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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]