People

Gone Missing

A 45-year-old British woman, Jacqueline Tennant, has gone missing on October 9th, whilst out on a hike in the Alcúdia/Pollença area. Her family is more than concerned about her fate […]

Customs & Traditions

Tots Sants

November 1st is celebrated throughout the Catholic world, including Mallorca and all of Spain, as Día de Todos Santos (Tots Sants in Catalàn, All Saints Day), to honour all the […]

Daily Life

Happy Birthday, Mr. Fitzcarraldo

Actor Nikolaus Karl Günther Nakszynski, better known as Klaus Kinski, was born 81 years ago today. Happy birthday. Sadly, this great actor already left us sixteen years ago, but luckily […]

Art & Artists

Library of Mallorcan Artists

One can find a lot of art in Palma de Mallorca. Plenty of the artworks are sculptures, lots of which are placed in public spaces. This one here is a […]

Art & Artists

Las Sombras del Sonido

The late Korean composer and conductor Ahn Eak-tai (1906-1965) played a prominent role in Mallorca’s cultural life. Ahn was the founder of the Palma de Mallorca Symphony Orchestra, in 1946. […]

Art & Artists

Spirit and Genius

Most art museums offer you the artists’ work without any reference to the artists themselves. At the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca, in Palma de Mallorca, you are […]

Daily Life

Happy Moments

This happy couple was wed at Nuestra Señora de Gracia monastery, on top of the Randa mountain, a few days ago. I hope they had a happy honeymoon. Best wishes. […]

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 […]

History

From Mallorca to California

Fray Junípero Serra was born in Petra, Mallorca, Spain. California, USA, hails this missionary as the Founding Father of their state. The photo was chosen from my archive. It was […]

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 […]

Mallorca

Waiting for President Clinton

Petra in the centre of Mallorca, Spain, is the birth place of the Mallorcan missionary, Fray Junípero Serra. Serra is considered the Founding Father of California, USA. In July 1997, […]

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