The Gabella de la Sal
Next to the Porta de l’Almudí, also known as Porta de la Gabella de la Sal, at the bottom end of the Passeig des Born in Palma de Mallorca you’ll […]
Magistrates’ Court
Local and national TV stations have been congregating for the last few days, in front of the law courts in Avinguda Alemanya in Palma de Mallorca, together with reporters from […]
The Neighbourhood of Santa Catalina
The neighbourhood of Santa Catalina in Palma de Mallorca is defined by a number of landmark buildings. The Molins de Es Jonquet, the Teatre Mar i Terra, the Hostal Cuba […]
Come Fly With Me
Forty-six years ago this month, Francis Albert Sinatra performed at the Teatro Lírico in Palma de Mallorca in 1964. During the same year, or thereabouts, Ol’ Blue Eyes acquired a […]
III Setmana Internacional d’Orgue
The III Setmana Internacional d’Orgue (3rd International Organ Week) took place all week this week at the Reial Basilica de Sant Francesc in Palma. Tonight, British organist Matthew Martin from […]
Freemasonry In Spain
Last weekend, the Gran Logia de España, the largest Spanish freemasonry lodge, celebrated their annual meeting in Mallorca. For three days, Palma de Mallorca turned into something of a capital […]
Made in 1865
Just before you enter the Esglèsia de l’Anunciació in Palma, also known as the Esglèsia de Sant Crist de la Sang, you pass the Hospital General as well as a […]
The Torre Musulmana
Not much physical evidence remains in Palma de Mallorca of the Moorish period (902-1229) or on the island as a whole, for that matter. A great shame, really, I believe. […]
Grand Entrance
The main entrance to Palma’s La Seu (the Cathedral) is an impressively ornamented grand entrance called Portal Major. The splendid work dates mainly from 1594 and was completed in 1601. […]
For Whom the Bell Tolls
I love church bells and their sound. I’m not quite sure but I would guess that there might be some 1,000 bells in Mallorcan chapels and churches, not forgetting the […]
Día de les Illes Balears 2010
The Balearic Islands were given the status of Autonomous Region twenty-seven years ago, on March 1st, 1983. Ever since then, this date – today – has been celebrated as Día […]
The Mallorcan Sphinx
Along the Passeig des Born in Palma de Mallorca two pairs of Mallorcan sphinxes can be found. Originally, the passage was a dry riverbed occasionally filling up with water after […]
Intensive Care
A couple of days ago we tried to visit a friend in hospital in Palma. Our elderly Mallorcan friend had been involved in a rather bad accident. A motorist knocked […]
Franco’s Coat Of Arms Is Erased
The monument in the Parc de La Feixina with its origins in the Spanish Guerra Civil has now been cleared of its, for some, provocative inscriptions and in particular, its […]
Cleaning Out My Cupboard
Hey, I’m not implying it’s time for a spring clean even though spring will be in the air very soon. A bit of dusting up might not be a bad […]
Bats, Forevermore
In my never-ending pursuit of introducing you to the image of bats in the city of Palma de Mallorca’s coat of arms, as well as some other unimportant snippets that […]
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