We are in the heart of wedding celebrations in Majorca right now. All over the island people are gathering, combining summer holidays with weddings. The Wedding Planners of the island work amazingly hard in the heat to co-ordinate everything. My focus today is on the role of the Wedding Celebrant and what she or he…
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…
By Soller Shirley I am fortunate enough to meet many people who tell me of their life experiences and stories. One, this week, has stayed in my mind, and I share it. My new friend told of an exciting family life, full of travel and adventures in half the world. The family unit was great,…
Tommy is a Human of Mallorca in every sense, except birth 2021-08-12 Soller Valley By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts When Mallorca was young, the land was divided into the Possessions of the Nobles. Allocations were made of the land according to how skilled the generals were in battle. In tourist times the island divided up according to the decisions…
The power of the Soller Train Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 13th October 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox I took a day off this week and focused all my attention on a happy little six year old. My granddaughter goes to a local school in the Port of Soller and they…
Mountain culture in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 13th December 2016 Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox International Mountain Day was celebrated on Sunday 11thDecember and was a reminder that Sollerics are mountain people. The United Nations decided in 2003 that 11thDecember should be the special day to…
Moving to SOLLER in Mallorca Every year a new intake of people arrive in the Soller Valley. They are people who have just achieved that retirement nest egg and dream, to the individual who came here on holiday and doesn’t want to go home. The many others between those extremes represent families and career moves…
The biggest growth industry in the City of Soller is in real estate. At the last count there were fifteen Estate Agents plus an ‘Open House’ specialist. Attend any local party and you will find the agent that sold the house to the host in attendance. They are all very friendly, helpful people who have…
A Humans of Mallorca story By Shirley Roberts While the government are extremely busy resurrecting tourism and urging us on to shop, the people wait. Another month passes for those who have completely slipped through the fiscal net. Another month passes for those who don’t know what date their benefit will next be paid. My…
EL TREN DE SOLLERHERE COMES THE TRAIN(reproduced from the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Wednesday 25th June 2014)‘El Tren de Soller’ is the title of the FIRST EVER MUSICAL ABOUT MAJORCA for a global audience. The Isla Theatre Project may only be a year old but it already ‘cutting edge’. The world premiere of ‘El Tren…
