The Peninsular War
In 1807, the French emperor Napoleon moved his troops through Spain to invade Portugal. After feeding more than 100,000 troops into Spain under the pretext of supporting the invasion, Napoleon […]
The Banco de Felanitx
Felanitx is not really a pretty town, notwithstanding its historical and cultural relevance. There is a very attractive parish church, though, and there are some very nice windmills plus a […]
The Morning Fog
I was up bright and early last Sunday to catch a horse and cart to Son Negre from where I set off on foot to the Talayot de Es Rossells. […]
The Blessed Oil Of Sant Blai
The Església de Sant Joan de Malta in Palma’s Old Town had been closed for restoration for almost two years. The church dates from 1835 and was erected over an […]
The Talayot Of Es Rossells
Let me tell you about some of the struggles that a Daily Photo Blog editor suffers, now and then. This Mallorca Daily Photo Blog is based on a photo every […]
Ramon Llull And The Inquisition
Ramon Llull (1232-1315) was a Mallorcan writer, philosopher and mystic. He is considered to be one of the most influential authors in the Catalan language. Some even say that he […]
The Ley de la Memoria Histórica
During a recent visit to Campos I discovered that the Spanish Ley de la Memoria histórica (Historical Memory Law) is, slowly but surely, being taken seriously in some small ways. […]
The Monestir de Sant Bartomeu
I can’t think of many reasons why one should pay the town of Inca a visit, other than buying a pair of shoes or a leather jacket. There’s the weekly […]
Money Matters
Not everybody knows that in Mallorca, between the 13th and the 19th century, a non-metric currency existed similar to the old English/British money of Pounds, Shillings and Pence. Here on […]
Hole in One
You probably know better than me that in golf, one talks about a hole in one when a player drives the golf ball directly from the tee into the cup […]
The Crucero Baleares Monument
The controversial monument in Palma’s Plaça de Sa Feixina in memory of the sinking of the battleship Baleares has undergone a complete renovation. The heavy cruiser Baleares (photo centre) was […]
Sant Honorat And the Cossiers
Whilst all other villages in Mallorca are preparing for their Sant Antoni and Sant Sebastià festivities, the pueblo of Algaida today celebrates its patron saint, Sant Honorat. The main attraction […]
The Festa de Sant Antoni
The Fiesta de San Antonio goes back a very long time indeed, here on the island of Mallorca. In Pollença, for instance, documents show that the Festa de Sant Antoni […]
The San Antonio Pine Tree
The San Antonio celebrations are coming up any moment now, possibly constituting the single most important traditional festivity on the island (Festa de Sant Antoni, in Catalan). More about Sant […]
The Orquestra Simfònica de Balears
Classical music in Mallorca on a philharmonic or symphonic level was made possible thanks to the love affair of a Korean composer and a young señorita from Mallorca. Eak-Tai Ahn, […]
Palma’s Sa Calatrava District
Do you know the district of Sa Calatrava in Palma’s upper old town? The barrio can be found in the immediate neighbourhood of the Call, Palma’s old Jewish quarters. In […]
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