Photography And Voyeurism
Friends of mine who only recently discovered my Mallorca Daily Photo Blog commented on the absence of people in my daily photographic output. I appreciate that sentiment not only for […]
The International Organ Week
If you should happen to like music, and if music is your passion, you could do much worse than live in Mallorca. Music has traditionally played a large part in […]
Insider Trading
When it comes to good restaurants, a nice walk or a pleasant beach, one has to consider whether to tell one’s friends about the experience, or better not. Sometimes it’s […]
Jurassic Park
The island of Mallorca, and the Balearic Islands in general, were probably formed some 400 to 300 million years ago. Allow me to quote from the Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911 edition […]
On Cyclophobia
It shames me considerably to have to admit that I am somewhat cyclophobic. I do agree that Mallorca offers an ideal location for cycling excursions. Its varied landscape from the […]
The World Folk Dance Festival
The Festival Mundial de Danses Folklòriques (World Folk Dance Festival) is being staged these days in Palma, until Saturday, April 30th. The first World Folk Dance Festival was held in […]
Rapeseed (Brassica napus)
The farming of Rapeseed (Brassica napus) does not enjoy a great tradition in Mallorca, as far as I know. With the prolificacy of olive trees for abundant olive oil production, […]
The Resurrection
Without much doubt, Easter is probably the most important religious festivity in the Mallorcan calendar, and the most family oriented celebration as well. For a start, the 40 days of […]
The Days Of Books And Roses
Every year, April 23rd is celebrated as the Diada de Sant Jordi, here in Mallorca, or as St. George’s Day in places such as England, Canada or Portugal. Spain as […]
The Pietà
Good Friday celebrations centre around the Davallament, here in Felanitx, a performance of the Passion Play which has been staged, here, ever since 1975. The Davallament is the story of […]
Bearing His Own Cross
Dijous Sant (Maundy Thursday, Castellano: Jueves Santo) marks the last day of this year’s Quaresma (Lent). Yesterday evening, hundreds of hooded penitents participated in the annual Processó de la Sang, […]
The Scent Of Orange Blossoms
If only you could smell what I show you here, I would have made your day. For the last four or five weeks, Mallorca’s orange trees have been busy flowering. […]
The Solemn Sound Of Silence
Last night, the first of this year’s Easter processions was held in Felanitx, the Processó del Silenci (Procesión del Silencio, Silent Procession). The procession started with a congregation at the parish […]
The 39 Steps
The 39 steps of Artà are in fact 180 steps, leading up to the Santuari de Sant Salvador. Whilst not quite as magnificent as the 364 steps leading up to […]
The Killing Fields
A commemorative act was celebrated last Saturday in Porreres in honour of victims of the Spanish Civil War. The scene of the homage was the so-called Racó de la Memòria, […]
The Benefits of Sea Salt
A Semana de la Sal is going on this week in Ses Salines and in Colònia de Sant Jordi, near Mallorca’s principal salt marshes in the Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos […]
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