The Old Seminary Church
I must confess to being a bit of a nerd. I do not actually indulge in train spotting or some such frivolity nor do I collect moths and butterflies, nor […]
The New World Order
I have you know that I had a haircut last Friday. That rather gives away my religious inclination; a steadfast observer of Sabbath would not have his hair cut on […]
Creus
The convent of Sant Francesc (San Francisco) in Palma is always a good place to visit and in particular so for its beautiful cloisters. Now, there is an added bonus […]
Tools of the Trade
I’m not much of a handyman myself. Often I have known despair when I attempted to sort out something only to realize that I did not possess the proper tool […]
The Claustre de Sant Vicent in Manacor
The Dominican Order originated in the south of France at the beginning of the 13th century where the fraternity was known as the Jacobins (Blackfriars in England). Later, during the […]
The Colegio de Montesión
When my friend Lluís went to secondary school quite a few years back, he went to the Colegio de Nuestra Señora de Montesión, then a boys only school. Nowadays, the […]
A Very Long Baleares Day
Next Tuesday, March 1st, the Día de les Illes Balears will be celebrated. As the calendar would have it, the date makes for a splendid puente weekend with plenty a […]
And Give Us This Day Our Daily Water
One element of daily life that has forever been intrinsically entrenched in Mallorcan life is water. Throughout history people have only settled throughout the island where there was a good […]
The Castell de Santueri
I have lamented before on this blog the sorry state that the Castell de Santueri near Felanitx finds itself in. Even though undertakings have been given by the Govern Balear […]
The Museu d’Història de Manacor
Sorry, if I bother you with a second blog entry about museums in Mallorca within just three days. Normally, I would take great care to give you an ample variety […]
The Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca
The Observatori Astronòmic de Mallorca (OAM) appears to have more scientific fame than visitors. Even though, the relatively young observatory is considered a pioneer amongst Spanish observatories. This year, the […]
The Shoe Making Museum
Mallorca now has a shoe making museum, in Inca, where else. Until very recently, when China captured the market of shoe making and everything else, Inca was big in leather […]
Air Traffic Volume
Palma’s airport Son Sant Joan, also known by its airport code as PMI, recorded a total of 21,117,270 air traffic passengers during 2010. That’s 0.4 % less than the year […]
Blowin’ In The Wind
A solar flare might have caused the windy rain conditions over the last day or two, here in Mallorca. Whatever it was, a Yellow alert had been given by AEMet, […]
The Studium Generale Lullianum
The making of a university in Mallorca has been in the works for the best of 735 years. Ramon Llull, Mallorca’s wunderkind, philosopher, poet, theologian and mystic, founded the Col·legi […]
Cardinal Despuig
One of the most eminent families of nobility in Mallorca’s history has to be the Despuig family, counting amongst them the Condes de Montenegro and Condes de Montoro. The most […]
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