The Battle Of Sóller
Yesterday, Sóller held its Es Firó festivities, the annual re-enactment of the battle against Moorish invaders, also known as the battle of the Moros y Cristianos. There are a number […]
Sheena, the Champion Cow
The month of May is usually a busy month for Mallorcan villages. It is the time of the Fires, the Fires del Maig. The weekend before last, the pueblos of […]
The Archaeological Trail
The Consell de Mallorca is organizing a series of guided visits to archaeological sites, complete with activities for adults and children. The archaeological site of Los Closos de Can Gaià […]
The Montpelier Rock Rose (Cistus monspeliensis)
A very common shrub in Mallorcan open spaces near wooded […]
Zen and the Art of Boat Building
The craft of boat building from wood to my mind is an art form. The traditional Mallorcan fishing boat is called a Llaüt or Llagut (you can also find the […]
The Sun And the Moon
Most people head to the Mediterranean for the sun. Sun, sea, Sangria and a bit of sex perhaps. But you will find, if you talk to the locals here, that […]
The Llotja Chapel
Surely, one of the nicest chapels in Palma de Mallorca has to be the Capilla de la Llotja, dating from the late 16th century and built in the Gothic style. […]
Fishing For Food
Times are hard for some in Mallorca. Money is tight, employment is low and the figures for unemployment are higher here than they have been for the last 30 years. […]
Family Planning
Matters of family planning would not appear to be of a major concern in the animal kingdom, at least not in the realm of beetles and insects, or so it […]
Suerte
I could not resist taking a photograph when I saw this horseshoe converted into a handle at a local barn door. In Mallorca, horseshoes are not seen as good luck […]
Cockfights in Mallorca
The other day I went back to a place in Manacor where I had watched a cockfight some 30 years ago. Cock fighting is a blood sport between two roosters, […]
Art And Artists
Some people claim that there are about 7,000 artists making their living from art in Mallorca. One has to assume then that Mallorca is an island where art and artists […]
The Palma Boat Show
The XXVI Saló Nàutic (Salón Náutico) Internacional de Palma is in full swing now. Some 160 exhibitors present more than 300 boats on Palma’s Moll Vell in Paseo Maritimo until […]
The Wild One
Two or three dozen Harley-Davidson riders came to Felanitx last Sunday and proudly presented their Fat Boys, Evolutions and Twin Cams to an eager audience of motorcycle starved Felanitx youngsters. […]
Unpredictable Weather Patterns
The weather forecast has been somewhat unpredictable of late, at least here in Mallorca. A week ago or so it seemed that we were heading for Summer but not surprisingly, […]
The Mallorcan Land Tortoise
Three species of indigenous tortoises exist in Mallorca. The Testudo hermanni (shown here) is a land tortoise and can be found in the eastern parts of the island, in particular […]
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