Seven Sisters
Es Baluard is the name of an old city fortress in Palma de Mallorca dating from medieval times. A few years ago the ruined fortress was rebuilt and converted with […]
To See the Sea
Here is an interesting story for the beginning of the Autumn season. Happy times to you all. I know a Mallorcan lady, aged 93, who told me the other day […]
On Your Bikes
The municipal police force of Palma de Mallorca has equipped some of their men (and women) on the beat with snazzy mountain bikes to facilitate their quick chase after whoever […]
Immerse Yourself at the Es Baluard Museum in Palma
September 20th is an important date on the art circuit […]
Patrimonio Historico
Palma is full of historic remnants like this old arched passageway, called La Portella, not far from Palma’s cathedral. It connects the old town with the Parc de la Mar, […]
For Sale – Se Vende
If you should want to buy a wee townhouse somewhere in the South, you could find much worse than this small, end-of-terrace Spanish cottage in the town (village?) of Felanitx, […]
Happy Centenary
I started this daily photo blog last June 10th and, whoosh, a hundred days have passed. To celebrate my one hundredth blog entry, what better way than to give you […]
United Nations Want Man From Felanitx
Miquel Barceló is a Mallorcan artist born in Felanitx of quite some repute. He came to even more fame than he already had when his St. Peter’s chapel apsis was […]
Teatro Principal, Now Beautifully Restored
Mallorca has celebrated its Diada de Mallorca two days ago, September 12th. The Diada commemorates the oath taken by Mallorcan King Jaume II in 1276. This year, the official act […]
A Garden of Eden of Sorts
Mallorca is not only a paradise for nature lovers, but is also renowned for its plentitude of marvellous gardens. It is widely acknowledged that the art of irrigation was brought […]
L’Espigolera in Llucmajor
Mallorcan churches always amaze me. The smallest village, of perhaps only twenty buildings or less, takes pride in an enormous parish church. Larger pueblos may have two or even three […]
Dental Clinic in the Modernist Style
What you and I call Art Nouveau or Art Deco, even Jugendstil, is called Modernismo in Spain. Prime examples of Modernismo are the buildings of Antoní Gaudí. In Palma de […]
Life in the Days of Yore
Mallorca used to be one of the poorest regions of Spain. People hardly had enough to eat. I know a man who told me that his total earnings for one […]
Apocynaceae
The oleander (Nerium Oleander) is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. You may know this Mediterranean plant by some other name, such as Adelfa, Alheli […]
A Whiter Shade of Pale
We used to live happily in the country side near the village of Ca’s Concos des Cavaller, before we moved to the town of Felanitx, seven years ago. The photo […]
A Place Under the Sun
When one thinks of beaches on the island of Mallorca, most people would think of Arenal or Magalluf. Crowded beaches, they are. If you don’t go for the obvious, you […]
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