¡Enhorabuena!
It was a beautiful day yesterday, with early signs of impending Summer. Temperatures were 24° C in the air with moderate winds, and 19° C in the Mediterranean waters. It […]
The Caves of Puig de Sa Mola
It is said that the area of Felanitx in Mallorca’s South East has been populated for about 4,000 years by now. Historians claim that two pre-Talayotic settlements were established here […]
The Wild One
Two or three dozen Harley-Davidson riders came to Felanitx last Sunday and proudly presented their Fat Boys, Evolutions and Twin Cams to an eager audience of motorcycle starved Felanitx youngsters. […]
The Sunna Mosque in Felanitx
The new Mezquita Sunna Felanitx has been a long time in the coming, but now only very little is needed for its completion. In fact, prayers were held in the […]
Golgatha
Golgatha comes to Mallorca every year on Divendres Sant (Good Friday) in Palma, Pollença, Felanitx and Son Servera. The Passion of Christ is performed in these towns and villages as […]
Semana Santa
Yesterday’s Diumenge del Ram (Palm Sunday) marked the start of Semana Santa (the Easter week) in Spain. In Mallorca, Catholic churches all over the island handed out olive branches or […]
Foraging Wild Edibles
Foraging for food in Mallorca can be quite a pleasant past time. Hunting down some wild edible plants can be an exquisite, fun-filled adventure, especially if you have children. The […]
The Spanish Army
Yesterday, the Spanish Ejército de Tierra (literally, “Land Army”) made an attempt to recruit new personnel in Felanitx. I suppose that with La Crisis we confront a new situation in […]
Cumulonimbus Clouds
I would like to show you the image of some amazingly dramatic Cumulonimbus clouds that hung over Felanitx yesterday, an otherwise nice and sunny day. At least, Cumulonimbus is the […]
Top of the World
Roof tiles in Mallorca can leave an unforgettable impression, especially if you have a chance to see a roof top from above. Traditional Mallorcan roof tiles are called mission or […]
The Puig del Calvari in Felanitx
One of the most alluring places you will possibly find in Mallorca is the site of the peacefully quiet chapel of the Calvari atop of the Puig de Sa Cista […]
Font de Sa Sangonera
When we think of Mallorca, we are invariably under the impression that there is a scarcity of water. This may be so, and certainly during a long and hot Summer. […]
Solvitur Ambulando
Solvitur ambulando is a supposed quote by Sant Agustí, also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis. It means ‘it is resolved by walking’. In other words, ideas come to us by […]
Medieval Staircase
The parish church in Felanitx is called after the archangel Michael. Oddly enough, Sant Miquel is neither of the two principal saints of this pueblo. The town’s two patron saints […]
4 Kilos Vinícola
A new Mallorcan wine is making headlines, a vino tinto from Felanitx: 4 kilos. One of the three founders of the Ánima Negra bodega in Felanitx, Francisco Grimalt, has broken […]
Kindling the Chanukah lights
The relatively small Jewish community in Mallorca will tonight light a candle on the right side of the Menorah (candelabrum), on the first night of Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, […]
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