One of the Best Olive Oils
Those of us living on the island of Mallorca are simply blessed. Not only do we have sun and blue skies almost every day of the year, but we are […]
Number 5
I discovered this nice little detail above the entrance to house number 5, somewhere in the town of Felanitx, Mallorca. Must be nice people, living here. The photo was taken […]
The Meeting of the Giants
Felanitx yesterday celebrated its first ever Trobada de Gegants with a congregation of mega-sized giants from 14 villages from around the island of Mallorca. Next Sunday, Felanitx will hold its […]
Wild Mushrooms Season
October. Autumn. The wild mushrooms season is about to start. Time to go into the woods to look for setas. Not here, though. Even though the current proprietor is not […]
How Do You Like Your Locusts?
On an afternoon stroll yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting this little fellow. A locust by its size, not any old grasshopper, possibly even a Locusta migratoria. He landed […]
Crossroads
Traditionally, villages and towns in Mallorca have creus, which are cross-shaped road monuments, like the one shown here. These crosses are placed out of town, where roads enter into the […]
A Visit to the Cemetery
I started this Mallorca Daily Photo Blog due to an inspiration that I found on the Internet whilst casually browsing for interesting blogs. There is a group of enthusiastic bloggers […]
Fancy a Gamble?
The most unassuming village that I have come across in Mallorca must be Son Macià, between Manacor and Felanitx. But don’t let appearances betray your eye, or your mind. Son […]
What a Lot of Waste
The average amount of rubbish per person in Mallorca goes up every year in line with increase in earnings. At last count we seem to stand at 935 kg per […]
A Place in the Country
I have not yet shown you many photos of Mallorcan finca farmhouses in the country. Here you have one finca that I have known for many years and that I […]
For Sale – Se Vende
If you should want to buy a wee townhouse somewhere in the South, you could find much worse than this small, end-of-terrace Spanish cottage in the town (village?) of Felanitx, […]
Happy Centenary
I started this daily photo blog last June 10th and, whoosh, a hundred days have passed. To celebrate my one hundredth blog entry, what better way than to give you […]
A Wine Making Laboratory
Felanitx now has a brand new Health Centre. It was inaugurated a few weeks ago. The new Centro de Salud was built at a cost of 3.800.000 Euros. The photo […]
United Nations Want Man From Felanitx
Miquel Barceló is a Mallorcan artist born in Felanitx of quite some repute. He came to even more fame than he already had when his St. Peter’s chapel apsis was […]
Spot the Black Sheep
Traditionally, Mallorca was a rural society dedicated to farming and animal husbandry of mainly sheep and goats. Sadly, with the onset of tourism this tradition seems on the way out. […]
Life in the Days of Yore
Mallorca used to be one of the poorest regions of Spain. People hardly had enough to eat. I know a man who told me that his total earnings for one […]
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