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It was a beautiful day yesterday, with early signs of impending Summer. Temperatures were 24° C in the air with moderate winds, and 19° C in the Mediterranean waters. It […]
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The Caves of Puig de Sa Mola
It is said that the area of Felanitx in Mallorca’s South East has been populated for about 4,000 years by now. Historians claim that two pre-Talayotic settlements were established here […]
The Ficus Elastica Tree
Some of the biggest Ficus elastica Moraceae trees you will ever have seen can be found in Palma de Mallorca at the beginning of the Passeig des Born, near Plaça […]
The Teresetes Festival in Mallorca
Praise is due to the Govern de les Illes Balears and the Consell de Mallorca who together are the main sponsors of the annual Festival Internacional de Teatre de Teresetes […]
The Esglèsia de Sant Julià
Campos del Port is a very lively pueblo in the South East of the island with some 8,000 inhabitants, lamenting the dubious circumstance that there are no tourist facilities to […]
The Battle Of Sóller
Yesterday, Sóller held its Es Firó festivities, the annual re-enactment of the battle against Moorish invaders, also known as the battle of the Moros y Cristianos. There are a number […]
Sheena, the Champion Cow
The month of May is usually a busy month for Mallorcan villages. It is the time of the Fires, the Fires del Maig. The weekend before last, the pueblos of […]
The Archaeological Trail
The Consell de Mallorca is organizing a series of guided visits to archaeological sites, complete with activities for adults and children. The archaeological site of Los Closos de Can Gaià […]
The Montpelier Rock Rose (Cistus monspeliensis)
A very common shrub in Mallorcan open spaces near wooded […]
Zen and the Art of Boat Building
The craft of boat building from wood to my mind is an art form. The traditional Mallorcan fishing boat is called a Llaüt or Llagut (you can also find the […]
The Sun And the Moon
Most people head to the Mediterranean for the sun. Sun, sea, Sangria and a bit of sex perhaps. But you will find, if you talk to the locals here, that […]
The Llotja Chapel
Surely, one of the nicest chapels in Palma de Mallorca has to be the Capilla de la Llotja, dating from the late 16th century and built in the Gothic style. […]
Fishing For Food
Times are hard for some in Mallorca. Money is tight, employment is low and the figures for unemployment are higher here than they have been for the last 30 years. […]
Family Planning
Matters of family planning would not appear to be of a major concern in the animal kingdom, at least not in the realm of beetles and insects, or so it […]
Suerte
I could not resist taking a photograph when I saw this horseshoe converted into a handle at a local barn door. In Mallorca, horseshoes are not seen as good luck […]
Cockfights in Mallorca
The other day I went back to a place in Manacor where I had watched a cockfight some 30 years ago. Cock fighting is a blood sport between two roosters, […]
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