The Common Juniperus Tree
The Juniper tree is a pretty common sight in Mallorca. To me it is one of the nicest trees on the island, but sadly, it seems somehow underrated. It is […]
Embroidery
Mallorcans take a lot of pride in the abilities of their hands. Campesinos learn from their fathers at a young age how to graft a vine or a fruit tree. […]
Solvitur Ambulando
Solvitur ambulando is a supposed quote by Sant Agustí, also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis. It means ‘it is resolved by walking’. In other words, ideas come to us by […]
The Occasional Coves de Bellver
Outside of Palma, atop a hill called Puig de Sa Mesquida, sits the Castell de Bellver, built between 1300 and 1309 for Rei Jaume II., Mallorca’s first ever very own […]
Fewer Road Deaths
Spain seems to be an accident happy country; Heaven knows, why. Whenever there is the end of a holiday period or of a long weekend, or of a puente, the […]
The Stupendous Calvari in Pollença
There is one big question concerning Mallorca: when is the best time to be on the island, the temporada alta or the Off-Season? I don’t mind summer in Mallorca at […]
Mallorcan Cave Paintings
There is an amazing amount of old stuff around in Mallorca. Sadly, a large number of old buildings were desecrated, destroyed or built upon, largely in those cases where old […]
A Year of 13 Moons
Today, January 18th, we can contemplate a Half Moon, waning. In a Year of 13 Moons is a movie by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. 2009 happens to be such a rare […]
Sant Honorat, Sant Antoni & Sant Sebastià
Sant Honorat, Sant Antoni and Sant Sebastià are very big […]
Insectology
One thing about Mallorca is, that one can see it any which way one wants. This island has so many different facets. Sometimes I wonder if I portray this island […]
Agriculture, the Biodynamic Way
For centuries, Mallorca used to be an agricultural community, reaping the fruit of the land: carobs, almonds, olives, oranges, wine, apricots, potatoes, tangerines, lemons, capers, you name it. But with […]
The Convent of Santa Magdalena
The Convento de Santa Magdalena in Palma de Mallorca is the monastery where in 1552, a 21 year old girl was admitted into sisterhood. Catalina Tomàs eventually became Mallorca’s only […]
Cogita Tute
I must confess that I like libraries, private libraries, public libraries, or off-limits libraries such as the one shown here. I simply like books, better still, I love books. Here, […]
The Crocodile of Na Coca
There are no crocodiles in Mallorca, as far as I know. It’s not the proper climate for reptiles, really. Funny then, that there should be a mummified crocodile on permanent […]
At Peace in Orient
I am almost sure that the village of Orient on the border between the Tramuntana mountain range and the region of Es Raiguer may well be the smallest village on […]
Catalina Homar
Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria was born 1847 in Florence as a cousin of the Hapsburg emperor. For the purpose of scientific studies in the Balearic Islands, he first came […]
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