The Balearic Constitution Day
Spain is politically organized into a total of 17 comunidades autónomas (autonomous communities), plus 2 ciudades autónomas (autonomous cities), Ceuta and Melilla. The Balearic Islands are one of the 17 […]
Blessing of the Animals
Mallorca’s annual Sant Antoni celebrations include a ritual called Beneïdes (blessing of the animals). The origins of this tradition are probably pagan when in the countryside one suffered the weather and the […]
Mallorca Day 2012
La Diada de Mallorca (Mallorca Day 2012) will be celebrated on September 12th, 2012. The Diada commemorates the pledge made by Jaume II in 1276 of the Carta de Franqueses i […]
Hail the Melon
If you have nothing better to do, you could go to Vilafranca de Bonany (2,958 inhabitants) today and have a look at this year’s crop of melons. The Festa i […]
The European Day of Jewish Culture 2012
Next Sunday, September 2nd, the European Day of Jewish Culture 2012 will be celebrated in Europe, in Spain as well as here in Mallorca. This year’s event will be under […]
The Day When Felanitx Is Ruled By The Penyas
Today, the town of Felanitx is celebrating its patron saint day, the Festes de Sant Agustí. Every year, August 28th turns into a bit of a bit of a pandemonium […]
Slumbering Beauties
I have occasionally been asked about, or sometimes even been criticized for, my intermittent reporting on matters of the Catholic church. There were suggestions that my blog entries on monasteries in […]
A Night at the Opera, Sa Pobla Style
It was quite unbelievable, extraordinary and praiseworthy. An annual Jazz Festival has been staged for the last 18 years in the deepest province of the island of Mallorca, in Sa […]
Coca de Albaricoques
I know, I have left this a bit late as we now are at the tail end of the apricot season but, still. You must try one of the delights […]
Monthly Lunchtime Organ Concerts in Palma’s Cathedral
One of the finest organs in Mallorca can be found […]
Sa Pobla Jazz
The Festival Internacional de Jazz in Sa Pobla has been going successfully and with plenty of attendance for seventeen years now. But, with the financial cut-backs and a lack of […]
The Other Half
The other day, a commemorative act was held in Portocolom to mark the 90th anniversary of the foundation of Spain’s first civil school for amphibian planes, the Escuela de Hidroaviación […]
Jaume el Conquistador
Jaime I de Aragón el Conquistador died 736 years ago today (July 27th, 1276). He led the Catalan conquest in 1229 when he was only 21 years old, taking Mallorca […]
Promoting Breastfeeding
I can’t say that I go to Santa Ponça a lot. Had I known what was going on at the beach of Santa Ponça the day before yesterday, I would have […]
The Festival de Música Castell de Bellver
Every year in July, the Festival de Música Castell de Bellver is held at Palma’s Bellver Castle. Tomorrow, July 19th, the third concert of this year’s event will be given […]
The Maritime Procession of the Virgen del Carmen
Mallorca’s coastal towns and harbours will be celebrating the Fiesta […]
The Mallorca Photo Blog 