Tradition in the Soller Valley By Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 7th February 2017 Majorca is a very traditional island. In all towns and villages and in the City of Palma itself local and national commemorations fill the annual diaries. The City of Soller is right…
The first UK FOLK FESTIVAL is coming to Mallorcathis weekend… 23rd to 27th April 2016at the BH HOTEL, MAGALUF We are very excited to share with you the daily programme for the FIVE DAY event in Magaluf. The programme is subject to alteration but in outline will look like our poster. Dancing, music, Ceilidhs and…
Everyone is welcome in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 28th April 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Sometimes the Soller Valley has its moment and the eyes of the world are upon it. So it was this week when the Lewis Hamilton road show rolled into the Port of…
Answers By Barry Byrne From the mailbag…A bumper double crop! The pandemic, tax and 90-day stays. Q: If I’m not a Spanish resident, can I stay longer than the 90 days in 180 because of the pandemic? Q: What amnesty exists for people who have just got stuck here because of Covid? Q Where do…
By Shirley Roberts plus pics by me… Day’s out in a pandemic have to be thought about and planned. For a start you can’t just get a bunch of family together and set off for a trip. The kids are at school and sometimes the urge, just to drive and escape, can’t wait. Occasionally I…
ALAN SILLITOE of Soller… Saturday Night and Sunday Morning – published in 1958 Alan Sillitoe was born in 1928 in the manufacturing City of Nottingham.The workers of that industrial place were to be the inspiration for many of his works. Alan Sillitoe came to live in Mallorca on the back of a Military Pension like…
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…
By Shirley Roberts on 9th May 2021 The Anglican Church is alive and well and living in Mallorca where it has been for over 60 years. Early day worshippers created an Anglican church in the Son Armadans suburb of Palma. A building designed by the Architect Sr Carlos Sobron. The St Philip and St James…
Soller’s art, commerce and the station… Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 10th May 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox When you arrive in the City of Soller by train you have a choice. The tram is waiting for you to transport you down to the Port in rickety style or the station itself invites…
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…