) in Palma’s Barrio Gótico, behind the Cathedral. But, it turned out that […]
The Arab Baths
The year 707 A. D. marked the beginning of the Medina Mayurka, the settlement that once had been Palmaria Palmensis and that today is known as Palma de Mallorca. No […]
All Eyes Are On China
The CaixaForum at the Grand Hotel, that beautiful Art Nouveau building at Plaça Weyler in Palma de Mallorca, is a fabulous place for art exhibitions. Right now, and until May […]
Spring Lambs
Spring has sprung and with it, the Spring lambs’ season. If you like eating meat, you ought to try Mallorcan lamb. Succulent, tender, hearty, scrumptious. Have a pierna de cordero […]
Fun At the Fairgrounds
Palma de Mallorca puts on the traditional, annual Easter Fun Fair, the Fira del Ram. Easter has come and gone, but the fairground attractions are still going strong, and will […]
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