This may or may not interest you. I am writing about it because things like the following interest me. There is a small village between Felanitx and Cala d’Or with […]
Pop artist Andrew Warhola, better known as Andy Warhol, does not really have a very close relationship with Mallorca, at least not one that I would know about. However, you […]
Cecilia Segura is a youngish artist (1974) with Mallorcan roots, based in Barcelona, with currently a fascinating exhibition at Palma’s Casal Solleric (November 25th, 2011, to January 15th, 2012). The exhibition […]
Sa Llotja de Palma (Lonja; Lotge) was built between 1421 and 1447 as a maritime trade exchange centre. Construction was started by architect Guillem Sagrera from Felanitx. The construction period of […]
Mallorca’s capital city is ever so slowly undergoing a process of gentrification. The Plaça Drassanes in Palma (Plaza Atarazanas) is a typical example for this development. A few years ago […]
Thursday night was the big art event night in Palma de Mallorca, the annual Nit de l’Art. I never go to these events. I am more interested in art and […]
The Possessió d’Alfàbia is one of Mallorca’s great historic estates. The property is said to go back to a Moorish alquería and the 11th century when an Islamic Virrey, Ben-Abet, […]
On a walk through Palma, one can meet some wonderful sights. Palma is an incredibly beautiful city, not least for the fact that the city has preserved its character over […]
Religious art is omnipresent in Spain and in Mallorca, thanks to the influence of the Catholic Church and the opulence of its tradition. During the month of August, the festivity […]
A small shoal of Humpback Whales (Megaptera Llaüt Plessi) have been stranded in Palma’s Llotja, the mediaeval maritime trade exchange in the city’s old town centre near the sea front. […]
In about 1903-04, or thereabouts, Antoni Gaudí designed an amazing contraption for the main pulpit of Palma’s Cathedral. At the time, microphones, loudspeakers or electric amplifiers were not invented, yet, […]
Rolf Schaffner is a German artist and sculptor (1927-2008) who came to Mallora in 1962 where he made his home in Santanyí. He died in Palma de Mallorca three years […]
The Parlament de les Illes Balears will hold its last session of the current legislature tomorrow, March 28th. After that, the Balearic parliament with be adjourned due to the upcoming […]
A town hall in Mallorca is usually known as Casa Consistorial, the seat of the municipal Ajuntament. In Palma, the Casa Consistorial is known as Cort due to the fact […]
The convent of Sant Francesc (San Francisco) in Palma is always a good place to visit and in particular so for its beautiful cloisters. Now, there is an added bonus […]
Mallorca now has a shoe making museum, in Inca, where else. Until very recently, when China captured the market of shoe making and everything else, Inca was big in leather […]