The Bridges Of Gaspar Bennàssar
Gaspar Bennàssar i Moner was probably the most influential town architect in Palma ever. He was appointed municipal architect in 1901 and worked for Cort (city hall) until his untimely […]
Emil Racovitza And A Shrimp
Driving along Palma’s Passeig Marítim, just after you pass Ca’n Barbarà, you’ll find the statue of an important looking guy on your right. The statue is in honour of Emil […]
No Cake For Rafa Nadal In Paris
Regular visitors to this photo blog will have noticed that I do the occasional eulogy on the young tennis master from Manacor (Mallorca), Rafa Nadal. Today it will be no […]
Ramon Llull’s Cave
The Santuari Mare de Déu de Cura is a monastery located on top of the Randa mountain in the municipality of Algaida. It is considered an eminently Llullian site (Ramon […]
El Rey Del Clay
Rafa Nadal, the 22 year old from Manacor, Mallorca, made it into the history books once more. He became the first player to win five Monte-Carlo Masters titles in succession […]
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 […]
¡Vamos, Rafa!
Punto, juego, set, partido. Point, game, set and match. He’s done it. What seemed non-winnable for a Spanish tennis player has finally been won: the trophy of the Australian Open […]
Catalina Homar
Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria was born 1847 in Florence as a cousin of the Hapsburg emperor. For the purpose of scientific studies in the Balearic Islands, he first came […]
Joan Miró Died 25 Years Ago Today
The Catalan artist, Joan Miró i Ferrà, died on Christmas Day 1983, 25 years ago today. At the time of his death he was one of Spain’s most important contemporary artists. Since then, […]
Mark Cavendish and the Columbia Team
British UCI Track World Champion (2005 and 2008), Mark Cavendish and his Team Columbia passed through Felanitx yesterday, in their pursuit of some practice session on the island whilst preparing for the new […]
Jørn Utzon, Architect (1918-2008)
Jørn Utzon was a Danish architect best known for designing the Sydney Opera House in Australia. He died in Copenhagen of a heart attack last weekend, age 90. Utzon won the Pritzker […]
Pablo Picasso Meets Joan Miró
The artists, Pablo Ruiz Picasso from Málaga (1881-1973), and Joan Miró i Ferrà from Barcelona (1893-1983), shared a life-long friendship. Both had emigrated from their native Spain to Paris where they met […]
Sulayman Ibn Mansur
Let’s take a look at Mallorca’s history: From about 535 AD, Mallorca became part of the Byzantine Empire, although from the years 698 AD to 902 AD the island was […]
The Book of a Gentile and Three Wise Men
The Fundació “La Caixa” in Palma de Mallorca has done it again. CaixaForum Palma gives us a rather impressive exhibition of an extraordinary man, a great mind and a unique school […]
Santa Margalida, the Saint and the Pirate
Tuesday is market day in Santa Margalida, a quiet, pretty and affluent pueblo in the midst of the Pla area of Mallorca. Testament to the wealth is the large church of Santa […]
Madre Alberta Giménez
Doña Gaietana Alberta Giménez Adrover was a teacher, who was appointed in 1870 as director of the Colegio de la Pureza de María in Palma de Mallorca, a school founded in […]
