The Quanat in Randa
One of the most peaceful villages in Mallorca has to be Randa. The small pueblo nestles on the slopes of the Puig de Randa which in itself is the home […]
The Palau dels Reis de Mallorca
The famous Palau dels Reis de Mallorca is located in Perpignan, France. Perpignan had been declared the capital of the Kingdom of Mallorca by King Jaume II in 1276, with […]
The Banys Arabs
Did you know that there are two Banys Arabs (Arab Baths) in Palma? One installation is a modern recreation from the 1960s and can be found at the Pueblo Español, […]
The Conquistador
December 31st is Jaume I’s big day, or so we are told. Mallorca had been governed by Moorish Walís since the year 902. Already in 1205, King Pedro II of […]
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 […]
The Feast Of The Sacrifice
The biblical story of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God has its corresponding ritual in the Islamic faith in the Fiesta del Cordero, the celebratory slaughter […]
Eid al-Fitr
This year’s fasting period is over. Today’s New Moon signifies the end of Ramadan in Mallorca and will be celebrated as Eid al-Fitr, the biggest Islamic Celebration Day in the […]
The Moorish City Walls
The city walls of Palma de Mallorca are, in the main, not in existence any more. Most of the city fortifications were pulled down at the beginning of the 19th […]
The Felanitx Townhall Graffitis
For the last year or so, the Casa Consistorial in Felanitx (Ajuntament, town hall), also known as La Sala, has been subjected to some exhaustive renovation and partial reconstruction. In […]
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. […]
Ramadan Fasting
The Muslim month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, begins today, August 22nd. Ramadan is the ninth lunar month of the Islamic calendar, the month in which the first […]
The Arab Bridge in Alcúdia
Before Alcúdia was called Alcúdia, the Romans settled there and called the place Pollentia. That was some time after 123 B. C., the year in which Quintus Caecilius Metellus landed […]
The Islamic District of Manqūr
During the middle of the 9th century, Mallorca had agreed a pact of non-agression with the Islamic leaders of al-Andaluz in the southern part of mainland Spain. However, Mallorca appears […]
The Felanitx Mezquita Sunna
After a very long year of hard work and some unexpected paperwork struggle, the new Felanitx mosque is now reality and has finally been inaugurated. The non-Muslim folks of the […]
La Sínia de s’Hort d’en Pons
Not far from Felanitx, in the vicinity of Es Carritxó, one can find a marvel of an old Moorish well: La Sínia de s’Hort d’en Pons. The well is called […]
The Sunna Mosque in Felanitx
The new Mezquita Sunna Felanitx has been a long time in the coming, but now only very little is needed for its completion. In fact, prayers were held in the […]
