Nov 9 at 7:18 PM Where are the PR people when you need them in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 11th November 2014 Photograph by RACHEL FOX Soller is known as the ‘Island within an Island’ in Majorca . This came from its past history when trade was done from the Port of…
It now begins… This year, the Autumn equinox will begin on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:50 a.m. and will last until the Winter solstice on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 10:27 a.m. There are four BANK HOLIDAYS in the Autumn season. Thursday October 12th, 2023 is Día de la Hispanidad. National Day of Spain…
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…
Biniaraix celebrates their own PROFESSOR OF THE BLOOD -Jean Dausset The ‘Washing Square‘of the village is to be renamed ‘Jean Dausset Square’ in a ceremony tomorrow morning. This illustrious child of the village of Binairaixwas awarded a Nobel Prize in 1980 for his services to medicine. His speciality was in understanding blood and his work has had far…
By Soller Shirley I am fortunate enough to meet many people who tell me of their life experiences and stories. One, this week, has stayed in my mind, and I share it. My new friend told of an exciting family life, full of travel and adventures in half the world. The family unit was great,…
NOVEMBER the month of romance in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 1st November 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox St Ursula has a lot to answer for but she gives us the Day of the Virgins in October and the bunuelas to eat for the winter. Story has it that Ursula was so…
Valley View photograph by RACHEL FOXI have been having fun with words this week and it all started with a visit to a special lady in Deya who is the subject of a future interview for this paper. We were discussing the ‘Hey Day’ of Deya and talking of ‘back in the day’ of Soller…
In the 19th Century the Port of Soller had a large fleet of Sailing Ships transporting goods to the East Coast of Spain and the South Coast of France. The advent of the ‘Steamers’ (steam boats) in the second half of the 19th century brought the sailing vessels to an end. The Soller shipping lanes…
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 mantra. ‘Get up, get dressed and get out’. The biggest blessing, I have in my life, is the ability to forget. So many awful things…
Sollerweb – What is it? A radio interview took us to a new place this week as Sollerweb has become a bit of a news item all of its own. An American radio station called us to ask about the growth of our local website. They had been charting our progress and reading the blogs…
