Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year
Happy New Year 5769 to my Jewish visitors (hi, Mike). The Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah – the name means “Head of the Year” – is observed for two days beginning […]
The Mallorcan Shepherd Dog
The Ca de Bestiar or Mallorcan Shepherd Dog is often mistaken for a Black Labrador or a Labrador mix, but is in fact a pure breed dog. The Ca de Bestiar […]
The King of Mallorca
Whilst Mallorca this year celebrates the 800th anniversary of Rei Jaume I‘s birth in 1208, he never was the King of Mallorca. Jaume I is credited with the Re-Conquista in […]
Belly Dances in Mallorca
During a visit to the Mercado Medieval in Manacor, a week ago, I was surprised to suddenly be confronted by a group of young ladies, festively clad in what appeared to be […]
Ecology in Esporles
Starting today, the Jornadas de Agroecología de Mallorca will take place from September 26th to 28th in Esporles, north west of Palma de Mallorca. Most people know Esporles from the nearby […]
The Pont Romà
There is one bridge on the island that can claim a history of about 2,000 years. It is called the Pont Romà, and you can find it in Pollença. The […]
Madre Alberta Giménez
Doña Gaietana Alberta Giménez Adrover was a teacher, who was appointed in 1870 as director of the Colegio de la Pureza de María in Palma de Mallorca, a school founded in […]
Wine Festival in Binissalem
For hundreds, possibly thousands of years, it was men and women who performed the harvest dance in barrels and presses of stomping or treading grapes into what is commonly referred to […]
Car Free Day Today in Mallorca
Over the last eight days a number of European cities, towns and regions participated in the European Mobility Week, Mallorca amongst them. Inca, Manacor and Sant Llorenç des Cardassar organized bicycle […]
Cala En Tugores
Luckily, personal preferences vary widely when it comes to beaches. I was telling you about the beach of Cala S’Amarador some six weeks ago, on occasion of a widely publicized field […]
The ‘Pelotilla’ Car
A beautiful vintage car, much in demand today, is the SEAT 600, in its day called the ‘Pelotilla‘ (little ball). It was a Spanish built car, manufactured under license from FIAT, and […]
The Cabra Mallorquina
The Cabra Mallorquina is a semi-wild goat that roams freely in the mountainous regions of the island, mainly in the Serra de Tramuntana, the Serra de Llevant (near Artà), and the […]
Autumn Surf
One does not necessarily think of Mallorca when thinking of Surfing in Spain. Tarifa tends to come to one’s mind and the west coast of Andalucía, or the Canary Islands, […]
Ànima Negra
In 1994, three young wine enthusiasts from Felanitx decided that they wanted to create a vino tinto from the Mallorcan Callet grape variety that would be better than your average […]
A Very Long Walk to Lluc
The big annual walk from Palma de Mallorca up into the mountains and on to the Monasterio de Lluc happens in early August. It is called the Marxa des Güell a […]
Just Married!
I am always happy to witness other people getting married. One such happy occasion, I suppose, was the enlace (wedding) between the lovely Estel and her novio (fiancé), last Saturday. […]
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