Festes de Sant Roc in Porreres
Summer is the time for Fiestas in Mallorca, with village communities coming out in big style to sing and dance and celebrate and, generally, be cheerful. The nice thing about Mallorca festivities […]
Closing Down
The Summer Sales are in their final phase, and merchandise has been discounted down, and down some more. The furniture store shown here was not offering rebajas on the occasion of […]
XXIV Trofeo Almirante Conde de Barcelona
Palma de Mallorca stages the Trofeo Almirante Conde de Barcelona, an annual Vintage Boats regatta now in its 24th year. The trophy race is organized by the Real Fundación Hispania de Barcos and […]
The Perseids
The Perseids are meteoric showers or shooting stars that can best be observed at this time of year. In Medieval Europe, the Perseids were also known as the Tears of Saint Lawrence. […]
Parque Natural de Mondragó
I found this fish eating bird at close range at the coast of the Parque Natural de Mondragó, not far from Santanyí, in the South East of Mallorca. The Nature Reserve […]
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Pictures) is apparently turning into the fastest-grossing blockbuster movie in Hollywood history. It is out now in a cinema near you in most parts of […]
Forest Fire Alert
The heat wave over the last week or so, with temperatures in Mallorca reaching up to 39º C (in Sa Pobla), now gives way to concern. Everything is utterly dry. The authorities […]
Jazz in the Summer
The Festival Internacional de Jazz Sa Pobla started Wednesday, August 6th, with a concert given by John Zorn Acoustic Masada. The Sa Pobla Jazz Festival is an annual event in […]
Es Closos de Can Gaià
Es Closos de Can Gaià is a Pre-Talaiotic settlement near Portocolom (Felanitx), dating from the Bronze Age (ca. 1600 B. C.), about 700 m up from the coast. Every year […]
Cala S’Amarador
Cala S’Amarador in Mallorca’s South East has just been nominated as the best beach, anywhere in Europe. The Dutch (?) website Onbeach claims to have scrutinized a total of 2,946 beaches all […]
Etruscan Delights
The Etruscans do not really have a relationship with Mallorca, or Spain at all, to my knowledge. But there is a delightful and interesting exhibition about the Etruscan civilisation to be seen […]
Air Plants
Air plants are a common sight in Mallorca. Air plants are of the genus Tillandsia, family Bromeliaceae. They don’t appear to grow in the open landscape here, as it is not an indigenous […]
The Annual Marxa a Lluc
Should you have wanted to participate in the annual Marxa des Güell a Lluc a peu, the legendary pilgrimage walk up to Lluc, you have left it too late, I am […]
Moros y Cristianos
Pollença is celebrating the annual Fiestas de la Patrona de Pollença. Festivities already started last Saturday, July 26th; activities will come to their high point and conclusion today, August 2nd. […]
Ball de Bot With the Abeniara Group
Summertime is fiesta time in Mallorca. Manacor and Santanyí have had their summer festivities just recently. Son Macià, Sa Coma, Colònia de Sant Jordi, Pollença, Llubí, and Artà, amongst others, will […]
