Funerals
Church services in Mallorca are not what they used to be. The role of the Catholic Church in Spain, and in Mallorca, used to be a dominant and highly authoritative […]
Trainspotting
You may not have seen one of these machines before. At least, I hadn’t. I am not usually known as a trainspotter, but when I saw this beast at Manacor […]
The Good Thing About Rain
Last year seemingly was one of the wettest years on record in Mallorca, or so we hear. In total, 546 litres of rain were recorded per square metre at the […]
A Rather Clever Caterpillar
I imagine that not many caterpillars were amongst the blessed animals last Sunday, least of all the procesionaria (Thaumetopoeidae Pityocampa). I wonder what Sant Antoni would have made of this […]
Palma Celebrates Sant Sebastià
Just when you thought enough is enough with festes and joyous celebrations, here in Mallorca, Palma wants to have the final word. It’s time for Sant Sebastià. Saint Sebastian was […]
Beneïdes
After the lighting of all the Sant Antoni bonfires last night all over the island (well, there are always some exceptions, this time Felanitx being one), today is the day […]
The Festa de s’Anguila in Sa Pobla
Sa Pobla is probably the town with the greatest propensity of any pueblo in Mallorca to the Festa de Sant Antoni. For a start, the saint is the patron saint […]
A Masterpiece of Gothic Painting
One of the most important paintings in Mallorca has to be the altarpiece of Sant Jordi by Pere Niçard (mid to late 15th century). Little is known about the origins […]
The Pí de Ternelles
Mallorca is busy preparing itself for this year’s Sant Antoni celebrations on Sunday, January 17th. Sant Antoni is the guardian saint of the farming community and of animals. Sunday night […]
The Train To Sóller
The Sóller railway offers a daily train service between Palma de Mallorca and Sóller. This tren with its old wooden carriages has undoubtably turned into one of the most successful […]
The Chopin Quandary
Two hundred years ago next March will be the anniversary of the birth of Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 – 1849), Frédéric Chopin to you and me. But there appear to […]
The Digital Age
I suspect that most of my readers won’t be much interested in the fact that today an era is coming to an end in Mallorca. From 12h00 today, television in […]
The Porto Pí Lighthouse Museum
It is not easy to get anywhere near the Torre de Portopí. In fact an approach from the waterfront by boat might be the best way to see the 13th […]
Homeless
With the cold and wet weather over the last day or two (and with more low temperatures, wind, rain and snow forecast for today and tomorrow), I thought it might […]
The s’Illot des Porros
The s’Illot des Porros lies close to the Necrópolis de Son Real, some 100 m off the beach of Son Bauló to the east of Can Picafort, in the north […]
Happy Russian Orthodox Christmas
Thirteen days after the Western Christmas, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates its Christmas today, January 7th, in accordance with the old Julian calendar. It’s a day of both, solemn ritual […]
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