Betrothed
Mallorca has long been a popular place to celebrate despedidas de soltero (stag nights or hen nights). The island is now also increasingly becoming a choice place for wedding ceremonies. […]
The Sleeping Beauty
I am not at all an expert in matters of the Catholic church but, wanting or not, one is quite inevitably engulfed with matters of church traditions in a country […]
The Art Of Unwinding
People are different. Cultures are distinct. Customs vary from place to place and differing habits develop. Take a Sunday afternoon at the beach, for example, in Mallorca in August. You’ll […]
The Failed Aquarium
The Centro de Interpretación del Parque Nacional Maritimoterrestre de Cabrera in Colònia de Sant Jordi was opened to the public only two years ago, in 2008. The centre had been […]
The Claustro de Sant Antoniet
The Claustro de Sant Antoni de Viana in Palma de Mallorca, commonly known as Sant Antoniet, originally belonged to a church and a convent, built at around 1727. Large parts […]
The Tears of Sant Llorenç
The Llàgrimes de Sant Llorenç, also known as the Tears of San Lorenzo, or Perseids, can currently be observed across the Mediterranean skies. The sky is almost moonless this week […]
Palma’s Parc de la Mar
The Parc de la Mar between Palma’s Cathedral and the seafront was in the planning process for well over ten years, as of the late 60s. First, much controversy had […]
Bodegas
In Spain, a bodega is a place where wines and spirits are being sold. More often than not, a bodega also describes a wine cellar where you might find a […]
Summer Festivities
We are right in the middle of this year’s Summer feasts and festivities in Mallorca. A short while ago, Felanitx celebrated its patron Saint, Santa Margalida, and Santanyí, its patron, […]
Biodiversity
Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea is threatened, in fact, more so than in any other maritime environment on planet Earth. This claim was made by scientist of the Spanish CSIC […]
Agua Potable
Water is important. You may not think about the importance of having water available until you run out of it. In the old days, houses in Mallorca were not connected […]
The Long March To Lluc
You might want to get ready for this year’s walk from Palma to the monastery in Lluc. The annual Marxa des Güell a Lluc a Peu will start tonight at […]
Street Warriors
The Plaza de Palmeras in Felanitx for some reason and on a regular basis attracts hordes of motorcyclists. Some Sundays, whole legions of Harley-Davidson aficionados descend on our town and […]
Washerwomen
Things have changed a lot in Mallorca over the last thirty, forty years. For instance, doing the laundry in Mallorca, in fact in all of Spain, was a communal activity […]
Jazz in Sa Pobla
Tonight is one of the nights when Mallorca is on par with the world’s big metropolises. The McCoy Tyner Trio will perform tonight at 22h30 in Sa Pobla as part […]
The Friendly Dragonfly
Looking at this picture, one can make two, or possibly even three, observations. First, there is plenty of evidence that a fair amount of ecologic welfare is still in place, […]
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