Sant Sebastià in Palma
Mallorca’s capital, Palma de Mallorca, has a patron saint: Sant Sebastià. The saint is honoured every year on January 20th with an extended programme of festivities. The main activities, this […]
Black Beaute
Two beautiful black swans live below the Palau de l’Almudaina, in Palma de Mallorca. You’ll find them on the way to the Ses Voltes complex – former army barracks (built […]
Bonfires of the Vanities
I accept with humble defiance that my title today is a bit misleading. Vanities not so much; bonfires, yes, and many. Today is the day of San Antonio, when bonfires […]
Honouring Sant Honorat
Algaida is this lovely small village on the wrong side of the Randa mountain, if you see what I mean. The wrong side in this case is the right side, […]
Aquatoris
It’s a fact that life would not exist without water. Although Mallorca – as an island – is surrounded by water, we need more than that. We need drinking water, […]
Picking the Menu del Día
Menu del día. A picnic. When I took this picture, I couldn’t help but think of that famous Impressionist painting by Édouard Manet, Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (1863, Musée d’Orsay, […]
Dart the Arts
“Art For Fun” is the title of an art exhibition that was on show from November 22nd until January 13th. Yes, today is the last day. The show can be […]
Tortoises’ Fountain
Everybody knows the tall fountain at the top of Passeig d’es Born, opposite C & A, in Plaça Rei Joan Carles I. Most people realize that the tall obelisk is […]
Primary Education
Mallorca always used to be a rural society, predominantly shaped by farming and agriculture. Rural communities had their own infrastructure, with parish churches, local schools and farmers markets. But times […]
Chapel in the Romanesque Style
Off the beaten track, almost hidden away, is the complex of El Temple, in Palma de Mallorca. El Temple forms part of the Almudaina de Gumara precinct, pertaining to Mallorca’s […]
A Cyclists’ Paradise
Love it or leave it. Mallorca turns into a cyclists’ paradise every year, usually sometime in January and February, well before temperatures get too challenging. Thousands of Tour de France […]
January’s Moon Aids Mallorcan Wine
January marks the beginning of a lot of arduous work, should you be in the business of growing vines. The fortnight between New Moon (January 8th) and Full Moon (January […]
First Day of Spring
I know, the Spring Equinox is not due until March 20th this year. That’s another eleven weeks to go. But in Mallorca, the first signs of Spring can usually be […]
Pirates! Pirates!
This might be a bit of a last minute alert, but, did you know that the Great National Circus of China is visiting in Palma de Mallorca? Sadly, today will […]
Three Kings’ Arrival in Mallorca
Tomorrow, January 6th, Spain celebrates the Holiday of the Three Wise Men from the Orient, also known as the Three Kings, or the Feast of Epiphany. But, in true fashion […]
Time For Some Thinking
The holiday season is not over yet. In fact, in Spain the holiday season starts in early December and does not end until after Three Kings. We may think that […]
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