The weather looks good. We are promised temperatures of around 19° C for most of the island over the next few days, with the possibility of some rain today and […]
Imagine for a moment, if you could, that you were a cow. If you were one of the cows pictured here, somewhere near Ses Salines, your main purpose in life […]
Whilst there are still a number of almond trees flowering around in Mallorca, a second wave of fruit trees are out in blossom now as well: peach trees, nectarines, ciruelas […]
You may have read about Ternelles in the Mallorcan local newspapers. About once a year, a large number of mostly young people embark on a hike along the Camí de […]
I forgot to tell you that the Jewish festival of Tu Bishvat, the New Year of the Trees, always coincides with the full moon. January’s full moon in Mallorca could […]
After the lighting of all the Sant Antoni bonfires last night all over the island (well, there are always some exceptions, this time Felanitx being one), today is the day […]
In Mallorca, you never know what you might come across next, just round the corner from your daily routine. A few years ago, I was involved in some correspondence with […]
Today, December 13th, the pueblo of Sineu has the distinction of presenting the last fira of the calendar year in Mallorca, the Fira de Sant Tomàs i Mostra de Ses Matances. […]
Son Mesquida is a small hamlet near Felanitx. For the last nine years, this pueblo has been organising annual sheepdog trials. A championship was held yesterday with the participation of […]
Pa amb oli is in all probability the quintessential Mallorcan food item. It could be compared with the Catalan Pa amb tomàquet even though it is said that the Mallorcan […]
Yesterday, Muro held its annual Fira de Tardor, encompassing the Fira de Sa Carabassa (pumpkin fair and competition), plus other highlights more. Farmers from Muro and outlying pueblos had entered […]
Just as Mallorca is preparing itself for the arrival of a first wintery spell of snow, albeit only in the highest of our Tramuntana peaks, the countryside is still bristling […]
I could not resist taking a photograph of these beautiful sheep horns when I saw them at a friend’s place. The Mallorcan sheep is a handsome animal, called the Oveja […]
The Ibicencan Hound (Podenco Ibicenco) is also sometimes called the Pharaoh Hound in reference to its assumed Egyptian origins. Some sources claim that any Egyptian roots have been disproved and […]
Every single traditional Mallorcan finca (farmhouse) has its own stone built, wood fired horno (bread oven; forn in Catalan). These bread ovens were used for the weekly ritual of baking […]
The Algarrobo tree (Ceratonia siliqua, Carob tree) is very characteristic of the Mediterranean region. The plant provides one of Mallorca’s traditionally most important crops, the algarroba fruit (carob fruit, also […]