Changing The Guard
A new tourist attraction was created in Palma de Mallorca a few months ago, the recreation of a historical military changing of the guard. I went to Palma yesterday to […]
The Full Moon Almond Blossoms
I forgot to tell you that the Jewish festival of Tu Bishvat, the New Year of the Trees, always coincides with the full moon. January’s full moon in Mallorca could […]
Son Negre
Son Negre is a rural llogaret pertaining to the municipality of Felanitx. I estimate that perhaps 120 people live in its vicinity but I may be out by a figure […]
New Palma Buses Are Less Polluting
There’s good news in Palma. About a week ago, EMT, the municipal bus company in Palma, launched a fleet of 12 new buses, all running on natural gas. The new […]
Green Mallorca
Even though Winter is seemingly a passive time in nature, with the countryside apparently dormant, appearances can be deceptive. Mallorcan farmers are rather busy planting their potatoes and tomatoes, pruning […]
The End Of An Era
The Plaça de Bous de la Macarena (bullfight arena) in Felanitx has been a continuous venture ever since 1914. One day a year, at Sant Agustí (August 28th), the town’s […]
Candy Floss
It is so easy to please children’s hearts and desires in Spain or anywhere, really; sweets will always do the trick. Give them some churros or crèpes, some gofres or […]
In Praise Of Slowness
Living in Mallorca can sometimes lead to the unexpected discovery of slowness. It all depends on who you are, of course and, perhaps, where you choose to make your home. […]
The Serra de Tramuntana
The Serra de Tramuntana is in all likelihood the single feature in Mallorca’s landscape that most defines our island. The impressive mountain range runs for some 90 km from Sant […]
Funerals
Church services in Mallorca are not what they used to be. The role of the Catholic Church in Spain, and in Mallorca, used to be a dominant and highly authoritative […]
Trainspotting
You may not have seen one of these machines before. At least, I hadn’t. I am not usually known as a trainspotter, but when I saw this beast at Manacor […]
The Good Thing About Rain
Last year seemingly was one of the wettest years on record in Mallorca, or so we hear. In total, 546 litres of rain were recorded per square metre at the […]
A Rather Clever Caterpillar
I imagine that not many caterpillars were amongst the blessed animals last Sunday, least of all the procesionaria (Thaumetopoeidae Pityocampa). I wonder what Sant Antoni would have made of this […]
Palma Celebrates Sant Sebastià
Just when you thought enough is enough with festes and joyous celebrations, here in Mallorca, Palma wants to have the final word. It’s time for Sant Sebastià. Saint Sebastian was […]
Beneïdes
After the lighting of all the Sant Antoni bonfires last night all over the island (well, there are always some exceptions, this time Felanitx being one), today is the day […]
The Festa de s’Anguila in Sa Pobla
Sa Pobla is probably the town with the greatest propensity of any pueblo in Mallorca to the Festa de Sant Antoni. For a start, the saint is the patron saint […]
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