Can you keep a secret? Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Sunday 4th January 2015 This is the story of a five year adventure or maybe it is more than that. The Official Secrets Act rears it head as does all the intrigue of war that took place over 60 years ago. Our heroine Veronica…
Back to school and the start of the autumn term routine is just so hard for the children of the Hidden Valley and for the rest of Majorca. The twelve weeks of holidays where the learning experience has been far more beach orientated makes the discipline of this first term of the new school year…
Photograph by Rachel Fox A tantalising glimpse, a snippet of a story and then it all comes tumbling out. That is reality of life in Soller in June as the summer gets into full swing. A story came my way about the developments up at the Santa Maria d’Olivar Church on the road between Soller…
The Cities of Majorca By Andrew EdePublished in the Majorca Daily Bulletin onSunday 15th May 2016 Shirley Roberts, who pens the Tuesday Spotlight on Soller column, provided an interesting post to her Soller Shirley Facebook page the other day. It reported that Soller is a city and was made so by King Alfonso XIII in…
We reserve the right to change our mind in Soller The Mayor of Soller is an important person here who is highly visible and approachable. He is often to be found chatting to the public or having coffee with the older generation who constantly hold him to account. When he goes on holiday it is…
The drums were the first possessions that arrived in Soller when this couples relocation brought them to the Hidden Valley. Native New Yorkers with a dream to find the perfect place for the explosion of art and music in their lives. A couple of Art Student kids who met at the famous ‘Art Students League…
The taste of Mallorca Part One The Soller Valley is home to many traditional Mallorquin dishes. Local Sollerics have very strong views on which restaurant serves the best home made dishes. The competition for the finest thin crackling on the Roast Pork/Lechona dish is fierce. As for the correct way to serve Arroz Brut it…
The parking stories of Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 14th April 2015 Photograph by Rachel Fox I have to admit to owning the most bashed and scratched car in Soller. I use it as a badge of honour to prove the many times I have to go in and out of narrow…
SOLLERWEB have great pleasure in welcomingNEIL DOLOUGHAN to the SOLLERWEB FAMILY.Neil appears on our ‘books’ platform and you can read a synopsis of his new publication ‘Under a Mallorcan Sky’ right here:-http://www.sollerweb.com/neildoloughan.html
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…