Biniaraix celebrates their own PROFESSOR OF THE BLOOD -Jean Dausset The ‘Washing Square‘of the village is to be renamed ‘Jean Dausset Square’ in a ceremony tomorrow morning. This illustrious child of the village of Binairaixwas awarded a Nobel Prize in 1980 for his services to medicine. His speciality was in understanding blood and his work has had far…
Calling all romantics in Mallorca!! Participate in Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa’s II Love Letter Writing Competition and win a one night stay for two in the luxurious Lighthouse Suite with unparalleled views to the sea and the Tramuntana mountains inclusive of dinner for two and access to the award winning Talise Spa. Letters…
Charity begins at home in Soller Photographs by RACHEL FOX The Soller Valley had a late start to Christmas. The new Christmas tree with its poinsettia sculptures and silver lights was still being erected last Thursday in time for the ‘switch on’ ceremony on Friday. We have had a make do and mend Christmas…
Soller in its Dog Days of Summer Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 16th August 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox The ‘Dog Days’ are the hottest and most unwholesome time of the year according the calendar. My long forgotten Latin tells me that Sirius, the Dog Star is responsible for the time between…
EVOLUTION MALLORCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Great dates for your diary from 3rd to 12th November 2016 Full programme and all events and happenings described on the website below. Of particular interest to many is the screening of the AMAZING British Oasis Documentary SUPERSONIC On Friday 4th November 2016 at Cine Ciutat21:00h-23:00h Oasis: Supersonic, Mat Whitecross,…
MARIA MAYOL AND THE PROMOTION OF WOMEN’S CULTURE IN SÓLLER Did you know that… Maria Mayol was first a militant of Acció Republicana de Mallorca and then Esquerra Republicana Balear. In 1931 she helped to draw up a draft Statute of Autonomy for Mallorca and Ibiza. She was the first female Mallorcan candidate for election to Parliament in…
We loved the wander around Petra 2022-04-14 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts When the grandchildren are on school holidays I sometimes have their company. We wander the island looking for the places which please us. This can be anywhere on the island which the car or train will take us. The train route starts…
General information on schooling in Soller and Mallorcahttp://www.sollerweb.com/schoollandpage.htmlState education is the responsibility of the Ministry of Education.School is compulsory and free of charge for all children from age six to sixteen Children are required to be registered in school at the age of 6 years in Spain. The system of pre school education from 3…
Changing times – Soller style Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 31st July 2017 Twenty years ago the Soller Tunnel opened. The road was blasted through the mountain and cars flowed freely as long as they paid the toll. This development was hugely controversial and…
By Shirley Roberts The craggy mountainside rises out of the sea from the Port of Soller. The caves and inlets are there until Deia and beyond. The smuggling stories of this area are legendary and start from early days. In more recent Franco times the routes were used for tobacco, antibiotics and essentials, not easy…
