Raixa, Beauty And the Consell de Mallorca

One of the most beautiful manor houses in Mallorca has to be Raixa, on the foot of the Tramuntana mountain range, in the municipality of Bunyola. The finca was founded […]

The Windmill Trail

Windmills for bringing up water for irrigation purposes were introduced to Mallorca in 1847 by a Dutch engineer, Paul Bouvy Schorenberg. The first mill of that type was erected in […]

Waiting For the Doctor

The time spent waiting in a doctor’s surgery, or even in a hospital, is hardly ever a pleasant wait. But, at least it might give you a nice photo opportunity. […]

Sharing Food With the Angels

Sunday, March 30th, you have a chance to do as the Mallorcans do. All you have to do is prepare some homemade panades or rubiols and take them to the […]

Water Cures

Johan Blaeu published his Atlas Maior in 1665. A magnificent piece of Earth View, some 350 years before Google Earth. Already at that time, the Baños de Sant Joan de […]

Spring Cleaning

Spring is in the air. What better time, then, to do a tad of spring cleaning? The torrent de Sa Riera runs through its man-made bed along Palma’s Passeig Mallorca, […]

The Three Tenors

The domesticated version of the Wild Turkey (Meleagris Gallopavo) is quite common in Mallorca. The animal is reared for its dexterity as a guard dog as well as for its […]

The Tramuntana Snow Show

Easter was full of weather surprises this year. Britain, Germany and the north of Spain had massive amounts of snow but, surprisingly, Mallorca’s mountain region was not far behind. I […]

Empanadas for Easter

Tradition has it that one eats empanadas for Easter in Mallorca. Easter Sunday is the end of the six week long cuaresma (lent) period. Now, one can eat meat again. […]

Water Works

World Water Day was celebrated two days ago, on March 20th. Water is probably the most vital of resources for life on Earth. Water management has brought out some ingenuity […]

Vía Crucis

It is Viernes Santo today (Good Friday). Spain celebrates Easter, along with the rest of the Catholic World. In Mallorca, Good Friday is the day for a dramatic reenactment of […]

Quietness

We spent a few days away, last weekend. The weather was gorgeous as you know (seems to have changed now, just in time for Easter). What made the weekend away […]

A Little Bit of Penitence

Easter in Spain used to be and still is all about penitence and repentance. Hence the Easter processions. In Mallorca, Confraternidades of all colours and confessional inclinations (as long as […]

Voluntas Virtus Veritas

Ramon Llull (or Raimundus Lullus) was a very eminent writer, thinker and philosopher. You ought to know a thing or two about him (perhaps you do). Llull is considered one […]

Giving Blood

This little poster tied to a tree trunk may not have caught everyone’s attention. Hence, let me put it up here, on the net, the larger tree. If you feel […]

Delicious Wild Asparagus

February and March is the time for Wild Asparagus. On your perambulations in the countryside of Mallorca at this time of year, you should see quite a number of locals […]