The Very Useful Caper Plant
The caper (Capparis spinosa) is one of the most characteristic plants of the Balearic islands. In its natural habitat this very useful plant lives in the walls of ancient city […]
The Useless Airport Terraces
The new airport in Palma de Mallorca was designed by local architect, Pere Nicolau Bonet, and inaugurated just over ten years ago. Right from the start, passengers complained about the […]
The Obelisk Of Shame
The Plaça Porta de Santa Catalina in Palma de Mallorca is a nice and quiet square just as one gets to the Baluard de Sant Pere, now the seat of […]
An Oasis of Peace And Quiet
One of the palatial houses on Carrer Sant Miquel in Palma’s old town affords the most beautiful and peaceful little garden setting. This is an oasis of peace and quiet […]
No More Press Kiosks In Palma
The quioscos de prensa in Mallorca’s capital city Palma have disappeared. Actually, the press kiosks are still there, but they have been closed down. There were about fifteen newspaper stalls […]
The Churches Of Petra
I’m always amazed when small Mallorcan pueblos pride themselves of more than one Catholic church. Petra for instance has two very formidable churches, the església de Sant Bernardí de Sena […]
Drystone Walls
There must be hundreds of kilometers of drystone walls on the island of Mallorca. The technique of drystone building uses nothing but the stone and the tools to hammer and […]
Dried Apricots From Porreres
Porreres is one of my favourite pueblos on the island. Around this time of the year Porreres is in the news because of its apricot harvest. In the past, the […]
Cool Mallorcan Persianas
Newcomers to and visitors of Mallorca are often amazed about an initial impression that Mallorcan villages seem closed off and shut down. All the houses have their window shutters closed, […]
The Chicken And The Egg Question
Which one came first – the chicken or the egg? That’s the question. But in our day and age the real question seems to be: where do the eggs come […]
Es Coll d’en Rabassa
Es Coll d’en Rabassa is a suburb of Palma de Mallorca, not far from the Palma International airport. The suburb is home to just over 10,000 inhabitants, mainly Mallorcans, foresters […]
Stone Slinging
Some people argue that the name for this lovely archipelago, Islas Baleares, has its roots in the word Balearides which apparently means ‘stone slingers’. I cannot vouch for the accuracy […]
Geodetic Surveying Stations
Surveying and ordnance are means and methods for governments to map and survey a territory and its elevations, and to know what is positioned where. Ordnance surveying was first commissioned […]
Midsummer Hay
The time leading up to the Summer solstice is the time for making hay here in Mallorca. Now we can find many fields in the island’s landscape harvested with the […]
Fin De Curso
School’s out. This week saw the last day of the academic year 2008-09, up and down the Spanish shores, including here in Mallorca. The occasion was celebrated with aplomb and […]
The Casa Consistorial In Felanitx
The Ajuntament de Felanitx is housed in the Casa Consistorial, locally known as La Sala. It can be found next to the building of the Felanitx mercat. For years, the […]
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