WEST TO NORTHWEST MALLORCA A little information for our visitors By Shirley Roberts The west coast of Mallorca has a uniqueness not given too many places. It is a UNESCO heritage site in honour of the Moorish influence of the past on the water collection of the area. The Tramuntana Mountains in all their glory…
By Shirley Roberts On this the last Sunday before Christmas 2020 I can indulge myself in a little festive reflection. The ‘Humans of Majorca’ are doing what they do best at this time of year. This global term encompasses all who claim this title who may not live here year round. We enjoy the company…
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 LOVE LOCKS of Soller Lovers lock the engraved padlock around the post of a significant place to them and then ceremoniously throw away the key. This takes some planning as you first have to get the padlock engraved with your special message. That done you take your padlock , key and a bottle of…
From 1959, Mallorca was in the middle of the Cold War with the construction of an American base on the highest peak of the Sierra de Tramuntana. Antoni Janer Torrens ARA Balears In the Balearic Islands, the scars of the Cold War are still clearly visible. On September 26, 1953, the Madrid Pacts were signed. After founding…
The Soller Valley welcomes autumn Today is the first day of the autumn season which will last for 88 days before giving way to winter on 21st December 2014. Autumn has started with welcome rain and a reshuffle of the hot humid weather of late. The walkers and cyclists arrived as usual in early September…
The Port of Soller is a place of safety Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 10th January 2017 Photographs by Rachel Fox When the weather turns and the sea becomes menacing outside our harbour wall the boats come in. On this side of Majorca, the Port of Soller is one of the few…
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…
The Soller Firo takes over the Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 12th May 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX This past weekend in Majorca there have been many events all over the island. Europe day, international football competitions and many more events besides. The Grand Opening of Son Amar for the summer season…
ALAN SILLITOE of Soller… Saturday Night and Sunday Morning – published in 1958 Alan Sillitoe was born in 1928 in the manufacturing City of Nottingham.The workers of that industrial place were to be the inspiration for many of his works. Alan Sillitoe came to live in Mallorca on the back of a Military Pension like…
