The Convent of Santa Magdalena
The Convento de Santa Magdalena in Palma de Mallorca is the monastery where in 1552, a 21 year old girl was admitted into sisterhood. Catalina Tomàs eventually became Mallorca’s only […]
Cogita Tute
I must confess that I like libraries, private libraries, public libraries, or off-limits libraries such as the one shown here. I simply like books, better still, I love books. Here, […]
The Oratory de la Consolació
Santanyí in the south east of the island is a very particular Mallorcan pueblo, famous for artists like Cittadini, Sapere or Irueste, writers such as Blai Bonet, musicians like María […]
The Monasterio de la Victòria
The Ermita de la Victòria is a small monasterio in the north of Mallorca, near Alcúdia, dating from around 1400. The building was restored and fortified in ca. 1700. About ten […]
The Annual Marxa a Lluc
Should you have wanted to participate in the annual Marxa des Güell a Lluc a peu, the legendary pilgrimage walk up to Lluc, you have left it too late, I am […]
Ermita de Betlém
Outside of Palma de Mallorca, only a handfull of monasteries or ermitas are still inhabited by monks. The Ermita de Betlém (Bethlehem), not far from Artà, is one of the […]
A World Apart
There are plenty of monasteries and convents all over Mallorca, perhaps 60 or so, with a good number of them in the island capital, Palma de Mallorca. Spain was an […]
Leylines in Mallorca
You may have heard at least something about Leylines without realising exactly what they were. I found an interesting website on the subject; you could have a read and find […]
The Monastery of Sant Salvador
I have a confession to make: I like monasteries. I am not a devout person but I seem to react in a particular way to the spiritual vibrations that most […]
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 […]
Quietness
We spent a few days away, last weekend. The weather was gorgeous as you know (seems to have changed now, just in time for Easter). What made the weekend away […]
Voluntas Virtus Veritas
Ramon Llull (or Raimundus Lullus) was a very eminent writer, thinker and philosopher. You ought to know a thing or two about him (perhaps you do). Llull is considered one […]
The Monastery of Lluc
The Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Lluc (Santuari de Lluc) in the municipality of Escorcas, is the largest monastery on the island of Mallorca. The statue of a brown Virgin […]
Not Every Sanctuary is a Castle
Artà is a small town in the north east of Mallorca. The attractive place is crowned by what looks from afar like a fortress, but isn’t really. The sanctuary of […]
The Monastery of La Real
One of the nicest but probably least known monasteries in Mallorca is the Monestir de Santa Maria de la Real in Son Espases, just outside of Palma de Mallorca, the […]
Under Monastic Vows
Spain is a deeply religious society, even though that slowly seems to be changing. Religious here means Catholic. On the island of Mallorca there are some 45 monasteries, of which […]
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