Universitas Baliarica
Hundreds of students are on strike at the Universitat de les Illes Balears in Palma de Mallorca. Since September 2008, some 40 to 60 students are living in protest on […]
Hapless Cruise Ship Back in Palma
The hapless cruise ship MSC Fantasia is back in Palma after a two week voyage to the Western Mediterranean. The Italian owned MSC Cruises launched the 133,500-ton cruise liner Fantasia […]
The Avenida Building
In the old days, there were no tall buildings in Mallorca, with the obvious exception of churches, the Cathedral, towers or castles. Residential buildings in Palma de Mallorca never exceeded […]
Take A Walk On the Wild Side
You may have read reports in your local (Mallorcan) newspapers that a new walkway has opened along Palma’s Dic de l’Oest (Dique del Oeste, West Pier) earlier this month. The […]
The Islamic Eight-Point Star
The Islamic Eight-Point Star is called Khatim. We may also know it as the Star of Lakshmi, a prominent symbol of Hinduism. What has any of that to do with […]
The Oratori de Sant Pau
In a square behind Palma’s Cathedral, and adjoining with the Palau Episcopal, the Oratori de Sant Pau can be found, a Gothic construction from the 15th century. Inside, we find […]
Gone Fishing?
The fishing fleet of Mallorca consists of 34 fishing boats and trawlers. Most of the fleet is based in Palma, but there are a handful of fishing boats also in Andratx, […]
The Consolat de Mar
I’ve never before been inside of the Consolat de Mar building in Passeig Sagrera, until yesterday, that is. The place is normally not open to the public. On the occasion […]
Día de les Illes Balears
The Día de les Illes Balears is commemorating the Estatuto de Autonomia Balear (Statute of Balearic Autonomy) that was given to the Spanish Autonomous Region of the Balearic Isles 26 […]
Street Workers
In Sweden it is illegal to pay for sexual services, but not criminal to sell them. In Holland, prostitution is considered a job that entitles one to Social Security. In […]
Sa Rua Carnival Time
The mad season in Mallorca is in full swing. It’s carnival time. Last Thursday was called Dijous Llarder, meaning the first day of carnival. Sa Rueta is celebrated then in […]
Top Gear
Regular visitors to this blog will have noticed that sometimes I offer photographic evidence of Palma de Mallorca’s insignias bearing a bat. Here’s another fine example, found on the numberplate […]
Spain’s Judiciary Crisis
Tough luck if you are getting divorced in Mallorca and were planning of having the acrimonious dispute settled in court today, once and for ever. Today this will not be […]
Mallorca Transport
Mallorca’s inter-urban trains and buses are associated with one another in a loose network of companies, called Transport de les Illes Balears (t.i.b.). As this is Spain, all transport in […]
The Catalan Atlas of 1375
During the 14th century, Mallorca was particularly renowned for its cartographers, mapmakers and makers of portolan charts. The most famous ones were Abraham Cresques and his son, Jafudà (shown in […]
The Secret Life of Plants
For the first time in its five years of existence, the Baluard Museu d’Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma has put on a truly significant art exhibition: Anselm Kiefer – […]
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