Fiestas & Festivals
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 […]
Farming
The 2012 wine harvest has started. It is always the […]
Customs & Traditions
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 […]
Food
We love Mediterranean food and cooking in our house. We don’t exclusively cook Mediterranean dishes, no way, but we do a fair bit of those. Naturally, we also enjoy the […]
Farming
According to legend, the pomegranate (Punica granatum) grew in the garden of Eden. The pomegranate is a great and versatile fruit; it has been cultivated and naturalised in the Mediterranean region […]
Farming
When we first came to Mallorca, it was one of our first ambitions to have a lemon tree in our garden. We pretty soon succeeded in planting our very own […]
Fruit
The Malvasia grape variety has historically only grown in the Mediterranean region, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and the island of Madeira, but is now tended to in many […]
Customs & Traditions
I have decided to give up on alcohol, well, almost. There will be no more spirits from now on, no more Cava, no more cocktails, no spritzers, no highballs, no […]
Customs & Traditions
Out there in Mallorca’s vineyards, this year’s first young shoots have appeared. The grapes will start to form in May and will grow and ripen over the Summer, before the […]
Customs & Traditions
I am continually amazed about the cleverness and competence of Mallorcan farmers. Agriculture on the island may be on a historic low and in continuous decline but, the few pagesos […]
Farming
I am not trying to quote Charles Baudelaire today. The blossoming tree photo has nothing to do with his Fleurs du Mal. Instead, the tree flowers of spring attract bees and […]
Farming
I sometimes wonder whether I like the first Mallorcan Springtime better than the second one, or the other way round. The first Primavera would be in January/February with half the […]
Farming
Almonds in Mallorca are not in full bloom quite yet but, the first signs of the imminent beginning of the almond blossom season are apparent all over the island. The […]
Animals
Moroccans and other nationals from North Africa celebrate Eid al-Kabir today in Felanitx and the rest of the island. The holiday marks the end of the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to […]
Customs & Traditions
Whilst Mallorca’s grape harvest makes big headlines every year here and abroad, the island’s annual olive harvest gets underway rather unnoticed and overlooked. I have you know that in the […]
Customs & Traditions
It’s pumpkin time again. Halloween, tonight, October 31st. Halloween is not really a vital tradition here in Mallorca, nor anywhere else in Spain but, with globalisation abound, you can now […]