Open Doors At Palau Reial
The Palau Reial in Palma de Mallorca (shown here) is a fabulous building dating from 1882. It is now the seat of the Consell de Mallorca, currently presided over by […]
The Diocesan Museum in Palma
The Palau Episcopal, the residence of the Bishop of Mallorca, has undergone an extensive renovation, recently. Nine months ago, the Museu Diocesà re-opened in the new setting, and a visit is highly […]
Carriages, Before Hispano-Suiza
The first motorcar ever to be matriculated in Spain was a Hispano-Suiza, in 1898 in Barcelona. The Fábrica Hispano-Suiza de Automóviles was founded that very same year by Emilio de la Cuadra […]
The Rise of China
China demonstrated their abilities of competitiveness with great ease at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, winning 51 Gold, 21 Silver and 28 Bronze medals during the last fortnight. Not all competitions […]
Rambla dels Ducs de Palma de Mallorca
The Rambla in Palma de Mallorca used to be called Passeig de La Rambla. During the Franco years and after the Spanish Civil War, the Rambla was, however, called Vía […]
Quo Vadis?
Should you ever come to this crossroad of steps in the old town of Palma de Mallorca, you might ask yourself the question Quo vadis? (Latin for: Where are you going?). Well, […]
Wealth and Privilege
Most of the 25,000,000 annual passengers that fly in or out of PMI airport in Palma de Mallorca (give or take a few) use an Airbus or a Boeing airplane for […]
Closing Down
The Summer Sales are in their final phase, and merchandise has been discounted down, and down some more. The furniture store shown here was not offering rebajas on the occasion of […]
XXIV Trofeo Almirante Conde de Barcelona
Palma de Mallorca stages the Trofeo Almirante Conde de Barcelona, an annual Vintage Boats regatta now in its 24th year. The trophy race is organized by the Real Fundación Hispania de Barcos and […]
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Pictures) is apparently turning into the fastest-grossing blockbuster movie in Hollywood history. It is out now in a cinema near you in most parts of […]
Etruscan Delights
The Etruscans do not really have a relationship with Mallorca, or Spain at all, to my knowledge. But there is a delightful and interesting exhibition about the Etruscan civilisation to be seen […]
Raimundus Lullus
Ramon Llull (also Raimundus Lullus or Raimundo Lulio) is probably one of the most important figures in Mallorcan history. I have blogged about him already, in my entry dated November […]
Real C. D. Mallorca
Rumours have it that Mallorcan First Division football club, Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, has been sold. The club was originally founded in 1916. In 1945, the club moved to its […]
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 […]
19th Century Regal Pharmacy
The pharmacy shown here dates from 1857. It was a gift presented by the Spanish Reina Isabel II de Borbón when she visited Palma de Mallorca in 1852, aged 22, on her way […]
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