The Llotja Chapel
Surely, one of the nicest chapels in Palma de Mallorca has to be the Capilla de la Llotja, dating from the late 16th century and built in the Gothic style. […]
Cockfights in Mallorca
The other day I went back to a place in Manacor where I had watched a cockfight some 30 years ago. Cock fighting is a blood sport between two roosters, […]
Older Than Methuselah
Ca La Seu is a shop in Palma’s old town, joining on to Plaça Quartera in the barrio of sa Gerreria, selling espartería (i. e. baskets, espadrilles, straw hats, mats […]
Guided Walks in Palma
If you have not done any of the guided walks in Palma as part of the tours organized by the Govern de les Illes Balears, I suggest that you partake […]
Ramon Llull’s Cave
The Santuari Mare de Déu de Cura is a monastery located on top of the Randa mountain in the municipality of Algaida. It is considered an eminently Llullian site (Ramon […]
Western Sahara News
The people of Sàhara Occidental (Western Sahara) lamented their plight last Friday in Palma de Mallorca as well as in other Spanish cities, including Madrid. Sàhara Occidental is a country […]
The Capella de Son Real
Son Real is a Mallorcan country estate of quite some historical magnitude. The finca was first documented during the 14th century. One hundred years later, the posesió was owned by […]
The Torre d’en Pau
The Torre d’en Pau is a fortín (fortress) in Es Coll d’en Rabassa on Palma’s outskirts, dating from the late 19th century. The fortification is surrounded by a sizeable moat, […]
Golgatha
Golgatha comes to Mallorca every year on Divendres Sant (Good Friday) in Palma, Pollença, Felanitx and Son Servera. The Passion of Christ is performed in these towns and villages as […]
The Santuari de la Mare de Déu de la Consolació
Sant Joan is a town right in the heart of […]
Our Daily Bread
I cannot think of many smells that excite me as much as the smell of freshly baked bread, coming from a baker’s shop somewhere in the neighbourhood. Good quality bread […]
Semana Santa
Yesterday’s Diumenge del Ram (Palm Sunday) marked the start of Semana Santa (the Easter week) in Spain. In Mallorca, Catholic churches all over the island handed out olive branches or […]
Swan Lake
You may have admired the pair of black swans inhabiting the water basin underneath the Palau de l’Almudaina in Palma de Mallorca (see my blog entry dated January 18th, 2008). […]
Cofradías
The Easter festivities in Spain hold a very special attraction, at least for those of us living here as ex-pats. The Easter processions in Mallorca during Semana Santa are exceptional […]
The Civil War Ended 70 Years Ago
Seventy years ago today, the end of the Guerra Civil in Spain was declared. The Civil War devastated this country. A war, often between brothers or cousins, raged in Spain […]
The Plague
The village of Artà had the misfortune of being infested by the peste (plague) in 1820. Other Mallorcan pueblos such as Son Servera and Capdepera suffered a similar fate, then. […]
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