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 Mallorcan Pine Tree
The Mallorcan pine tree is probably the most widely distributed tree on the island. The tree is also called Aleppo Pine Tree (Pinus halepensis) or Mediterranean Pine Tree. It is […]
The Esclatassang Mushroom Season
When Setas are on offer in the Mallorcan markets, one knows that Autumn has arrived. Somehow it seems a bit earlier this year than expected, but there we are. Temperatures […]
Barn Owls and Other Falconry
A friendly Bubo bubo eagle owl greeted me the other day, surrounded by his mates, a barn owl and a common owl. There were other birds of prey, such as […]
Wine Festival in Binissalem
For hundreds, possibly thousands of years, it was men and women who performed the harvest dance in barrels and presses of stomping or treading grapes into what is commonly referred to […]
The Cabra Mallorquina
The Cabra Mallorquina is a semi-wild goat that roams freely in the mountainous regions of the island, mainly in the Serra de Tramuntana, the Serra de Llevant (near Artà), and the […]
Autumn Surf
One does not necessarily think of Mallorca when thinking of Surfing in Spain. Tarifa tends to come to one’s mind and the west coast of Andalucía, or the Canary Islands, […]
Ànima Negra
In 1994, three young wine enthusiasts from Felanitx decided that they wanted to create a vino tinto from the Mallorcan Callet grape variety that would be better than your average […]
Mallorca’s Only Native Palm Tree
The Palmito (Chamaerops humilis) is the only truly autochthonous palm tree in Mallorca. None of Mallorca’s millions of other palm trees are native to the Balearic Isles, or indeed, Spain, neither […]
The Very Expensive Raor Razorfish
The Raor (Xyrichtys novacula) is a wrasse or pearly razorfish of the family of Labridae that can now be found – at a price – in your local fishmarket. You have to […]
La Gota Fría
The weather in Mallorca has been erratic this year as any local campesino would testify should you care to ask him. However, I dare say that one of the regular features […]
Juicy Grapes
I was pleased to see this year’s first Mallorcan grapes on sale in the local markets, a week ago; they tasted really good, by the way. I was surprised, however, to read in […]
Full Moon Today
2008 is a year with twelve moons. That is not an oxymoron; next year, 2009, will be one of the few years when we will experience thirteen Full Moons, at least […]
The Perseids
The Perseids are meteoric showers or shooting stars that can best be observed at this time of year. In Medieval Europe, the Perseids were also known as the Tears of Saint Lawrence. […]
Parque Natural de Mondragó
I found this fish eating bird at close range at the coast of the Parque Natural de Mondragó, not far from Santanyí, in the South East of Mallorca. The Nature Reserve […]
Forest Fire Alert
The heat wave over the last week or so, with temperatures in Mallorca reaching up to 39º C (in Sa Pobla), now gives way to concern. Everything is utterly dry. The authorities […]
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