Son Danús Vell
Mallorca has a plethora of stately country houses. These estates are called possessions. Some of the great houses go back to the 14th or 15th century. A small number of […]
The Palma Book Fair
This year’s Fira del Llibre (Book Fair) can be enjoyed in Palma’s Passeig des Born for two more days, today and tomorrow. A visit is recommended if you like reading, […]
Speaking Mallorquín
Language in Mallorca is a pretty complicated issue, or so it would seem to the outsider. Before my wife and I came to Mallorca to settle here 22 years ago […]
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is known to most people as a bit of a weird church sect of a Christian denomination, often found in the streets of Britain or the USA […]
The Oratori de Santa Anna
The Oratori de Santa Anna just outside of Alcúdia (bang opposite the town’s cemetary) is thought to be the oldest surviving church in Mallorca, dating from the early 13th century. […]
Castellers de Mallorca
I just love the spirit and effort of castellers and the art of forming human tower-like castles (hence the name). Manacor hosted a festival with three groups of castellers last Saturday. […]
No Cake For Rafa Nadal In Paris
Regular visitors to this photo blog will have noticed that I do the occasional eulogy on the young tennis master from Manacor (Mallorca), Rafa Nadal. Today it will be no […]
Día Mundial Sin Tabaco
I daresay that the Día Mundial Sin Tabaco (World No Smoking Day) today will not leave much of a mark in Spain, certainly not in Mallorca where I live. Let’s […]
The Sa Nostra Garden
We are really quite lucky in having so many beautiful gardens and parks in Palma de Mallorca. It is marvellous that many of these are open to the public. One […]
A Mallorcan Stonehenge
Mallorca is the proud home of plenty of prehistoric sites, numbering well over one thousand. Many of them have deteriorated into a pretty poor shape with their original form barely […]
National Health Service
If ever you should have reason to visit a Centre de Salut in Mallorca, as I had the other day in Felanitx, you can simply relax. You’ll be surprised how […]
The Great Wall of Palma de Mallorca
For many centuries Palma de Mallorca was fortified by a massive great wall, all the way around the city. It would seem, that historians do not always agree as to […]
La Sínia de s’Hort d’en Pons
Not far from Felanitx, in the vicinity of Es Carritxó, one can find a marvel of an old Moorish well: La Sínia de s’Hort d’en Pons. The well is called […]
Mare de Deu, 75 Years On
The town of Felanitx had cause for a little celebration yesterday. 75 years ago, the town’s people decided to have their Mare de Déu (Virgin Mary) fitted with a crown. […]
The Road To Sóller
The road between Palma and Sóller passes through the longest tunnel on the island with its 3,023 metres, if you wish to use the tunnel. When the tunnel was built […]
The Sheltering Sky
If you were in Mallorca yesterday you will have noticed a particular quality of heat, as well as a sheltering sky. Temperatures yesterday were an unusual 31° Celsius here in […]
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