Human Towers
Castells are a folkloric custom originally from Valencia, from the 16th Century onwards. It is a tradition of forming multi-tiered human towers of up to 10 m height, and sometimes more. […]
A World Apart
There are plenty of monasteries and convents all over Mallorca, perhaps 60 or so, with a good number of them in the island capital, Palma de Mallorca. Spain was an […]
Russian Orthodox Easter in Mallorca
Easter in Russia is the major religious celebration of the year. There, Easter is even more important than Christmas. Faithful and atheists, kids and adults, city people and country folk […]
Portrait of a Virgin
The virgin in question here is Sainte Bernadette, born Maria Bernada Sobirós, from Lourdes, in the Occitanian part of the French Pyrenees, barely 50 km from the Spanish borders. The young Demoiselle is said […]
Sant Jordi, Dragon Slayer
Everybody knows the legend of Sant Jordi (St. George) slaying the dragon to rescue the princess. In Spain, April 23rd (today, the day of patron saint, Sant Jordi) is celebrated […]
Hot Chocolate Heaven
In Palma’s Casc Antic (Old Town), between Plaça Santa Eulàlia and Plaça Major, you can find Mallorca’s best Xocolateria, C’an Juan de S’Aigo. Thick hot chocolate is served with Ensaïmadas […]
Sculpting Stones
Mallorca has to be a very stony island, judging by the many drystone walls in its countryside. Most of these country walls are expertly crafted, one stone at a time, […]
Fun At the Fairgrounds
Palma de Mallorca puts on the traditional, annual Easter Fun Fair, the Fira del Ram. Easter has come and gone, but the fairground attractions are still going strong, and will […]
Sharing Food With the Angels
Sunday, March 30th, you have a chance to do as the Mallorcans do. All you have to do is prepare some homemade panades or rubiols and take them to the […]
Empanadas for Easter
Tradition has it that one eats empanadas for Easter in Mallorca. Easter Sunday is the end of the six week long cuaresma (lent) period. Now, one can eat meat again. […]
Water Works
World Water Day was celebrated two days ago, on March 20th. Water is probably the most vital of resources for life on Earth. Water management has brought out some ingenuity […]
Vía Crucis
It is Viernes Santo today (Good Friday). Spain celebrates Easter, along with the rest of the Catholic World. In Mallorca, Good Friday is the day for a dramatic reenactment of […]
A Little Bit of Penitence
Easter in Spain used to be and still is all about penitence and repentance. Hence the Easter processions. In Mallorca, Confraternidades of all colours and confessional inclinations (as long as […]
A Constant Trickle
We are looking here at a small part of a large underground system of tunnels collecting water for irrigation purposes. It is said that these tunnels were possibly first built […]
Green Almonds
Thanks to the unusually mild January and February, not only did we see a particularly early almond blossoms season this year, but as a result, we now have the first […]
Hail the Women of the World
March 8th is celebrated as International Women’s Day. I think that is quite a nice custom but really, I believe women should be revered everyday of the year. The Casa […]
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