Wine, Woman and Song
The Fira i Festes de Manacor 2011 has been in swing since last week and will continue today and tomorrow. Admittedly, it is too late now to tell you about […]
Patatas, Papas and Potatoes
Accent, Lady Cristal, Maris Peer, Accord, Charlotte, Royal Kidney and Folva are just some of the potato varieties grown here in Mallorca. Potatoes are one of the main staples of […]
Trombas de Agua
Yesterday was the meteorological start of Summer. Here in Mallorca, one wouldn’t believe it. For some strange reason or other, it is not unusual for Mallorca that heavy, monsoon-like, torrential […]
The Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Some eighty years ago or less, near enough 500 different types of wheat were grown in Mallorca, an abundant variety. Now, it is virtually down to one type only, the Common […]
Thoroughbred Champions
Last weekend, the Campionat de Mallorca de Cavalls de Pura Raça was staged in Lloseta, a Mallorcan Championship of purebred horses of Pura Raza Española (Spanish), Arabian and Pura Raza […]
The Palacio de Ayamans
I don’t think that I can envisage many reasons why one should go to the pueblo of Lloseta unless one wants to buy cement or shoes. Or unless, many moons […]
Pedra de Binissalem
In Mallorca, three different stone categories of substance are traditionally used for the local architecture, Marès (sandstone), Piedra de Santanyí and Piedra de Binissalem. The latter is often called Mallorca’s […]
The Landed Manor of Els Calderers
The country estate of Els Calderers near Sant Joan is one of Mallorca’s old possessiós (Manor Houses) dating originally from the 13th century. Today’s main house was built around 1750. […]
The Nit de la Poesia
Last Wednesday night was the Nit de la Poesia and the culmination of the Festival de Poesia de la Mediterrània. The annual multi-lingual, inspiring event, now in its 13th year, […]
Death in Venice
It must be one of life’s ironies that Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 should be played tonight at Palma’s Auditorium, in the very week when the Conservatives won the popular […]
The Capilla de Son Real
In the old days, Mallorcan Manor houses used to have their own chapel either within their residence or else, within their grounds. Some of these capillas are on public view, […]
The Mallorcan Automobile Industry
During the early 20th century, automobiles were built in Spain only in Madrid, Barcelona and, believe it or not, Palma de Mallorca. In 1920, Señores Rafael de Lacy y Gual, […]
The Arithmetic of Local Elections
Just for the record, I have you know that 12,612 citizens were eligible to vote yesterday in my hometown of Felanitx, for the municipal council of the town’s Ajuntament. The […]
The Plaza de Islandia in Palma
Palma’s Plaza de España has been renamed as Plaza de Islandia by the protesters known as the Movimiento 15-M(ayo). Fittingly, the statue of Jaime I the Conqueror, carries a flag […]
The Potato Plant (Solanum tuberosum)
The potato plant (Solanum tuberosum) may not be your favourite as far as flowers are concerned but, there is no denying that the plant’s blossom has an enchanting beauty. Flowers […]
The Ni-Ni Generation
Spain is a very particular country. Having lived here, in Mallorca, for close to 24 years I cannot but notice that everything and everyone everywhere is different from anywhere else […]
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