Captain Thunder & Vintage Vespas ….on the road again Posted on August 13, 2014 Captain Thunder & Vintage Vespas at Belmond La Residencia On 6th September 2014 La Residencia welcomes the Borino Vespa Mallorca Club. Vintage Vespas will drive from Palma up to the mountains and visit Belmond La Residencia where Club members will be welcomed by…
By Soller Shirley The class of 2022 have imaginative, innovative people amongst them, and this is the story of one couple. Jamie, Constanze and little Athea are new arrivals to the Soller Valley. They love this world and their rural life, 15 minutes from the centre of Soller. They are embracing everything and determined to…
A PLETHORA OF FIESTAS Late August and early September bring the FIESTA season of the HIDDEN VALLEY to a climax. The following dates for your diary should be entered in red. This is the wildest time of the year and the momentum builds until the autumn days begin to arrive and the summer subsides. 15,16…
By Soller Shirley The question people who relocate always consider, is whether they will live in a place full of the language they have left back home. In Soller there are 13,500 residents (approx.). The last count I saw states that there are 2000 foreigners (born in a foreign country) in that number Incomers have…
Soller rings those bells for New Year A few little tips for your New Year Celebrations in Soller City Square Tradition says that you gather in the square with your Cava and 12 grapes. For each chime of midnight you eat a grape – wonderful luck is assured if you manage to eat them all…
Soller in August is where everyone wants to be Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 5th August 2014 The language of the City of Soller at present is a race between Majorcan and French. The English and German languages hardly get a look in. It is amazing how for five weeks in July…
The Hidden Valley is not so hidden this week as the eyes of the cycling world, TV and Film crews descend for the Cycle race of the year. Team Sky and the training teams of cyclists are joined by more competitors as they race around the whole island in daily races. Sir Bradley Wiggins is…
The Soller Valley does Shakespeare courtesy of ISLApublished in the Majorca Daily BulletinSunday 20th October 2013By Soller ShirleyWhat is it about my neck of the woods that attracts such talent? Is it the beauty, the light, the inspirational vibes or just serendipity? In our midst we have young talent who want to entertain the family…
By Soller Shirley Hidden behind the mountains of the Tramuntana and at the end of the tunnel lies our city Soller, the gateway to the Hidden Valley in all its beauty. Not everyone is a fan, indeed many find the parochial charms very limiting. Phrases like ‘you can’t live on scenery alone’ are to be…
To celebrate BALEARIC DAY which is on Sunday March 1st we can enjoy the National Anthem of Majorca. La Balanguera” is the official anthem of the Balearic island of Majorca, Spain. The anthem is an adaptation of Joan Alcover i Maspons (1854–1926) poem based on an ancient and popular Majorcan children’s song. The music is…
