All Saints tradition and November life 2024 in the Soller Valley
By Soller Shirley At the weekend the clocks went back, and a new season began…
All Saints tradition and November life 2024 in the Soller Valley
By Soller Shirley At the weekend the clocks went back, and a new season began in the Soller Valley. This is the one that takes some getting used to as it ushers in the new chapter of the year. Many local people have completed their summer contracts and November begins the month of holidays. Some…
Are you planning a wedding in Mallorca?
By Soller Shirley One question hitting the Sollerweb postbag currently is to do with the Ceremony. The majority of people marrying in Mallorca are having a Wedding Blessing. They do the legal civil ceremony in their home country. Some then choose to come to Mallorca and have a Wedding Blessing. Many prefer to use this…
It’s all about the rent – no trouble…
By Soller Shirley Village houses in Soller of a certain size have an ‘Entrada’ on the ground floor. For those who love the cobbles of an original entrada it is a throwback to the days when it was not unusual to find the odd goat, sheep or pig wintering there. These days some designers preserve…
Are you a Mover and Shaker of 2024? A long Read…
By Soller Shirley Hidden behind the mountains of the Tramuntana and at the end of the tunnel lies our city Soller, the gateway to the Hidden Valley in all its beauty. Not everyone is a fan, indeed many find the parochial charms very limiting. Phrases like ‘you can’t live on scenery alone’ are to be…
The Port of Soller in the Autumn of 2024
By Soller Shirley A perfect horseshoe bay with lighthouses on both sides as it turns seawards. Each beach area has its own local name and its own fans. Some will never go anywhere but the Repic Beach, others love the sands outside the Esplendido, others the Es Traves beach in front of the Fergus. The…
Now is the winter of our discontent
By Soller Shirley The analysis has started on this year’s winners and losers in the summer tourism world of 2024. Many resorts are in the final two weeks of their season as they shut their doors on 31st October 2024. Some businesses, which normally would be working till way into November, have decided not to…
The balance between early days experiences and the bigger picture is complex.
By Soller Shirley Whichever side is emphasised will always limit the interest. The reasons some new arrivals are here is rarely the whole truth. Many recent arrivals are migrants. They have left economic disasters and war zones and found their way here. Some are refugees and many are asylum seekers. The reason many Russians have…
How to queue in Soller and the rest of Spain…
By Soller Shirley Yes, different rules do apply ‘Queuing in Spain looks different. Instead of standing around uncomfortably in a line shuffling forward every few minutes like robots, in Spain you simply ask who the last person was to enter the establishment, then sit back and relax. When that person has been served, you know…
The latest round of stats reveals the Calvia has become one of the most cosmopolitan areas on the island…
By Soller Shirley The question people who relocate always consider, is whether they will live in a place full of the language they have left back home. In Soller there are 13,500 residents (approx.). The last count I saw states that there are 2000 foreigners (born in a foreign country) in that number Incomers have…
The September considerations
By Soller Shirley The visitors will leave and make decisions on whether they will return. Some residents have enjoyed shaking the tourism tree to see how many oranges will drop off and not return. Some of them have genuine concerns for the future of the islands and some just love to be spikey, and antagonistic….