Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord at the Church of St Bartomeu, Soller This Sunday is Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord – a very important day for Christians throughout the world. On this day, we recall Jesus’ messianic entrance into Jerusalem before his crucifixion and the hero’s welcome his supporters gave him. They carried palm…
Nick Campion – Astrologer of our parish… Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Sunday 2nd October 2016 By Shirley Roberts Photographs by Mike McDowall The Soller Valley is awash with interesting people who turn up and stay. Nick Campion in one such who had never been to Majorca before when he was invited to…
By Shirley Roberts These are the days my friends, when energy needs to be spread over the whole island. The weather is great for travelling and exploring. Winter temperatures lend themselves to getting out there and seeing what the world on our doorstep has to offer. All too easy to stay put and let the…
You know you have become Majorcan when the BELEM takes pride of place at ChristmasIt’s almost that time when the decorations come out, the tree gets dusted off or purchased fresh. You know that you have made the transition to being Majorcan if the special honour is given to your BELEM. The Belem is the…
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY IN MAJORCAEach year in November, the United Kingdom remembers the men and women who gave their lives in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts.11 November is known as Armistice Day, Remembrance Day or Poppy Day.This year takes on added significance as it is the centenary of the outbreak of the First World…
By Shirley Roberts and Tracey Ivell My Humans this week are made up of those who live, visit, have second homes, used to live here and everyone who remains connected. The Sollerweb site keeps all these people together as a global family and they engage with us every day. They use the Website, the App,…
Good news for house purchasers in Majorca and for the charities that the successful estate agents support. This is the news of Saturday 24th January 2015… The pound has hit a seven year high against the Euro which is good news for visiting tourists from the UK. This is exceptional news for those who have put…
Nov 2 at 7:27 PM Soller’s graveyard and Halloween 2014 photographs by RACHEL FOX Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 4th November 2014 It is said that you cannot understand the heart of Soller until you have spent time in its Cemetery. This is a five layered area more like a beautiful public park than…
By Shirley Roberts Life has changed for everyone in the past two years. We are now welcoming visitors back to the Soller Valley and it is great. Their mentality, like ours has taken on a new focus and different decisions are being made. For a ‘Nan’s Day Out’, getting in the car and heading off…
Sep 20 at 6:15 PM Soller -The Island within an Island Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox The Soller Valley is in recovery mode from the thousands that descended on us this weekend for the Havaneres Festival. A three day celebration of the music of the exiled…
