Humans of Mallorca – When tourism was young in the Valley
By Shirley Roberts Fifty years ago the first brick was laid on the Party house of the Port of Soller. Created out of the market gardens of the flat lands Continue Reading
Ten things about Soller, some, you might not know…
(Written by Gabriel Mercedes and abridged into a form of Englishness by Shirley Roberts Permission granted by Gabriel Merecedes and Veu de Soller for this adaptation.) Soller is a unique Continue Reading
Nan’s Day Out to Sineu and Petra
By Shirley Roberts Pictures by Shirley Roberts To drive to the very middle of the island was my mission of the day which was not a mid week experience. A Continue Reading
Soller train; 109 years in the fast track
The Vintage Soller Train is one of Mallorca’s biggest tourist attractions Vintage Soller Train, Palma At the beginning of the 20th century Soller’s orange production industry was thriving, but because the city Continue Reading
MALLORCA, BALEARIC ISLANDS
By Rachel Fox Pics by Rachel Fox Legend has it that Robert Graves chose Mallorca as his home partly on the advice of Gertrude Stein… “Majorca is a paradise – Continue Reading
Happy, Sad, Bored, Lonely…
Get up, get dressed, get out… A little exploration from some Soller minds… By Shirley Roberts Happy? I find when I am at my happiest I have used my own Continue Reading
Happy 100th Birthday Peggy
Our Peggy was one hundred years of age this week. Some of the Georgie Insull singers, with whom she used to sing, were allowed to sing to her. ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘For Continue Reading
Humans of Mallorca 2021
Say Hello to Rachel and Sally… The fifth year of Humans of Majorca begins with the 2021 story of Rachel and Sally. They are two women who have started a Continue Reading
Pandemic, Tax and ’90 Day stays’ questions from the postbag…
Answers By Barry Byrne From the mailbag…A bumper double crop! The pandemic, tax and 90-day stays. Q: If I’m not a Spanish resident, can I stay longer than the 90 Continue Reading
Have your cake and eat it?
A question or series of questions from our postbag answered by Barry Byrne Q: Are there any non-resident, but second home owner’s ID cards to prove we are more than Continue Reading
Stories of the Soller Valley by SollerWeb
Bringing Soller, Fornalutx, Deia and the Tramuntana, Mallorca alive with Stories about our beautiful area