Palma de Mallorca

Happy Landings

This is Palma International Airport. The view is of the terminal building from the car park, with a 5,500 vehicle capacity. PMI airport counts over 22,000,000 air passengers per year […]

Art & Artists

Mysterious Ladies in Waiting

Something mysterious was going on in Palma’s Borne yesterday. An exhibition of some 15 large scale sculptures from the series Les Ménines by the Spanish artist Manolo Valdés (Valencia, 1942), […]

Daily Life

Up, Up and Away

The airport in Palme de Mallorca has been completely rebuilt five times since I first travelled there in 1971. Now, there are plans for a new extension to handle up […]

Daily Life

Giving Sa Guerreria a Face Lift

Palma de Mallorca is being done up. In the district of Sa Guerreria this young work man is busy preparing sand and cement for a re-rendering of the façade of […]

Daily Life

The Little-Known Patio of Palma’s Cathedral

The cathedral in Palma is a beautiful place to see […]

Art & Artists

A Great Little Chapel in Palma’s Cathedral

Felanitx Artist, Miquel Barceló, has spent five years creating an […]

Daily Life

Palma Palm Trees

This is part of the seafront in Palma de Mallorca, at the height of the cathedral. Palma would not be Palma without its palm trees. The photo was taken in […]

History

Palma’s Cathedral is Beautiful

The cathedral in Palma de Mallorca was begun to be built shortly after the Reconquista in 1229. It was built over an older Arab mosque, and it is said that […]

Daily Life

Forum Romanum

In Palma de Mallorca there is a place near the cathedral where the local Forum Romanum was once situated, some millenniums ago. It is not there anymore, but the Studium Generale […]

Daily Life

When it’s Hot, You Need Shade

In the old days, Palma’s inner courtyards were places to meet with the neighbours. On sunny days, here you were finding shade. And passers-bye were given water for the asking. […]

Mallorca

Palma’s Courtyards Are Marvellous

Palma de Mallorca is laden with old buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. Many of these building are graced by courtyards. If you have a chance, take a guided […]

Daily Life

Menu del Día

I do not know what these ladies had at this Palma restaurant, but it was coming up for lunch time, and a Menu del Día was advertised on the blackboard. […]

Art & Artists

Zen Garden in Palma de Mallorca

Not quite as special as the famous Zen Gardens in Kyoto, this little corner at the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Palma de Mallorca invites you for a little […]

History

Sancta Nobis, Bonany

There are perhaps 45 monasteries on the island of Mallorca, including a dozen or so in the island capital of Palma de Mallorca. Less than fifteen are still run by […]

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