Municipal Water Sports
The city of Palma de Mallorca is well equipped for water sports with swimming pools in the Palau Municipal d’Esports Son Moix, the Piscinas Municipales Son Hugo, the Polideportivo Municipal […]
And Give Us This Day Our Daily Water
One element of daily life that has forever been intrinsically entrenched in Mallorcan life is water. Throughout history people have only settled throughout the island where there was a good […]
Maritime Pilotage
For five weeks now, Spain has been in the throes of an Estado de Alarma (State of Emergency) and will continue to be so at least until 24h00, January 15th. […]
Gregarious Gulls
My wife commented on yesterday’s blog entry which, in her opinion, was all a bit gloomy. She is probably right; it was all a bit of the glass is half […]
The Forgotten War
Boats in Spain and elsewhere often have names that tell a story. Often it is the tale of a loving relationship, often a symbol of pomp or showiness, often no […]
Salt of This Sea
It seems as though the Mediterranean Sea is much saltier than the sea of the oceans (39-40 kg of salt per 1,000 litres as opposed to 32-37 kg of salt […]
After the Storm
It is not unusual in Balearic latitudes for autumn storms to cause havoc. It is not always as bad as it has been over the last three, four days, but […]
The Amerigo Vespucci Tall Ship in Palma
Last Tuesday night, the Italian tall ship Amerigo Vespucci sailed into Palma de Mallorca, on its way from Cadiz to Italy. The vessel is a school ship of the Italian […]
Weather Vane
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 […]
The Failed Aquarium
The Centro de Interpretación del Parque Nacional Maritimoterrestre de Cabrera in Colònia de Sant Jordi was opened to the public only two years ago, in 2008. The centre had been […]
Agua Potable
Water is important. You may not think about the importance of having water available until you run out of it. In the old days, houses in Mallorca were not connected […]
A Change of Perspective
May I suggest that you leave the island of Mallorca. Seriously. Surprise yourself with a change of perspective and treat yourself to a look at Mallorca from a different viewpoint, […]
Water
The best garden architecture in Mallorca always works with a play of water, fountains, a pond, basins, a trickle. One says that it was the Moors, a long time ago, […]
The Placeta de Sant Jeroni
The Placeta de Sant Jeroni in Palma’s old town is adorned by a very charming fountain with four water spouting lion heads, dating from 1860. The small square lies at […]
The Dragonera Kayak Event
The annual Volta a Dragonera en Piragüa, now in its 18th year, should have started this morning (09h00) from the beach of Sant Elm. However, due to adverse weather conditions, […]
Death in the Swimming Pool
Now, with the swimming season about to start, a warning might be appropriate of the inherent dangers of swimming pools. Every year, there are some 80 children under the age […]
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