Gregorian Chant
Last night, we had some tough choices to make. We fancied some music and had to choose between going to Palma to hear Miguel Poveda perform some Flamenco at the […]
The Pastor Mallorquín
If you would ask me what I liked best about Mallorca, I would probably give you a dozen aspects, or two. There are the local Mallorcan people, there is the […]
The Lonja de Palma
Sa Llotja de Palma (Lonja; Lotge) was built between 1421 and 1447 as a maritime trade exchange centre. Construction was started by architect Guillem Sagrera from Felanitx. The construction period of […]
In Vino Veritas
Wine is Mallorca’s big topic, now, during the month of September. Forgive me if I report about wine and wine making in more ways than one and on more than […]
The Convent de Santa Clara
One of the many convents and monasteries in Palma de Mallorca was founded by the Franciscan order in 1256 and dedicated to Santa Clara. The Convent de Santa Clara has always […]
Gentrification
Mallorca’s capital city is ever so slowly undergoing a process of gentrification. The Plaça Drassanes in Palma (Plaza Atarazanas) is a typical example for this development. A few years ago […]
Squidgy Grapes
Last Tuesday, I went to Son Vell, a bodega near Felanitx, to watch some freshly harvested Fogoneu Mallorquí grapes being de-stalked and cracked open and crushed, ready for the fermenting […]
Classic Lorries
When I saw this beautiful Ebro lorry yesterday in Manacor, I could not resist taking a photograph and researching a bit about it on the Internet. There seems to be […]
The Oratori de Santa Maria de Bellpuig
If it wasn’t for the Talayotic settlement of Ses Païsses circa 1300 B. C., one might argue that the Moors were the first to inhabit what today is known as […]
Truc
The Festes de Sant Nicolau de Tolentí in Cas Concos des Cavaller last weekend provided the background to hold a Torneig de Truc, a Truc competition. The event was held […]
The Festa Des Vermar
Here in Mallorca, the annual wine harvest usually starts in August when white grapes are collected. The red grapes are normally gathered to coincide with the September full moon, i. […]
Channel Swimming
The young lady in the photo (above) is called Teresa Planas. She was born in Pòrtol (Mallorca) in 1987. She has now made her home in Barcelona where she studies […]
Festa de Mallorca
Ever since 1997, September 12th has been celebrated as Diada de Mallorca (Mallorca Day). This day – today – is considered the date when Jaume I and his troops landed […]
The Coffered Mudéjar Ceiling in Alfàbia
The Possessió d’Alfàbia is one of Mallorca’s great historic estates. The property is said to go back to a Moorish alquería and the 11th century when an Islamic Virrey, Ben-Abet, […]
Cocas de Verdura
Cocas de Verdura are the Mallorcan version of a Pizza type oven dish. There are Cocas de Pimiento, Cocas de Cebolla, Cocas de Trampó, and a few dozens more. In […]
Algarrobas
Earlier this month, the annual algarroba harvest started in Mallorca. The fruit of the algarrobo tree (Ceratonia siliqua) is better known to us as the carob fruit or St. John’s […]
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