By Shirley Roberts ‘Nan’s days out’ have been a feature of my life since I became a ‘Nan’. I was very young at the time… My granddaughters, niece, nephews, Godchildren and other lovely friend’s children, have accompanied me on many of them. From trips to the Zoo in London, to the razzamatazz of Christmas Fairs…
The life and times of Tomeu Deya Canals in 2023 By Shirley Roberts How many people in this world can trace their heritage back to 1561? How many people still live in the same village and work the same mill from those times? How many people started their education in the Institute in Soller and…
Written by Shirley Roberts Pics by Madeline Harding Corpus Christi was celebrated in Soller on Sunday 11th June 2023 Corpus Christi is an important event in the Spanish calendar, celebrating the ‘Body of Christ’. Go anywhere in Spain and you’ll see it is celebrated in an entirely different way. The pictures in this article were…
Written on 9th May 2023 by Shirley Roberts The last 24 hours have been a ‘fascination of social media’. Coming out the other side I am making a personal statement. Strong feelings on all sides mean that some views are one dimensional. I would just like to offer a little contribution to ‘both sides’. Five…
10,500 Facebook Followers, 130,000 Website clicks annually, Instagram, You Tube, Mallorca Bulletin, Celebrity Magazine, Radio One Mallorca are all the place you can find www.sollerweb.com these days.. My day starts with a cup of tea and the daily letter. I aim to get it online by about 7 am but sometimes, although the spirit is…
By Shirley Roberts Written by Shirley Roberts in 2023 We are often asked for the dates and outline of all the fiestas in Soller. Some are planning their holidays around the dates and others want to avoid them. The Soller Valley fiestas on this list are local and will happen whether there are visitors in…
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’ by locals which is the name of the estate where it was built. Caubet was the small village and the hamlet which housed the chapel, the…
By Shirley Roberts on 17th September 2022 A market is a market is a market except when it a Mallorquin market. At heart they are for local people to see and be seen and to conduct weekly business. Mobile phones and computers on the go are a feature of life here as everywhere else but…
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. Those that want to walk up from the L’horta district of Soller can. Those who want to drive can too. Often the older and younger…
Soller: All about the perfect Horseshoe Bay Puerto Soller is one of the few ports of safety in Mallorca Written by Shirley Roberts with pics by Rachel Fox Puerto Soller. | Rachel Fox – Pics, Written by Shirley Roberts Soller June 2022 The Soller Valley has the sea, mountains and a great town in Soller….
