Felanitx In Crisis
Many people don’t like Felanitx. Let me rephrase that: many foreigners consider Felanitx not much of a picture postcard town. I do love Felanitx, though. I’ve been living here with […]
Wine From Felanitx
In his treatise of Naturalis Historiæ (Natural History), Gaius Plinius Secundus (23 – 79 AD), better known as Pliny the Elder, elaborated on Mallorca’s œnological efforts and the art of […]
Mallorca’s Black Vultures (Aegypius monachus)
Mallorca is the only remaining island in Europe where the […]
¡Enhorabuena!
It was a beautiful day yesterday, with early signs of impending Summer. Temperatures were 24° C in the air with moderate winds, and 19° C in the Mediterranean waters. It […]
The Caves of Puig de Sa Mola
It is said that the area of Felanitx in Mallorca’s South East has been populated for about 4,000 years by now. Historians claim that two pre-Talayotic settlements were established here […]
The Ficus Elastica Tree
Some of the biggest Ficus elastica Moraceae trees you will ever have seen can be found in Palma de Mallorca at the beginning of the Passeig des Born, near Plaça […]
The Teresetes Festival in Mallorca
Praise is due to the Govern de les Illes Balears and the Consell de Mallorca who together are the main sponsors of the annual Festival Internacional de Teatre de Teresetes […]
The Esglèsia de Sant Julià
Campos del Port is a very lively pueblo in the South East of the island with some 8,000 inhabitants, lamenting the dubious circumstance that there are no tourist facilities to […]
The Battle Of Sóller
Yesterday, Sóller held its Es Firó festivities, the annual re-enactment of the battle against Moorish invaders, also known as the battle of the Moros y Cristianos. There are a number […]
Sheena, the Champion Cow
The month of May is usually a busy month for Mallorcan villages. It is the time of the Fires, the Fires del Maig. The weekend before last, the pueblos of […]
The Archaeological Trail
The Consell de Mallorca is organizing a series of guided visits to archaeological sites, complete with activities for adults and children. The archaeological site of Los Closos de Can Gaià […]
The Montpelier Rock Rose (Cistus monspeliensis)
A very common shrub in Mallorcan open spaces near wooded […]
Zen and the Art of Boat Building
The craft of boat building from wood to my mind is an art form. The traditional Mallorcan fishing boat is called a Llaüt or Llagut (you can also find the […]
The Sun And the Moon
Most people head to the Mediterranean for the sun. Sun, sea, Sangria and a bit of sex perhaps. But you will find, if you talk to the locals here, that […]
The Llotja Chapel
Surely, one of the nicest chapels in Palma de Mallorca has to be the Capilla de la Llotja, dating from the late 16th century and built in the Gothic style. […]
Fishing For Food
Times are hard for some in Mallorca. Money is tight, employment is low and the figures for unemployment are higher here than they have been for the last 30 years. […]
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