The Dance of Sant Joan Pelós
One of the nice things about Mallorca is that things (and traditions) are done differently from one pueblo to the next. For instance, many villages celebrate the saint day of […]
Emil Racovitza And A Shrimp
Driving along Palma’s Passeig Marítim, just after you pass Ca’n Barbarà, you’ll find the statue of an important looking guy on your right. The statue is in honour of Emil […]
Rattling Some Bones
It appears to this scribe as though the archaeological finds on this island, including some invaluable treasures, are treated by the Mallorcan authorities as though they were step children, not […]
The Glory Restored
The beautiful stained glass window in Palma’s cathedral suffered a bit of a mishap just over a year ago when some stormy weather in February of 2008 caused severe damage […]
The Atlas Maior By Joan Blaeu
Long before the advent of photography, aeroplanes, rockets and satellites, human imagination was relying on clever people’s craftmanship such as carthography when it came to envisioning a picture of the […]
The Patio Tours in Palma
One of the cultural highlights of the year in Palma de Mallorca are the Corpus Christi festivities, celebrated sixty days after Easter. As so many other festes this is originally […]
The Art of Shoemaking
Last weekend, like every year in June, Lloseta at the foot of the Tramuntana mountains not far from Inca celebrated a Fira de Sa Sabata (shoe market). In the old […]
Son Danús Vell
Mallorca has a plethora of stately country houses. These estates are called possessions. Some of the great houses go back to the 14th or 15th century. A small number of […]
The Oratori de Santa Anna
The Oratori de Santa Anna just outside of Alcúdia (bang opposite the town’s cemetary) is thought to be the oldest surviving church in Mallorca, dating from the early 13th century. […]
The Great Wall of Palma de Mallorca
For many centuries Palma de Mallorca was fortified by a massive great wall, all the way around the city. It would seem, that historians do not always agree as to […]
La Sínia de s’Hort d’en Pons
Not far from Felanitx, in the vicinity of Es Carritxó, one can find a marvel of an old Moorish well: La Sínia de s’Hort d’en Pons. The well is called […]
Mare de Deu, 75 Years On
The town of Felanitx had cause for a little celebration yesterday. 75 years ago, the town’s people decided to have their Mare de Déu (Virgin Mary) fitted with a crown. […]
The Caves of Puig de Sa Mola
It is said that the area of Felanitx in Mallorca’s South East has been populated for about 4,000 years by now. Historians claim that two pre-Talayotic settlements were established here […]
The Esglèsia de Sant Julià
Campos del Port is a very lively pueblo in the South East of the island with some 8,000 inhabitants, lamenting the dubious circumstance that there are no tourist facilities to […]
The Battle Of Sóller
Yesterday, Sóller held its Es Firó festivities, the annual re-enactment of the battle against Moorish invaders, also known as the battle of the Moros y Cristianos. There are a number […]
The Archaeological Trail
The Consell de Mallorca is organizing a series of guided visits to archaeological sites, complete with activities for adults and children. The archaeological site of Los Closos de Can Gaià […]
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