Casa Morell (Casal Solleric)
Not very often are we allowed to enter a private home in Mallorca. In the olden days, it was customary to receive visitors on the ground floor. No-one other than […]
Bolivia 2, Brazil 1
Ok., here’s my World Cup blog entry. It has probably been inevitable. I admit that the World Cup 2010 in South Africa is not strictly speaking a Mallorcan affair. But. […]
Accident Prone
Passengers travelling from Palma de Mallorca to Manacor by train will find themselves being asked to change to a bus service for the second part of the journey. The track […]
Festes de Sant Pere
Port d’Alcúdia is celebrating its Festes de Sant Pere (the Patron Saint of fishermen) with a gathering of the giants and also, a correfoc. Whilst the main day of festivities […]
The Corrida In Muro
The pueblo of Muro (Mallorca) is in the middle of celebrating its Festa de Sant Joan. Or rather, has been celebrating. Yesterday was the last day of this year’s activities. […]
Sant Joan Pelós
The Festes de Sant Joan are a big date in the festive calendar of Balearic events. None, of course, are as big as the equestrian events in neighbouring island, Menorca. […]
Pernoctaciones
Pernoctaciones. What a wonderful word. It means overnight stays. Pernoctaciones are used as a denomination to tot up the nights that tourists spend in a defined holiday area. According to […]
A Swan Song
I am not suggesting that the swans in the Jardins de s’Hort del Rei in Palma de Mallorca are singing their beautiful legendary song. A swan song is sung only […]
The Seven Pillars of Science
If ever you have visited Ramon Llull’s tomb, inside the Basilica de Sant Francesc in Palma de Mallorca, you may have found yourself confronted with seven beautifully carved pieces of […]
Equilibrium
The weather has been a bit imbalanced of late, here in Mallorca. There was quite a drop in temperatures of some seven degrees Celsius. There was even a Yellow weather […]
The Dragonera Kayak Event
The annual Volta a Dragonera en Piragüa, now in its 18th year, should have started this morning (09h00) from the beach of Sant Elm. However, due to adverse weather conditions, […]
The Museum Of Closed Doors
The Museu de Mallorca continues to be closed. Tancat. Cerrado. Fermé. Geschlossen. I elaborated earlier on the museum of the closed doors (last August), in case you wanted to freshen […]
The Torre of Portopetro
In 1584, the coast of Mallorca was protected by eleven fortified towers against the marauding assaults of the pirates and the corsairs. The Torre de Portopetro was built a few […]
From Russia With Love
Of the many e-mails in my spam folder, I found one yesterday that I would like to share with you, if only for its creative use of the English lingo. […]
School’s Out
Youngsters all over this island are thrilled and excited. The academic year is about to come to an end any moment now. A big sigh of relief has not only […]
The Myrtle (Myrtus communis)
The Myrtle (Myrtus communis), also called True Myrtle, is the star of the annual Fira de ses Herbes, celebrated again in the pueblo of Selva last weekend. The Myrtle (Catalan: […]
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