The Mallorca Photo Blog

The European Day of Jewish Culture 2012

Next Sunday, September 2nd, the European Day of Jewish Culture 2012 will be celebrated in Europe, in Spain as well as here in Mallorca. This year’s event will be under […]

Customs & Traditions

The Day When Felanitx Is Ruled By The Penyas

Today, the town of Felanitx is celebrating its patron saint day, the Festes de Sant Agustí. Every year, August 28th turns into a bit of a bit of a pandemonium […]

Farming

Ban Lifted on Gorgollassa, Giró and Viognier Grapes

The 2012 wine harvest has started. It is always the […]

Events

Hen Nights, Mallorca Style

If you spend enough hours at Palma’s airport like I did the other night waiting for a friend whose plane was delayed for two hours, you’ll be treated to all […]

Architecture

The Torre de Cala Pi

The Torre de Cala Pi is one of three coastal defense towers in the municipality of Llucmajor, together with the Torre de Cap Blanc and the Torre de s’Estelella, and is […]

Beaches

Cool in the Pool

You may be surprised when I tell you that we do not possess a swimming pool. We had guests staying with us the other day, for a week or so. […]

Customs & Traditions

The Seduction of the Minotaur

You may not believe me, but I have been trying to get into the Colisseu Balear, the Plaça de toros (Palma bullring), for at least five or six years, to […]

Mallorca

Recently, Mallorca’s 35,000 Muslims were observing Ramadan, 30 days of fasting, abstinence and prayer between daybreak and sunset. Last Saturday was the last day of Ramadan. On Sunday morning, one […]

Health

Till Death Us Do Part

Death comes to all, but now, at a price. The recently announced hike in the rate of Spanish IVA (Value Added Tax) will affect some more than others. School books […]

Art & Artists

Slumbering Beauties

I have occasionally been asked about, or sometimes even been criticized for, my intermittent reporting on matters of the Catholic church. There were suggestions that my blog entries on monasteries in […]

Automobiles

A Screech, a Bang And a Spin

Last night, having just finished a latish supper, our son was waiting for a friend to arrive. They were ready to go to some verbenas in Montuïri, a pueblo half […]

Fiestas & Festivals

A Night at the Opera, Sa Pobla Style

It was quite unbelievable, extraordinary and praiseworthy. An annual Jazz Festival has been staged for the last 18 years in the deepest province of the island of Mallorca, in Sa […]

Daily Life

Fifty Grades of Shade

We have recently been sent a heavy humid heat wave from the African land expanse. The Agencia Estatal de Meteorología has seen itself prompted to issue a Yellow Alert warning of […]

History

Fra Juníper Serra, the Mallorcan Missionary

Fra Juníper Serra was born in the village of Petra on November 24th, 1713. Padre Serra was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 25th, 1988. Mallorca is currently […]

Customs & Traditions

Coca de Albaricoques

I know, I have left this a bit late as we now are at the tail end of the apricot season but, still. You must try one of the delights […]

Mallorca

The Festividad de la Mare de Déu d’Agost

Tomorrow, August 15th, Catholic Spain celebrates the Festividad de la […]

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