Juan March Hospital in Caubet
By Shirley Roberts with reference to Diario de Mallorca The Joan March hospital is the building in the high distance seen from the Soller Road. It is often called ‘Caubet’ Continue Reading
The day a ‘Human of Mallorca’ met the Queen
By Shirley Roberts A long time ago I went to Buckingham Palace and inadvertently met the Queen. I was 19 and working as a ‘CESR’. Computers as we know them Continue Reading
Elena Castillo and Laurel Marx are ‘Humans of Mallorca’
By Shirley Roberts These two talents open a joint exhibition on Friday 19th August 2022 at 8 pm in the Museum of Soller. Both famous in their own worlds, they Continue Reading
Three ‘wolves’ are my Humans of Mallorca this week
On their way to the Commonwealth Games… By Shirley Roberts The Canadian Wolf Pack have landed in Spain and I met three of the ‘wolves’ in Soller this week. The Continue Reading
Benito is a Human of Mallorca and a ‘Man of the Sea’.
Written by Shirley Roberts with pics by Rachel Fox and Shirley Roberts Twenty years ago, the Repic Beach in the Port of Soller, had its significant people. The boat owners, Continue Reading
‘Nan’s Day Out’ to the winery
By Shirley Roberts We all have our favourite places for a trip when visitors come to stay. For me the criteria this week was a short drive, to a magnificent Continue Reading
Nan’s Day Out to the Capelleta
By Shirley Roberts, Pics By Gary Lloyd Rees The weather is too hot to go far and this is one of those visits which is just so convenient for all. Continue Reading
A Brief History of the St Philip and St James Anglican Church in Palma
Written by Gillian Garden a member of the congregation – June 2022 The first Anglican congregation in Mallorca was founded in Alcudia in the 1860s by Robert Bateman, the director Continue Reading
‘Nan’s Day Out’ to the Cemetery: A walk into the past of Soller
This is a beautiful place to understand some of the names and the social history of the Soller Valley Written By Shirley roberts, Pics by Gary Lloyd Rees Shirley Roberts Continue Reading
Summer traditions in our world and a favourite in the Port of Soller
Written by Shirley Roberts 13th June 2022 June is a wonderful month in Mallorca. The arrival of summer and beach days is celebration enough for some. For others it builds Continue Reading
Stories of the Soller Valley by SollerWeb
Bringing Soller, Fornalutx, Deia and the Tramuntana, Mallorca alive with Stories about our beautiful area