Folding Fans
Even though albanicos (folding fans) are not a Spanish invention, here in Europe, the Spanish folding albanico is probably the best known and most widely used of fans. Fans were […]
Pasodoble
Music plays a vital part in Spanish life. The temperament of Flamenco, the passion of Duende being played on the acoustic guitar, the Celtic music of Galicia with its bagpipe, […]
Mallorca Surf Action
For just a couple of days the beach of Can Pastilla turned into a bit of Venice Beach, CA. Or so the organizers of Mallorca Surf Action 2010 would have […]
The Annual Car Rally in Felanitx
The annual Felanitx car rally up to the top of the Sant Salvador mountain took place yesterday as part of this year’s Festes de Sant Agustí. The setting, of course, […]
Nitxdelart
A centuries old tradition has it that Felanitx cultivates a nice relationship with art and music. Think of artists such as Guillem Sagrera during the middle ages (1380-1456) or Miquel […]
The Sleeping Beauty
I am not at all an expert in matters of the Catholic church but, wanting or not, one is quite inevitably engulfed with matters of church traditions in a country […]
Summer Festivities
We are right in the middle of this year’s Summer feasts and festivities in Mallorca. A short while ago, Felanitx celebrated its patron Saint, Santa Margalida, and Santanyí, its patron, […]
Jazz in Sa Pobla
Tonight is one of the nights when Mallorca is on par with the world’s big metropolises. The McCoy Tyner Trio will perform tonight at 22h30 in Sa Pobla as part […]
The Batalla de Moros i Cristians
These are the days of the Battle between the Moors and the Christians. Sant Elm (see photo above), for instance, celebrated the Batalla de Moros i Cristians last Friday, July […]
Sant Jaume Apòstol
Today, Spain celebrates the fiesta of its Patron Saint, Santiago Apóstol (St James), also known as San Jaime Apóstol, or here in Mallorca, Sant Jaume Apòstol. Every few years, this […]
The Patron Saint of Felanitx
Today, everything will be shut in Felanitx. The town is celebrating a public holiday in honour of Santa Margalida, one of the two patron saints of Felanitx. The Festa de […]
Bolivia 2, Brazil 1
Ok., here’s my World Cup blog entry. It has probably been inevitable. I admit that the World Cup 2010 in South Africa is not strictly speaking a Mallorcan affair. But. […]
Festes de Sant Pere
Port d’Alcúdia is celebrating its Festes de Sant Pere (the Patron Saint of fishermen) with a gathering of the giants and also, a correfoc. Whilst the main day of festivities […]
Sant Joan Pelós
The Festes de Sant Joan are a big date in the festive calendar of Balearic events. None, of course, are as big as the equestrian events in neighbouring island, Menorca. […]
The Manacor Grand Prix
Manacor is not only famous for being the birthplace of Rafa Nadal, the ATP number one ranking tennis player and five times Roland Garros champion, but also for its horses, […]
The Year of Chopin 2010
Frédéric François Chopin, the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of French-Polish parentage, was born 200 years ago this year on March 1st, 1810. To mark this bicentenary the Govern de […]
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