The cultural heart of Soller beats loud, consistently and strong. Music and art have always been synonymous with the Soller Valley and today a new generation are taking it forward. The three ladies it was my pleasure to talk to this week are passionate about music and bringing it to all in the Hidden Valley…
A little reality check in the Soller Valley The sun is out, the sky is blue, people are on the beaches and life is good. At least it is if you don’t look too closely at the underlying problems that just won’t go away. Last Friday we had a glorious time in Soller. Sant…
The Artist and the Gaudi influence information from Wikepedia While in Paris on a modeling assignment, Saint Phalle was introduced to the American painter Hugh Weiss, who became both her friend and mentor. He encouraged her to continue painting in her self-taught style. She subsequently moved to Deià, Majorca, Spain, where her son, Philip Abdi, was born in…
The Three Kings arrive on 5th January every year Christmas is considered a religious observation in Soller and there is a huge Church attendance and family meal on Christmas Eve to celebrate. Spanish children expect a visit from Santa Claus but they know that the gift he leaves is just a little taster for what…
The busy January world of Soller Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 20th January 2015Photgraphs by Rachel Fox The people of Soller reclaim their City in January. They are glad to share their fiestas with visitors but essentially it is the the locals time to celebrate the fiestas of the Church calendar that have been with…
The world seems an easier place when you are walking amongst great beauty 2022-01-20 Palma By Shirley Roberts The walks of Mallorca are well catalogued and the decision to create the routes 221 and 222 were inspired. Eventually, using these routes a walk around the whole of Mallorca will be possible. Of course, for such…
Silk and sun in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 28th October 2014 Photograph by RACHEL FOX The story of Soller’s textile past is told in many places including Soller Museum . The factories that toiled away for 24 hours a day are part of a different era and consigned to the…
The bull and all that jazz in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 4th August 2015Photographs by Rachel Fox August in our neck of the woods is an alternative festival world. Three main Fiestas happen almost back to back and all last at least three days each. This means that nine nights…
Let’s all turn right and see what’s round the corner this month 2022-01-27 Palma By Shirley Roberts Pics by Gary Lloyd Rees Shirley Roberts Sometimes I hear about people after my own heart. I was listening to Desert Island Discs and the interview with writer and broadcaster Simon Reeve. Simon had a ’Nan’ rather than…
The Feast of the Assumption – Saturday 15th August 2015 The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on 15th August each year. This year it falls on a Saturday. It commemorates the death of Mary and her assumption, body and soul, into Heaven before her body began to…
