Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 18th March 2013 The story broke this week of the new association of the Towns and in Soller’s case City of the Tramuntana. The developing story is to do with the UNESCO bandwagon which is finally getting underway. The Sierra de Tramuntana was awarded the UNESCO prize…
The Big Yuyu – The Blues for the Soller ValleyThe odd word here and there and then the rumble – you know how it is in a small community. The word was out that there was a great blues band in our midst and gradually we all started making our way to their weekly gig…
Melons, Churches and controversy in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily bulletin Tuesday 14th July 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox The L’Horta area of Soller occupies a different place in the heart of the hinterland between City and Port. It is the place that the tram stops without ringing the bell and the place…
By Shirley Roberts On this the last Sunday before Christmas 2020 I can indulge myself in a little festive reflection. The ‘Humans of Majorca’ are doing what they do best at this time of year. This global term encompasses all who claim this title who may not live here year round. We enjoy the company…
Sep 20 at 6:15 PM Soller -The Island within an Island Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox The Soller Valley is in recovery mode from the thousands that descended on us this weekend for the Havaneres Festival. A three day celebration of the music of the exiled…
No 11 on the Times Newspapers list of 50 best hotels in the Med 2015 Set within a classical 100 year-old mansion house designed by one of Gaudi’s protégés, L’Avenida is in the centre of beautiful Soller, two minutes from the bustling town square, yet surrounded by the towering peaks of the Tramuntana mountains. L’Avenida…
The Soller Tunnel is back to normal Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 3rd March 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX The Soller tunnel was cut through the Coll Mountain that had isolated the Hidden Valley in 1997. The journey time from the airport to Soller using the tunnel takes thirty minutes and to…
By Shirley Roberts The North West coast of Majorca holds many treasures. From Valldemossa, the coast road to the Port of Soller is a journey of the world. Take that turn and the delights which Arch Duke Luis Salvador of Austria found here all those years ago remain and have been extended. The Archduke was…
Music for a Summer Evening in Mallorca this event is a flavour of the wonderful musical opportunities of the Hidden Valley of Mallorca … The English soprano, Fiona Stuart-Wilson, and the Austrian mezzo soprano Waltraud Mucher accompanied by pianist Suzanne Bradbury will be presenting the concert “Music for a Summer Evening” on Monday August…
Sandra Hamill is a lady many know from her work with disabled travellers and her commitment to the Anglican Church in the Port of Pollensa. It was my privilege to talk to her this week in her office off the Port of Pollensa’s main square. She is a successful business woman with a string of…