Humans of Mallorca – When tourism was young in the Valley
By Shirley Roberts Fifty years ago the first brick was laid on the Party house of the Port of Soller. Created out of the market gardens of the flat lands Continue Reading
Ten things about Soller, some, you might not know…
(Written by Gabriel Mercedes and abridged into a form of Englishness by Shirley Roberts Permission granted by Gabriel Merecedes and Veu de Soller for this adaptation.) Soller is a unique Continue Reading
Soller train; 109 years in the fast track
The Vintage Soller Train is one of Mallorca’s biggest tourist attractions Vintage Soller Train, Palma At the beginning of the 20th century Soller’s orange production industry was thriving, but because the city Continue Reading
MALLORCA, BALEARIC ISLANDS
By Rachel Fox Pics by Rachel Fox Legend has it that Robert Graves chose Mallorca as his home partly on the advice of Gertrude Stein… “Majorca is a paradise – Continue Reading
Happy, Sad, Bored, Lonely…
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 Continue Reading
The Questions and Answers of our Soller world in March 2021
The virtual postbag of www.sollerweb.com has been bulging with your questions. They are ‘Pandemic’ and ‘Brexit’ related with a bit of general information thrown in for good measure. There is Continue Reading
Nan’s Day Out to the latest controversy
By Shirley Roberts A frequent Nan’s Day Out for me is to our local park. Known by many names in the Port of Soller but mostly as the ‘Camp de Continue Reading
HUMANS OF MAJORCA when Covid hit our business world
By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Saturday 3rd October 2020 Humans of Majorca each have a story to tell of their experiences this year. Today I Continue Reading
NAN’S DAY OUT – two trips this week
By Shirley Roberts in July 2020 Followers of my outings with the granddaughters will know that they are all growing up. Taking them out, being in control of the music Continue Reading
Nan’s Day Out x 4 to Cala D’or
By Shirley Roberts September 2019 What is the collective noun for four Nan’s? That was my word dilemma this week as London met Cala D’or and picked me up on Continue Reading
Stories of the Soller Valley by SollerWeb
Bringing Soller, Fornalutx, Deia and the Tramuntana, Mallorca alive with Stories about our beautiful area