By Soller Shirley The stuff of November life Sollerics are mountain people and, although many live in the Valley or by the Sea, they understand the rules. Layers are the style statement they live by. Leaving the house to go to school or work at 7 or 8 am they are freezing. The night air is cold…
By Shirley Roberts New readers will have worked out by now how important the local events of January are to Sollerics. Christmas, New Year and the Three Kings give way to Sant Antoni, fire and demons. After that, it has to be said, the local elections are very high of the list of important events….
By Shirley Roberts Puerto Soller is a genuine fishing village at the Marina end of the Port. ‘Santa Catalina’ is its name, and it has the most quintessential route of higgledy piggledy uphill streets and small houses. Once the homes of fishermen and women, port workers and now mix of local residents and second homeowners. Puerto Soller…
In Soller and the Port Soller is defined by many things. Its farming and industrial past and its current place in the tourism world of Mallorca, being the most dominant. The ‘island within and Island’ concept began to change with the opening of the Soller railway and tram connection to the Port in 1912. This…
By Soller Shirley Watchers of ‘Gavin and Stacey’ will know of ‘Neil the baby’. Neil is no longer a baby, but this is his name, no-one calls him just Neil. Small town life is full of nicknames and instantly recognisable characters. To have a nickname is generally a term of affection and acceptance. In Soller,…
By Shirley Roberts There I have said it and I mean it. I know this view has been challenged un 2023 but it does not change my view. I know that the majority of people working in tourism are professional with visitors. Their personal views are just that and they get on with their work…
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…
