Urban Development
A colossal amount of building work has transformed the island of Mallorca since I moved here, twenty years ago. That’s building as in the construction of roads, motorways, railway lines, […]
Migration
Spain is a country with a high percentage of migrants. For a start, there are lots of Northern Europeans, like yours truly, that have migrated to the South. Then, there […]
Ball de Bot
Festivities and celebrations in Mallorca are always accompanied by music and dance, as they were last Sunday during the Beneïdes, the blessing of the animals. The typical Mallorcan folk dance […]
Energy Husbandry
People living in rural areas in Mallorca do not always have everything available to them. Some fincas do not have mains electricity connected, or telephone, water, sewage, or Internet, you […]
A Winter In Mallorca
Amongst the loveliest sights that one can encounter on the island of Mallorca are the almond trees when in full blossom. Now is the time for these wonders of nature […]
Sant Sebastià in Palma
Mallorca’s capital, Palma de Mallorca, has a patron saint: Sant Sebastià. The saint is honoured every year on January 20th with an extended programme of festivities. The main activities, this […]
Black Beaute
Two beautiful black swans live below the Palau de l’Almudaina, in Palma de Mallorca. You’ll find them on the way to the Ses Voltes complex – former army barracks (built […]
Honouring Sant Honorat
Algaida is this lovely small village on the wrong side of the Randa mountain, if you see what I mean. The wrong side in this case is the right side, […]
Aquatoris
It’s a fact that life would not exist without water. Although Mallorca – as an island – is surrounded by water, we need more than that. We need drinking water, […]
Picking the Menu del Día
Menu del día. A picnic. When I took this picture, I couldn’t help but think of that famous Impressionist painting by Édouard Manet, Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (1863, Musée d’Orsay, […]
Primary Education
Mallorca always used to be a rural society, predominantly shaped by farming and agriculture. Rural communities had their own infrastructure, with parish churches, local schools and farmers markets. But times […]
A Cyclists’ Paradise
Love it or leave it. Mallorca turns into a cyclists’ paradise every year, usually sometime in January and February, well before temperatures get too challenging. Thousands of Tour de France […]
First Day of Spring
I know, the Spring Equinox is not due until March 20th this year. That’s another eleven weeks to go. But in Mallorca, the first signs of Spring can usually be […]
Mallorcan Twin Towns in Mexico
Should you ever stroll down the streets of Petra, in the central Pla de Mallorca, you will perhaps be surprised by some evidence of Hermanamientos with some exotic places in […]
Vila Reial Since 707 Years
On the last day of the year I happened through Montuïri. Due to its location in the Pla de Mallorca, which is the island’s central hinterland, and because of its […]
Mallorca Is Not Spain
You may have noticed an occasional voice that clamors independence from Spain for Mallorca. The reasons for such declarations are numerous and varied. For a start, Mallorca speaks a different […]
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