Festes de Sant Pere
Port d’Alcúdia is celebrating its Festes de Sant Pere (the Patron Saint of fishermen) with a gathering of the giants and also, a correfoc. Whilst the main day of festivities […]
The Mallorcan Sea Turtle
The Mallorcan Sea Turtle (Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Castellano: Tortuga boba, Latin: Caretta caretta) is in a pretty vulnerable state, or so the Fundación Aspro Natura Marineland would have us know. […]
The Mostra de la Llampuga
The Mostra de la Llampuga will take place tomorrow, October 11th, in Cala Rajada. There were rumours in the press that this year’s Mostra would not take place, but it […]
Zen and the Art of Boat Building
The craft of boat building from wood to my mind is an art form. The traditional Mallorcan fishing boat is called a Llaüt or Llagut (you can also find the […]
Fishing For Food
Times are hard for some in Mallorca. Money is tight, employment is low and the figures for unemployment are higher here than they have been for the last 30 years. […]
The Gordian Knot
The skilled tying of knots is a very challenging task to master as any sailor or fisherman will tell you, or any boy scout for that matter. There are knots […]
Gone Fishing?
The fishing fleet of Mallorca consists of 34 fishing boats and trawlers. Most of the fleet is based in Palma, but there are a handful of fishing boats also in Andratx, […]
The Mallorca Photo Blog 