It is a pity really that the pueblo of Valldemossa seems to suffer the dubious fame of being associated forever with not much more than the visit by Frédéric Chopin […]
Catalina Capellà Salvà and Eusebi Colomer Servera are expected to return home today after a three year journey, pedalling around the world. The two cycling adventurers hail from Porreres (Mallorca) […]
Thirty years ago today, Mark David Chapman put a vicious end to the life of John Winston Lennon (1940-1980). Lennon was murdered in cold blood by Chapman in New York […]
Robert Ranke Graves (1895-1985) died 25 years ago today, here, on this very island. Graves had come to Mallorca and the village of Deià with fellow poet Laura Riding, in […]
I went to Port de Sóller yesterday, trying to recapture a street scene that had been photographed in 1962 by Alfred Eisenstaedt, and later published by Life Magazine. Alfred Eisenstaedt […]
Spain and, indeed, the whole world of Catholic faith is celebrating its dead today, November 1st. Some dead are dearly remembered whilst others may be forgotten. Kenneth Cromar Tilman found […]
The waning moon is entering its last quarter today, October 30th. The crescent moon is quite an important symbol in Mallorcan life by way of Mallorcan heraldry. Over the centuries, […]
Coinciding with the 70th birthday of John Winston Lennon (1940-1980), the XI Fira Internacional del Disc a Mallorca will be held at Palma Arena from tomorrow until Sunday (October 8th […]
In 1769, one Pope resided in Avignon, and another one in Rome. The United States of America were not yet constituted, not even remotely imagined. The West coast of what […]
Earlier this morning Rafa Nadal won his ninth Grand Slam title, adding the only trophy that he had missed so far to his large collection of prizes. By completing his […]
Abraham Cresques and his son Jehuda Cresques are two eminent cartographers of maritime maps and portolan charts from the 14th century. Their most famous single work may well be the […]
Cemeteries are rather peculiar places. They are not only sites of reverence for the deceased, perhaps a family member, but, they also are a testament of times gone by and, […]
Tonight at 22h00, Patti Smith, one of the most original and influential artists of American rock in the ’70s, will give a concert in Lloseta, in the gardens of the […]
The 10th International Robert Graves Conference kicked off yesterday in Palma de Mallorca and will continue until Saturday, July 10th. These conferences are biannual events which are staged alternately in […]
If ever you have visited Ramon Llull’s tomb, inside the Basilica de Sant Francesc in Palma de Mallorca, you may have found yourself confronted with seven beautifully carved pieces of […]