Pruning Back the Palm Trees
One does not often see a palm tree pruned back the professional way. The man seen here had the professional tool, a sharp blade attached to a short handle to […]
Retirement Home
When it comes to retirement we could all do much worse than be spending our last few years in peaceful splendour such as the one shown here. What you see […]
Courtyard Tours
An array of historic courtyards in Palma de Mallorca will be opened for public view in a few weeks time, at the occasion of Corpus Christi. This religious festival comes […]
Hot Chocolate Heaven
In Palma’s Casc Antic (Old Town), between Plaça Santa Eulàlia and Plaça Major, you can find Mallorca’s best Xocolateria, C’an Juan de S’Aigo. Thick hot chocolate is served with Ensaïmadas […]
La Seu
La Seu is the Mallorcan name for the splendid Gothic cathedral in Palma de Mallorca. Begun in 1230, the cathedral was not finished until 1601. Most people look up to […]
Gothic Cloisters
There are many monasteries and convents on the island of Mallorca, and some cloisters. There is little doubt in my mind that the finest cloisters are to be found at […]
Botanical Cactus Garden
Botanicactus near Ses Salines in South East Mallorca is a huge botanical garden mainly specializing in cacti, which also boasts palm trees, bamboos, agaves and other succulent plants, plus an […]
The Cabrera National Park
The Cabrera National Park is a small archipelago of islands and islets, some 13 km south of Colònia de Sant Jordi. The Parque Nacional del Archipiélago de Cabrera includes Estells […]
Almudaina Palace Museum
You can visit this lovely courtyard at the Palau Reial de l’Almudaina which is the official seat of King Juan Carlos I when in Mallorca (not his home, just his […]
The Arab Baths
The year 707 A. D. marked the beginning of the Medina Mayurka, the settlement that once had been Palmaria Palmensis and that today is known as Palma de Mallorca. No […]
Spring Lambs
Spring has sprung and with it, the Spring lambs’ season. If you like eating meat, you ought to try Mallorcan lamb. Succulent, tender, hearty, scrumptious. Have a pierna de cordero […]
Raixa, Beauty And the Consell de Mallorca
One of the most beautiful manor houses in Mallorca has to be Raixa, on the foot of the Tramuntana mountain range, in the municipality of Bunyola. The finca was founded […]
The Windmill Trail
Windmills for bringing up water for irrigation purposes were introduced to Mallorca in 1847 by a Dutch engineer, Paul Bouvy Schorenberg. The first mill of that type was erected in […]
Sharing Food With the Angels
Sunday, March 30th, you have a chance to do as the Mallorcans do. All you have to do is prepare some homemade panades or rubiols and take them to the […]
Water Cures
Johan Blaeu published his Atlas Maior in 1665. A magnificent piece of Earth View, some 350 years before Google Earth. Already at that time, the Baños de Sant Joan de […]
The Tramuntana Snow Show
Easter was full of weather surprises this year. Britain, Germany and the north of Spain had massive amounts of snow but, surprisingly, Mallorca’s mountain region was not far behind. I […]
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