The Rain in Spain
At long last, there has been some rain in Mallorca over the last few days. “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain”, Eliza Doolittle repeated after Professor Higgins […]
The Monastery of Lluc
The Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Lluc (Santuari de Lluc) in the municipality of Escorcas, is the largest monastery on the island of Mallorca. The statue of a brown Virgin […]
Jewish Cemetery
In the old days, the part of Palma de Mallorca shown in this photo was outside of the city boundaries by a long way. It is said that in the […]
Early Jelly Fish Warning
Due to the recent weather pattern, the Mediterranean waters around Mallorca did not drop in temperatures significantly during Winter, as they normally would, which pleases the Jelly fish. Jelly fish […]
Hibernating
Some animals tuck up for their hibernation stint during the winter month. Some of the lusher yachts seem to be doing just the same, harbouring in one of Mallorca’s 25 […]
In For a Prayer
The people of Felanitx are causing a bit of a storm in a tea cup, lately, amongst themselves. Some 1,500 inhabitants of this Mallorcan town are followers of the Islamic […]
All You Need Is Love
People who love somebody celebrate Valentine’s Day today and, judging by this window decoration in a shop in Manacor, Mallorca is no exception. One should really be able to express […]
Terraced Territory
The production of good quality olive oil has had a bit of a renaissance lately, in Mallorca. One of the centres of olive oil pressing is the village of Caimari, […]
Mallorca Challenge 2008
The XVII Volta Ciclista a Mallorca is held from February 10th to 14th, and yesterday, the cyclists whizzed through Felanitx. Belgium Philippe Gilbert had taken the surprise lead during Day […]
Wondrous Plant World
Garden lovers and friends of the plant kingdom would be well advised to pay a visit to the Jardín Botánico de Sóller. We went there last Saturday, and what a […]
Plenty of Water
Gorg Blau is a water reservoir that Mallorca’s capital city, Palma de Mallorca, relies upon for most of its water supply, together with the Embalse Cúber. Well, here’s the good […]
Sleepless in Inca
Inca is Mallorca’s third biggest city, after Palma and Manacor, and is home to approximately 30,000 inhabitants. Inca is big in the leather business, including shoes. The main parish church, […]
Sa Feixina and the Fallen Heroes
There is a nice park in central Palma de Mallorca, right next to the Sa Riera torrente in Passeig Mallorca, and bordered by the Baluard, a fortress now converted into […]
Happy Chinese New Year
February 7th, i. e. today, marks the beginning of the Year of the Rat, in China and in some other – but not all – parts of Asia. The Chinese […]
El Entierro de la Sardina
The changeover from Carnival to Lent is marked in Mallorca by El Entierro de la Sardina (funeral of the sardine). A mock funeral is staged by some villages with a […]
Rock Climbing and Abseiling
Last Sunday we headed to Cala Magraner on the east coast, not far from Porto Cristo, to do some abseiling. A good rock wall can be found in the Xorics […]
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