Mallorca’s First Fira de Sobrassada
Mallorca celebrates Fires for everything Mallorcan, from the Fira for honey to the Fira for olive oil, and from the Fira for melons to the Fira for herbs. Surprising then, that there […]
Santa Margalida, the Saint and the Pirate
Tuesday is market day in Santa Margalida, a quiet, pretty and affluent pueblo in the midst of the Pla area of Mallorca. Testament to the wealth is the large church of Santa […]
Barn Owls and Other Falconry
A friendly Bubo bubo eagle owl greeted me the other day, surrounded by his mates, a barn owl and a common owl. There were other birds of prey, such as […]
Belly Dances in Mallorca
During a visit to the Mercado Medieval in Manacor, a week ago, I was surprised to suddenly be confronted by a group of young ladies, festively clad in what appeared to be […]
Dimonis and Other Wondrous Delights
Folklore in Mallorca is characterized by mellifluous music and ceremonial dances. Dimonis, diables and dracs play their roles in traditional rural fiestas in the Mallorcan country villages. Selva celebrated its traditional Fira de […]
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. […]
Fira del Vi 08 in Pollença
Pollença in the north of Mallorca has an annual wine fair. The 5th edition of Fira del Vi starts today (12h00 to 21h00) at the Claustre del Convent de Sant […]
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 […]
Greixoneras and Other Pots and Pans
Pottery is rather important to life in Mallorca. Just think of the enigmatic Siurells, for instance. First of all, pots and pans were traditionally made in pottery crafted on the […]
Sleepless in Inca
Inca is Mallorca’s third biggest city, after Palma and Manacor, and is home to approximately 30,000 inhabitants. Inca is big in the leather business, including shoes. The main parish church, […]
Nativity Scenes
As of today, you will see untold numbers of Beléns all over Spain. In Mallorca, where I live, you will find a large number of Nativity scenes on public display. […]
Honey is Good For You
The village of Llubí in the central plane of Mallorca celebrated its annual Honey Festival the day before yesterday, the VIII Fira de La Mel 2007. Mallorcan honey is quite […]
Yesteryear
If your heart is into old things of Yesteryear, you might check on one of the many flea markets that the island of Mallorca holds, every week. You may not […]
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