Majorca – Page 17 – The Mallorca Photo Blog

Charity Handouts

On a recent stroll through Palma, you might have noticed large queues forming in front of soup kitchens, charity shops, church outlets, the Red Cross or voluntary organization such as […]

Events

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Last Monday, the court case against Jaume Matas, former President of the Govern de les Illes Balears, began at the Tribunal Superior in Palma. Yesterday, proceedings went into their fifth […]

Felanitx

The Berber New Year

Today, I want to wish a happy Yennayer (or Yennair) to Mallorca’s Berber community. This year, January 13th marks the first day of the Amazigh (the word for Berber) calendar, the […]

Animals

The Falconry Competition

Last weekend, a couple of Falconry competitions were held in Felanitx, more precisely in Son Valls, where champions were crowned in three categories, IX Campeonato de Halconería de Balears, V […]

Architecture

Palma’s Fortress of Sant Carles celebrates a 400 year anniversary this year. Around the year 1600, the Mallorca’s Col·legi de la Mercaderia (Merchants’ Guild) proposed the construction of a stronghold […]

Customs & Traditions

Campos and the Re-Animated Cossiers

The village (or is it a town?) of Campos celebrated their Patron Saint yesterday, Sant Julià. Festivities started last Friday, January 6th, and will continue until next Saturday, January 14th. Last […]

Animals

Of Ducks and Foolish Politicians

We had another beautiful day yesterday with the weather giving me a good enough reason to go out on that daily photo shoot. When I found a good ten dozen […]

Beaches

The Caló des Grells

I love the sea. I live in Mallorca precisely for the reason that this is an island. I don’t live at the edge of the sea, not because I can’t […]

Felanitx

The Wine Warriors

Just before the end of last year, I went back to the old Felanitx wine cooperative, the Sindicat, long since closed for good. The place reminds me of an archeological […]

Customs & Traditions

The Adoration of the Magi

Today, Spain celebrates the Festividad de Los Reyes Magos. The Three Kings, Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar, arrived last night to pay reverence to the recently born baby Jesus, and to […]

Farming

The Ageing Process

I’m pretty old, 64 if you care to know. I feel good about my getting older even though there are the usual hints of decrepitude. Nothing serious, just the beginning […]

Gardens

The Jardínes de Natzaret in Palma

Some of the nicest places in Mallorca are those that we have yet to discover. Take Palma, for example, and the Jardí de Natzaret, in Paseo Marítimo below the Terreno […]

Architecture

The Santa Ana Chapel in Muro

The chapel of Santa Ana in the village of Muro was the first parish church in that pueblo, possibly dating from the 14th century. Once Muro’s population had grown beyond […]

Customs & Traditions

Weather Lore

Yesterday’s weather pattern must have been the best and sunniest one for many a year on a New Year’s Day. It was just blissful. We had blue skies, a magnificent […]

Felanitx

The First Quarter Moon of 2012

Whilst everybody else was dancing the night away last night or watched the fireworks display or downed that midnight copa de cava here in Mallorca, I was out and about […]

Customs & Traditions

How to Avoid Bad Luck in the New Year

New Year’s Eve is called Noche Vieja in Spain. In Mallorcan, that would be Cap d’Any. The end of the year is particularly significant this year, both in Spain and […]

‹ Newer 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 … 83 Older ›