The End Of Summer
A steep decline in air temperatures here in Mallorca over the last few days may indicate what the calendar already suggests: the end of Summer is approaching. Whilst a few […]
Intus Est, Qui Me Regit
The sundial in the photo (above) adorns the Esglèsia de Sant Agustí in Felanitx. The sundial is not the oldest to be found in the town of Felanitx, but it […]
The Daemonic Fire Run
If you have never seen or experienced a Correfoc (fire run), neither my photo (above) nor the video clip (below) will give you more than a hint of this unique […]
The Festes de Sant Agustí
Every year, the Festes de Sant Agustí begin with an early start. The verbenas concert the night before the festes finished in the early hours of this morning, barely two […]
Folding Fans
Even though albanicos (folding fans) are not a Spanish invention, here in Europe, the Spanish folding albanico is probably the best known and most widely used of fans. Fans were […]
Weather Vane
Abraham Cresques and his son Jehuda Cresques are two eminent cartographers of maritime maps and portolan charts from the 14th century. Their most famous single work may well be the […]
Pasodoble
Music plays a vital part in Spanish life. The temperament of Flamenco, the passion of Duende being played on the acoustic guitar, the Celtic music of Galicia with its bagpipe, […]
Mallorca Surf Action
For just a couple of days the beach of Can Pastilla turned into a bit of Venice Beach, CA. Or so the organizers of Mallorca Surf Action 2010 would have […]
The Esglèsia de Santa Eulàlia
After the Catalan conquest in 1229, Palma de Mallorca was divided into four parishes; one of them being the Parròquia de Santa Eulàlia. The church has recently undergone an extensive […]
The Annual Car Rally in Felanitx
The annual Felanitx car rally up to the top of the Sant Salvador mountain took place yesterday as part of this year’s Festes de Sant Agustí. The setting, of course, […]
Nitxdelart
A centuries old tradition has it that Felanitx cultivates a nice relationship with art and music. Think of artists such as Guillem Sagrera during the middle ages (1380-1456) or Miquel […]
Balconing
For a few years now, Mallorca has had an astonishing tradition of serious accidents, including several mortal cases, all involving young tourists and falls from hotel balconies from great heights. […]
Palma Courtyards
The patios (courtyards) in Palma are amongst Mallorca’s finest attractions. Usually, patios are closed to the public, except at the occasion of Corpus Christi in June, when a number of […]
Betrothed
Mallorca has long been a popular place to celebrate despedidas de soltero (stag nights or hen nights). The island is now also increasingly becoming a choice place for wedding ceremonies. […]
The Sleeping Beauty
I am not at all an expert in matters of the Catholic church but, wanting or not, one is quite inevitably engulfed with matters of church traditions in a country […]
The Art Of Unwinding
People are different. Cultures are distinct. Customs vary from place to place and differing habits develop. Take a Sunday afternoon at the beach, for example, in Mallorca in August. You’ll […]
