The Son Mesquida Sheep Dog Trials
The Associació de Veïns de Son Mesquida organizes an annual Sheep Dog Trial competition, the Gran Premi de Son Mesquida. Yesterday, at the occasion of the Festes de La Immaculada, […]
The Red-Legged Partridge
The Perdiu had its big day yesterday in the pueblo of Montuïri. The Perdiu (Alectoris rufa) is a game bird, also known as the Red-Legged Partridge. The annual Fira de […]
The Trobada de Xeremiers
I went to Sa Pobla yesterday and I had a good time there. There was plenty of music in Sa Pobla, good, vibrant, rhythmic, traditional music. I love music, and […]
The Església Vella in Caimari
I have found another rare sundial, designed in 1851; that would make it 160 years old. The sundial sits prominently above the main portal of Caimari’s Església Vella, the old […]
Camallots And Other Embotidos
The traditional food habits of rural Mallorca are based on the limited possibilities of the Pagesos (farmers and small holders) and often take their mainstay from the autumnal Matanza, the […]
Can Marquès, Locked, Stocked And Barrelled
For the last ten years or even longer, Can Marquès in Palma’s Dalt Vila (upper old town) was open to the public as a Casa/Museu. Now, its doors are closed […]
Goats From a Small Island
In years gone by, goats were kept by virtually each and every farming household in Mallorca. The animal was kept for milk, cheese making and for the meat. Nowadays, the […]
The Fiesta de Santa María la Major
For the last three weekends, Inca has been holding its annual Fires. The 3ª Fira last Sunday was almost washed away by heavy rainfalls, with thousands of visitors shying away […]
The Sun Of Sant Martí
Every year on the day of Sant Martí (November 11th), one can see an awe-inspiring natural light show inside Palma’s Cathedral. Shortly after 08h00, the morning sun enters through the […]
Sancta Sanctorum
Not many people know that a Jewish cemetery exists in the pueblo of Santa Eugènia in Mallorca. It took me a while to locate it but, as always, it is […]
Eid al-Kabir
Moroccans and other nationals from North Africa celebrate Eid al-Kabir today in Felanitx and the rest of the island. The holiday marks the end of the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to […]
Making Charcoal
Mallorca once was an island abundantly covered in trees, mostly oak trees, and mainly of the Quercus ilex variety (holm oak) if we are to believe the experts. Homo sapiens […]
The Annual Olive Harvest
Whilst Mallorca’s grape harvest makes big headlines every year here and abroad, the island’s annual olive harvest gets underway rather unnoticed and overlooked. I have you know that in the […]
The Llogaret of s’Esgleieta
Halfway between Palma and Valldemossa, not far from the Universitat des Illes Balears, you’ll find a small clutter of houses, a bar/restaurant and a small church with an imposing campanario […]
All Saints’ Day
Today, a national holiday is celebrated here in Spain, Día de Todos Los Santos (Tots Sants in Catalan, All Saints’ Day), a solemnity in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic […]
Pumpkin Time
It’s pumpkin time again. Halloween, tonight, October 31st. Halloween is not really a vital tradition here in Mallorca, nor anywhere else in Spain but, with globalisation abound, you can now […]
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