Washerwomen
Things have changed a lot in Mallorca over the last thirty, forty years. For instance, doing the laundry in Mallorca, in fact in all of Spain, was a communal activity […]
Dead Fish
Llucmajor (Lluchmayor) has changed quite a bit over the last few years. First of all, when the motorway out of Palma in the direction of Santanyí was extended, the ciutat […]
A 1923 Helicopter From Llucmajor
Pere Sastre Obrador was a visionary man with a passion. He was born in Llucmajor in 1895. People in Mallorca consider this man to be the inventor of the helicopter […]
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 […]
Hermenegild Anglada i Camarasa
Mallorca has always been a place of creative inspiration for artists. Many of them were born on the island whilst others came to live here to work. Most artists working […]
Megalomania
Cemeteries are rather peculiar places. They are not only sites of reverence for the deceased, perhaps a family member, but, they also are a testament of times gone by and, […]
Water
The best garden architecture in Mallorca always works with a play of water, fountains, a pond, basins, a trickle. One says that it was the Moors, a long time ago, […]
The Castell de Portopí
The Castell de Portopí was built under Rey Felipe III between 1610 and 1612; it became Mallorca’s most substantial fortress. The castle’s name changed soon into that of Castell de […]
No Future For Betlem?
Two-hundred years after its foundation, the Hermitage of Betlem to the north of Artà finds itself at a crossroad. Only three friars of the order of Sant Pau i Sant […]
The Placeta de Sant Jeroni
The Placeta de Sant Jeroni in Palma’s old town is adorned by a very charming fountain with four water spouting lion heads, dating from 1860. The small square lies at […]
Casa Morell (Casal Solleric)
Not very often are we allowed to enter a private home in Mallorca. In the olden days, it was customary to receive visitors on the ground floor. No-one other than […]
The Seven Pillars of Science
If ever you have visited Ramon Llull’s tomb, inside the Basilica de Sant Francesc in Palma de Mallorca, you may have found yourself confronted with seven beautifully carved pieces of […]
The Museum Of Closed Doors
The Museu de Mallorca continues to be closed. Tancat. Cerrado. Fermé. Geschlossen. I elaborated earlier on the museum of the closed doors (last August), in case you wanted to freshen […]
The Torre of Portopetro
In 1584, the coast of Mallorca was protected by eleven fortified towers against the marauding assaults of the pirates and the corsairs. The Torre de Portopetro was built a few […]
The Poblat Talaiòtic de s’Illot
The Poblat Talaiòtic de s’Illot represents one of the best known prehistoric excavations on the island. The settlement is more than 3,000 years old and dates from the late Bronze […]
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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