Nature would have been a big part of their wellbeing as it is to many of us today 2021-11-02 Palma By Neville James-Davies for The Majorca Daily Bulletin Neville James-Davies Jaume II had a son who suffered from asthma, so in 1309, in an attempt to help his son, Jaume II ordered a palace to…
This black trend in summer dresses and wedding dresses is happening for a reason 2021-09-02 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Summer dresses have taken on a black look this year. So many have bought the cotton black look or the lacy black one. It is not a colour we associate with summer but in these days of uncertainty…
Written by Shirley Roberts Visitors to the Soller Valley absolutely love our TRAM. They equally hate the prices It is a tourist tram with prices to match, Residents ,after lots of proof of residency are entitled to a special rate. Visitors who stay for a week or more find it useful to avail themselves of…
Work, Eat , Live By Shirley Roberts The talking points of August have been wide and various. Old friends returning are pinching themselves at the changes of the past two years. Covid and Brexit caused change, of that there is no doubt. The politics of change are one thing, but the practicalities are quite another….
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…
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 behind the Repic Beach. An area known for its fine tomatoes and award winning cabbage. The whole area was devoted to growing food and the…
(Written by Gabriel Merce and abridged into a form of Englishness by Shirley Roberts Permission granted by Gabriel Merce and Veu de Soller for this adaptation.) Soller is a unique place on the Island of Mallorca with special praise given to its location, beauty and heritage. The number of return visitors to this location speaks…
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 is surrounded by mountains, it was impossible to transport goods and passengers to Palma. Getting to the capital involved a difficult and tiring slog down…
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 – if you can stand it”, she said. Mallorca became my paradise when I moved here 18 years ago, but now we are hanging on to our…
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…
