Gambas de Sóller
Fresh fish, seafood, shellfish and other Mediterranean food delights are some of the many reasons why the Mediterranean diet is considered healthy and full of nutritional benefits. The sheer variety […]
Sweet November
Even though snow is predicted in Mallorca for Friday at an altitude of 700 m, November can be a lovely month in the Balearic Isles. There have been a number […]
Happy Birthday, PMI
The airport of Son Sant Joan in Palma de Mallorca is looking back at 50 years of commercial operation. During the Summer of 1960, all commercial flights were redirected from […]
Oli de Mallorca
It is said that olive trees (Olea europaea) were introduced by the Phoenicians and Greeks to the Iberian Peninsula from where somehow they eventually reached Mallorca. After the conquest of […]
The Artist Ferrán Aguiló
Ferrán Aguiló (Palma de Mallorca, 1957) is a Mallorcan artist with dexterity and passion. A large retrospective exhibition of his sculpted animals, plants and organic forms is currently on display […]
The Mediterranean Diet
Earlier this week, UNESCO (United Nations) published a list of 200 Intangible Cultural Heritage practices and expressions, to help demonstrate and safeguard “the diversity of this heritage and raise awareness […]
No Sound Of Music
In the past few years, musical presentations and concerts were put on in Mallorca during the week leading up to November 22nd on the occasion of Santa Cecília (Saint Cecilia, […]
La Immaculada Concepció
There must be over 300 churches and chapels in Mallorca. Most of these churches are pretty dark inside, sombre, forbidding, authoritarian, almost fear inspiring. The parish church in Ca’s Concos […]
The Feast Of The Sacrifice
The biblical story of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God has its corresponding ritual in the Islamic faith in the Fiesta del Cordero, the celebratory slaughter […]
The Moth With The Startling Skull
Keeping one’s eyes open is one of the prerequisites for keeping a daily photo blog alive for an uninterrupted 42 months. Like yesterday, when on my way to the car […]
Pumpkin Pie
Mallorca is in the midst of its Firas de Tardor celebrations, the autumnal fairs and markets. Llucmajor had its firas in October, and Inca was celebrating its three successive autumn firas […]
Family Matters
Mallorca has predominantly been a rural society for many centuries. People got married – in church – and had lots of children, sometimes five or six of them. I know […]
The Torre de Ses Puntes
The Torre de Ses Puntes in Manacor dates back to the early 14th century when it was a fortified stronghold ready to defend against intrusion from Saracen or pirate invaders. […]
Can Corbella
Can Corbella is one of Palma’s most original buildings, just down from Plaça Cort, on the corner of Carrer Santo Domingo. Its beauty is simply spellbinding. The late 19th century […]
November Haiku
I am not quite sure what you will think about my urge to quote a haiku poem on this blog. When I took this photo the day before yesterday, the […]
The Organ in Palma’s Cathedral
The órgano mayor (main organ) in Palma’s Cathedral dates from 1789, was designed by Pere Josep Bosch and was inaugurated in 1797. The instrument has four manual keyboards with 56 […]
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