The Monestir de Sant Bartomeu
I can’t think of many reasons why one should pay the town of Inca a visit, other than buying a pair of shoes or a leather jacket. There’s the weekly […]
Sant Honorat And the Cossiers
Whilst all other villages in Mallorca are preparing for their Sant Antoni and Sant Sebastià festivities, the pueblo of Algaida today celebrates its patron saint, Sant Honorat. The main attraction […]
Palma’s Sa Calatrava District
Do you know the district of Sa Calatrava in Palma’s upper old town? The barrio can be found in the immediate neighbourhood of the Call, Palma’s old Jewish quarters. In […]
Mallorca’s Christian Orthodox Churches
Barely two weeks after everybody else observed Christmas (December 25th), Mallorca’s Orthodox Christians actually celebrate their Christmas today, January 7th. Celebrations took place on Christmas Eve, Orthodox style, last night […]
The Sibil.la Prophecies
The Cant de la Sibil·la is an important part of the Christmas celebrations here in Mallorca. You might have read in the local media that UNESCO heritage laurels were bestowed […]
Midwinter Sun
Last night was the longest night of this year. Not only was the Moon eclipsed by the shadow of the Earth some 16 hours earlier yesterday, albeit invisibly here in […]
A Polyphonic Choir
Followers of this blog may recall that once or twice before I gave publicity to the polyphonic choir, Tenim Cantera. The choir is based in Felanitx with members from here, […]
Betlems in Mallorca
Betlems or Beléns (Nativity scenes) in Mallorca are a wonderful thing. In the past, most Mallorcan families had one in their house; many of them still do. One of the […]
A Brief History of Manacor
I dare say that most people are not much interested in the history of Manacor. This pueblo in Mallorca’s South East is probably best known outside of its municipal limits […]
No Sound Of Music
In the past few years, musical presentations and concerts were put on in Mallorca during the week leading up to November 22nd on the occasion of Santa Cecília (Saint Cecilia, […]
La Immaculada Concepció
There must be over 300 churches and chapels in Mallorca. Most of these churches are pretty dark inside, sombre, forbidding, authoritarian, almost fear inspiring. The parish church in Ca’s Concos […]
The Organ in Palma’s Cathedral
The órgano mayor (main organ) in Palma’s Cathedral dates from 1789, was designed by Pere Josep Bosch and was inaugurated in 1797. The instrument has four manual keyboards with 56 […]
The Church Bells of Sant Miquel
One does not often have the opportunity to climb up to the sanctum sanctorum of a Mallorcan belfry, but yesterday was my lucky day. I have a thing about churchbells […]
Santa Úrsula and the Virgins
Tomorrow, October 21st, Spain and the rest of the Catholic world celebrate Santa Úrsula and the legend of the 11,000 marauded virgins. In the Spanish speaking world, the October 21st […]
The Portal Major
The Cathedral in Palma de Mallorca was built in a spot where earlier the central mosque of Medina Mayurka had stood. In fact, after the re-conquest the Moorish mosque was […]
The Església de Santa Caterina de Sena
The Església de Santa Caterina de Sena in Palma de Mallorca is a church dating from the 17th century, built in the style of Italian Baroque. The church is worthy […]
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