Fornalutx is twinned with Strembo On 27th April 2013 a ceremony took place in Fornalutx to mark the official twinning of towns. Strembo is a beautiful , mountainous small town in the Trentino municipality of Northern Italy.Fornalutx and Strembo are now officially twinned. This process began in June 2011 when the dignitaries of Fornalutx were…
Do you know your neighbours in Soller? This week The Times had a full page on the way that the British are out in force buying properties in Europe. Spaintops the list followed very closely by Franceand some longer haul places like Canadaand Australiaare also in the top ten relocation list. This trend is more…
Music, traffic and winter closures in SollerThe issues that concern Soller people this week are complex and various. The music of the town was high on the agenda as three hundred of us attended the concert to celebrate the patron saint of music – Saint Cecilia. The concert was held in the Convent church at…
ICE COLD IN SOLLER The history of Soller is fascinating to me and the archive material now becoming available changes the face of the story of Soller as I understood it. The tales of dependence on the orange and olives and how their failure over a couple of years led to the mass migration of…
By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Sunday 27th September 2020 Regular readers of my stories know the people who pop up. They get to know their names and tales. All of them have their six month experiences of a Covid world and how it has impacted on them. Humans of Majorca,…
Here comes Autumn in Soller Have you got your bow and arrow? Did you know that the rules have changed and that from last Friday you can now use it together with a shotgun to hunt the partridge? Serious consideration has been given to this subject over the summer and an illustrious group of experts…
Polish the pistons and tune the carburetors in SollerPublished in the Majorca Daily bulletinTuesday 7th October 2014Photograph by RACHEL FOX The mountains of Soller have been overwhelmed this weekend and the race was on. ‘The Pujada of the Puig Mayor’ happens every year in October and this weekend they celebrated their 35th anniversary. This is…
TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAINS DAY 2014 Theme: “Mountain Farming” Covering around 27 percent of the earth’s land surface, mountains play a critical role in moving the world towards sustainable economic growth. They not only provide sustenance and wellbeing to 720 million mountain people around the world, but indirectly benefit billions more living downstream. In particular,…
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…
Feb 15 at 8:04 PM The film set also known as Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 17th February 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX What a week we have had in the Soller Valley . It was a jump from one excitement to the other and it was all in the name of illusion. …
