Cape Gooseberries (Physalis peruviana)
I did not know that the Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) grew in Mallorca, but it does. A friend of ours planted six or seven plants in his finca near Felanitx. […]
Palma Arena
You may have heard of the Palma Arena, a new sports venue in Palma de Mallorca. Palma Arena was built as a velodrome for indoor cycling races. It was inaugurated in 2007 […]
Death of a Shrewd Matriarch
María del Carmen Francisca de Paula Delgado y Roses, widow of Juan March Servera (1906-1973), died five weeks ago, age 96. I meant to tell you about her decease before, but I did […]
Heritage Neglected
The Poblat Talaiotic els Antigors near Ses Salines in the South East of Mallorca offers the remains of a Talaiotic settlement, dating back to perhaps 1,200 B. C. Given that […]
A Hike in the Torrent de Pareis
One of the most exhilarating, albeit taxing hikes you can undertake on the island of Mallorca is in the Torrent de Pareis. Since 2003, this gorge has been protected as […]
A Frog Prince
You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your handsome prince. A lot of frogs were around the other day making a lot of noise, but none […]
Local Hero
Mallorca’s local hero Rafael Nadal, Wimbledon Champion 2008, is now back on the island, via Stuttgart, where he had to withdraw from the Mercedes Cup due to an injury sustained […]
Summer in Mallorca
There can be no doubt. Summer has finally arrived in Mallorca. Ever since the last heavy rains in June, Mallorca has enjoyed high temperatures of around 30º C and up […]
The Very Odd Cabrera Visiting Centre
A new Visiting Centre for the Parque Nacional del Archipiélago de Cabrera was officially inaugurated on July 1st, 2008, in Colònia de Sant Jordi, in the municipality of Ses Salines. It is a […]
Surprise Resignation in Felanitx
In a press conference two days ago, Felanitx batlesa Catalina Soler Torres announced her resignation from her post as the town’s mayoress. Her resignation from the office comes coupled with an […]
Polo in Mallorca
One does not hear a lot about Polo being played in Mallorca. That is Polo as a team sport played outdoors on horseback. Yes, there is professionally played Polo in Spain, on the […]
Nadal Won Wimbledon on Third Bid
Rafael Nadal is this athletic 22-year old tennis player from Mallorca. Rafa crowned his best season ever by finally winning The All England Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) championships in Wimbledon, […]
Sa Calobra Concerts
The beach of Sa Calobra comes with probably one of the nicest beach settings of any platja in Mallorca. If only it was less tricky to get there. The 12 […]
The Return of the Prodigal Apricot
Last year was a strange year in Mallorca in botanic terms. There were no apricots in Mallorca. On a tree that normally is laden with hundreds of apricots, there were […]
The Festival de Pollença 2008
The renown and acclaimed Festival de Pollença starts today with its 47th edition. This year’s programme is launched with the Messa da Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi, which is performed by the Orquestra Simfònica […]
Honky Tonk Donkeys
The donkey (Equus asinus asinus) is in a way the animal that the Catalonians like to represent themselves with, as opposed to the Osborne toro (bull). Mallorca is not really part of […]
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