The life and times of Tomeu Deya Canals in 2023 By Shirley Roberts How many people in this world can trace their heritage back to 1561? How many people still live in the same village and work the same mill from those times? How many people started their education in the Institute in Soller and…
The Sound of Silence in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 11th August 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Have you ever heard ‘the Sound of Silence’ sung in Mallorquin? It is a feature of a beautiful celebration here in the Soller Valley and it brings a lump to the throat…
This family have come from Harare to take their place in the Anglican Church in Palma 2022-03-17 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Every new person arriving in Mallorca has the potential to make a difference. This can be for themselves, their families, their adopted new community or even the political stage locally and nationally….
HOLY WEEK – AS IT UNFOLDS Good Friday – The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord followed by a procession Friday 25th March – The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord takes place at 7.00 p.m. in the Parròquia de Sant Bartomeu in the square in Soller. This is followed by a procession…
23rd June from sundown …Soller celebrates the Saints Day of Sant Juan or Saint John in the traditional way. St John – or John the Baptist is associated with baptism and water so his Saints Day takes us to the waters edge. The celebrated date is 24th June each year but the celebrations take place…
Two Humans of Mallorca who got to know one another here and found a common cause By Shirley Roberts 25th March 2021 Shirley Roberts The fifth year of Humans of Mallorca begins with the 2021 story of Rachel and Sally. They are two women who have started a business in a pandemic and have still got smiles…
Olives of Mallorca Written by the Consel of Mallorca – Agriculture DivisionPromoted by Capsvespre of Soller The cultivation of the olive tree in Mallorca is one of the most traditional and dates back to pre-Roman times. During the Roman period (123 BC-465 AD) is to improve the technique of olive cultivation. In the writings of…
Soller people come out to play Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 18th November 2014 Photographs by RACHEL FOX Mid November is an odd time in the Hidden Valley calendar. It’s when people we haven’t seen for months start to emerge and be part of café society. They are the hotel and restaurant workers…
Soller loves its mountains Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 16th December 2014 Photographs by RACHEL FOX The International day of the Mountains was celebrated by the United Nations last Thursday and the theme of Mountain Farming was announced for the coming year. Statistics poured from their offices and we learned that this is an…
photographs by RACHEL FOXThe history of Majorca is written by cleverer, more knowledgeable people than me. My contribution is really a question about the basics of our incomer’s lives. Do we really understand what makes this place tick or the significance of some of the events that has made Majorca what it is today?For instance take…