September 2020 By Shirley Roberts My outings take me far and near and in the back of my head I have criteria I like to use. How much does the day cost is the first one? The majority of my trips cost a picnic lunch and petrol. The second one is who is in control…
THE FIESTAS OF THE SOLLER VALLEY Click on the link below for full information… http://www.sollerweb.com/fiestas.htmlThe Fiestas and celebration days of the Soller Valley give a form and tradition to the year. Everyone local knows what to expect of the Fiestas and what they are celebrating or commemorating. The Catholic Church calendar is the key to…
I will not leave it so long before returning to this wonderful authentic spot in Mallorca 2021-10-28 Santa Maria By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts I am usually busy on Sundays and rarely find the time to go to the market. ‘The Market’ I am talking of is in Santa Maria which is one of the…
Cine Con Cienca begins in Majorca Published in Majorca Daily Bulletin on Sunday 4th September 2016 By Shirley Roberts The Cine Ciutat is a cinema complex that we all know and love. The films we have been able to watch there in the S’Escorxador area with its easy parking and great tapas food court was…
The City of Soller Celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi – Sunday 7th June 2015 – from 6.30 pm By Debra Reynolds our Religious Affairs Correspondent and Resident of Soller The Feast of Corpus Christi is also known as the Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ and it celebrates the gift…
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 is surrounded by mountains, it was impossible to transport goods and passengers to Palma. Getting to the capital involved a difficult and tiring slog down…
“What is interesting is that everybody talks about your coaching niche – business coaches, leadership coaches etc. but it comes down to the same things.” Tiffany Barnard at home in Soller. | Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter Humphrey Carter Tiffany Barnard was born in the UK but at the age of just six months the family moved…
WEST TO NORTHWEST MALLORCA A little information for our visitors By Shirley Roberts The west coast of Mallorca has a uniqueness not given too many places. It is a UNESCO heritage site in honour of the Moorish influence of the past on the water collection of the area. The Tramuntana Mountains in all their glory…
By Soller Shirley The class of 2022 have imaginative, innovative people amongst them, and this is the story of one couple. Jamie, Constanze and little Athea are new arrivals to the Soller Valley. They love this world and their rural life, 15 minutes from the centre of Soller. They are embracing everything and determined to…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 15th April 2014 The orange blossom is in the air and as the sun warms it each day the scent is just glorious. The Easter brides choosing orange blossom for their flowers are a common theme here in Soller and it is no wonder. The scent is…
