Grass Slippers
In Mallorca, a traditional craft of making sandals and shoes fashioned of grass, cane, raffia, palm leaves, sisal, bark, agave fibre, or any other odd plant material, strung, knotted, braided […]
The Teatro Lírico
Mallorca has a surprisingly high number of theatres. In Palma alone, there are the Teatro Principal, the Teatro Xesc Forteza, the Teatro Municipal, the Teatro del Mar, the Teatro Sanç and, […]
The Kaki Tree (Diospyros kaki)
The Kaki fruit, also known as Persimmon (Diospyros kaki), is now in season. A few days ago I saw the first ripe fruits locally on this tree; some local farmers’ markets have also […]
The Monasterio de la Victòria
The Ermita de la Victòria is a small monasterio in the north of Mallorca, near Alcúdia, dating from around 1400. The building was restored and fortified in ca. 1700. About ten […]
Triassic Park
Triassic Park is everywhere, including right here in Mallorca. The Balearic islands had a Triassic period, and a Jurassic one and a Cretaceous one, just the same. Bones and shells and […]
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 […]
Counting the Pesetas
In the old days – make that ten years ago, or twenty, thirty or even forty – banks in this country had funny looking machines, archaically looking like the one […]
Mallorca’s First Fira de Sobrassada
Mallorca celebrates Fires for everything Mallorcan, from the Fira for honey to the Fira for olive oil, and from the Fira for melons to the Fira for herbs. Surprising then, that there […]
The Mallorcan Pine Tree
The Mallorcan pine tree is probably the most widely distributed tree on the island. The tree is also called Aleppo Pine Tree (Pinus halepensis) or Mediterranean Pine Tree. It is […]
The Can Triquet Building in Palma
There are lots of beautiful buildings in Palma de Mallorca. Some buildings pertain to the Gothic period, such as La Seu (the Cathedral), the Sa Llotja building or Bellver Castle, […]
Votive Offerings
Sometimes you can stumble across a corner in a Mallorcan church or monastery, where photos are displayed, often together with the strangest objects, such as a crutch, a letter, a […]
The Patron Saint of the Guardia Civil
The Fiesta del Pilar day is celebrated in Spain today, October 12th, in honor of Nuestra Señora del Pilar. She happens to be the patron saint of Spain’s Guardia Civil, a dedication that appears […]
A New Cappuccino Grand Café
The Mallorcan chain of Cappuccino Grand Cafés recently added a new outlet to their list, the Cappuccino San Nicolás. The interior of this new coffee house is designed in a delightful […]
The Spanish Wild Boar
Even though I took the photo of this friendly fellow here in Mallorca, I must tell you that there are no real Wild Boars (Sus scrofa) on the island, or Jabalís, as they […]
The Cloister of Sant Bonaventura
The Claustro de Sant Bonaventura in Llucmajor has recently been lovingly restored to the original beauty of its 17th century architecture. The building was erected as a convent for the Franciscan […]
The Necrópolis of Son Real
The Necrópolis de Son Real is situated on the outskirts of Can Picafort. This prehistoric graveyard dates back to the Iron Age and was used until the Roman period. More than […]
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