The first UK FOLK FESTIVAL is coming to Mallorcathis weekend… 23rd to 27th April 2016at the BH HOTEL, MAGALUF We are very excited to share with you the daily programme for the FIVE DAY event in Magaluf. The programme is subject to alteration but in outline will look like our poster. Dancing, music, Ceilidhs and…
In the 19th Century the Port of Soller had a large fleet of Sailing Ships transporting goods to the East Coast of Spain and the South Coast of France. The advent of the ‘Steamers’ (steam boats) in the second half of the 19th century brought the sailing vessels to an end. The Soller shipping lanes…
The RAIXA ESTATE is on the other side of the Soller tunnel. 10 minutes from Soller and you are n a beautiful old world with many years of history. Raixa has been used as film sets many times particularly for Agatha Christie movies. This article has been written by Andrew Rawson of Mallorca Days Out…
CANYONING – today I have received inquiries about this sport and I have passed them on to our friends at Tramuntana Tours The following is reproduced from their website – Please contact them direct if you would like this thrill in your life!www.tramuntanatours.com Canyoning is a relatively new sport that involves walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling and/or swimming through a…
Interview of Shirley Roberts by Veu de Soller Shirley Roberts is a British woman in love with Soller. In 2003 she moved to the village, where she lives near her daughter, son-in-law and three granddaughters. She, along with Tracey Ivell, is the creator and writer of the “SollerWeb” website, read by thousands of people daily. It is an…
Summer Schools in the Soller Valley The school holidays in Mallorca start around the 19th June 2015 and the autumn term starts mid September 2015. This means that students in schools in Mallorca have a twelve week summer break. This is a challenge for most families where the parents are working flat out as it…
By Shirley Roberts I am fascinated by change and also love to reminisce about how things used to be. The past, present and future are all part of our lives whether we are comfortable with that or not. In the tourism world we have watched as the FIT’s took over from corporate tourism. That’s ‘Free…
Brand Soller Published in the Majorca Daily bulletin Tuesday 12th February 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Thousands of people are dependant on ‘Brand Soller’ now that our place in the universe is under the spotlight. The days of small town tourism, adequate restaurants and a relaxed view of the fiestas has gone for ever. The…
Soller celebrates art, football, music and lifePublished in the Majorca Daily Bulletin onTuesday 26th August 2014Photograph by the Es Moli Hotel who sponsor CF SOLLER The football pitch of Soller is called Camp d’en Maiol and has stood at the heart of Soller for over 100 years. The club is at the heart of so…
FORNALUTX AND THE BULL on Friday 5th September 2014 A BULL RUN will take place. FORNALUTX is one of the few places left in Spain permitted to have a Bull run. This is a tradition of generations which sometimes causes controversy. This is the picture of the Bull of 2014 courtesy of theVeu de Soller