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…
One of the best explanations on the language issue I have ever read – Shirley Roberts www.sollerweb.com Català or Mallorquí? As we celebrate European Day of Languages, it would be remiss to avoid the contentious issue of what to call the language spoken on the island of Mallorca. To the godly preacher, setting out from…
Islamic AlmallutxIn the very heart of the Tramuntana Mountains, more specifically at the Gorg Blau reservoir (Escorca), one cansee some of the oldest religious remains on Mallorca:The Talayotic shrines of AlmallutxThe Archaeologists held a meeting in Soller on 10th July 2014 and some of the findings were displayed. Have a look at the great poster of the meeting.It…
Mare de deu del CarmeTranslated means the’ Mother of God of Carmen’.A saint’s day that is significant because Carmen as the Mother of God is the patron saint of all sea faring people. St Peter might be special to fishermen but Carmen looks after all who use the sea in whatever capacity. On 15th July…
By Soller Shirley I love Soller because it strikes my soul and the primeval need to belong. I loved London, and still do. I am fortunate to have had choice in where I have lived and found acceptance. I was not fleeing persecution, or making an economic choice, when the removal van came to collect…
All you need is love in Soller We love weddings in Soller and the City gets plenty to host and love. Big, formal, beachside, mirador, hotels, churches, gardens are all the locations and forms of a wedding Soller style. Take last Friday evening for instance when San Bartholomew Church was used to host…
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…
THE QUARANTINE HOUSE IS FOR SALEThis picture shows the space which was once occupied by the QUARANTINE HOUSE of Soller. In time gone by sailors spent 40 days here before being allowed to roam the rest of Mallorca. They had to be certified as free of disease before being allowed to go on their way….
Soller moves into 2015 Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 6th January 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Local news is often in short supply during the extended holiday period as it is assumed that people are too busy with their own celebrations to want to keep up to date. So in this context it is…
By Soller Shirley Village houses in Soller of a certain size have an ‘Entrada’ on the ground floor. For those who love the cobbles of an original entrada it is a throwback to the days when it was not unusual to find the odd goat, sheep or pig wintering there. These days some designers preserve…
