The Diada de los Castellers de Mallorca
The Castellers de Mallorca (from Palma), the Al·lots de Llevant (from Manacor) and the Minyons de Terrassa (from Catalunya) met in Palma last Saturday for the XII Diada de los […]
The Fira de la Serra de Tramuntana
The XVI Fira de la Serra de Tramuntana started yesterday at the Santuari de Lluc and will continue today, October 10th. Now, you may well have set your thoughts on […]
Trampling Along the Pebbled Path
You may have wondered occasionally about the pebbled path down the hallway in Mallorcan houses, leading from the front door to the back door. Most country or farm houses used […]
The Route of the Patios of Palma
From now until October 30th, you might want to consider booking one of the guided tours in Palma that I spoke of a while ago, visiting the wonderful patio courtyards. […]
The Pebre Bord Tradition
In the past, let’s say a hundred years ago, or even only fifty, Mallorca’s food consumption was almost completely satisfied from home grown produce. In fact, when we came to […]
The Gran Batalla de Raïm
Binissalem is celebrating its Festa des Vermar, the annual wine harvesting festival. Yesterday, the village youth of Binissalem got into a bit of a fight over some sour grapes by […]
Eid al-Fitr
This year’s fasting period is over. Today’s New Moon signifies the end of Ramadan in Mallorca and will be celebrated as Eid al-Fitr, the biggest Islamic Celebration Day in the […]
D-Day in Santa Ponça
Santa Ponça is busy celebrating the Festas del Rei en Jaume. This year is the 781st anniversary of Jaume I’s reconquista. September 9th, 1229, is said to be the day […]
The Conde de Barcelona Regatta
You would be right in thinking that this is a rather late reminder of the Trofeo Almirante Conde de Barcelona regatta having been staged a few weeks ago. The boat […]
A Day’s Fishing
On the walls along the rocky coast of Portixol on the outskirts of Palma we can find a large number of hand painted tiles depicting all the native fish that […]
No Record Melon in Vilafranca
At the Festa del Meló 2010, yesterday in Vilafranca de Bonany, the heaviest melon of the year was found and crowned, but, the Guinness Book of Records mark of 25 […]
Graveyards
In the past, parish churches in Mallorcan pueblos were the place where the dead were buried, right in the middle of the place of worship. Several hundred years ago, village […]
A Fierce But Friendly Melon Fight
The Festa i Fira del Meló is in full swing in Vilafranca de Bonany, right in the centre of Mallorca. The village youth will celebrate a fierce but friendly battle […]
Estancos
Estancos in Spain are what one would otherwise call a tobacconist shop but, tobacco is only half the story. It all started in 1636, when Spanish King Felipe IV issued […]
The Creu Dels Mort in Sineu
In every single Mallorcan pueblo, village and town one can find Creus (crosses) that adorn crossroad intersections. A particular fine specimen can be found on Palma’s Avingudas, not far from […]
Chain Curtains
I do not think that there is a single traditional farm house in Mallorca which does not protect itself from flies and mosquitos with the help of a chain curtain. […]
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