Community life in the Soller Valley By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 18th July 2017 Photographs by Rachel Fox We are half way through 2017 and every month we celebrate a Fiesta or a religious occasion. There will be parades, programmes and the involvement of hundreds and sometimes thousands of…
We are at the beginning of a wonderful time of year in Soller. The ‘January Calms’ are a local weather phenomena. Always in January when you expect to be in the grip of winter the weather just calms right down. The sea is flat, early fog lingers because there is no wind to blow it…
Soller – A Tram Runs Through It By Andrew Ede Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Friday 5th June 2015 At the entrance to the train station in Sóller is a plaque in honour of the town’s illustrious son, Jerónimo Estades Llabrés. Catalan correctness would have it that the name should be Jeroni, but the…
The peaceful olive trees of SollerPublished in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 14th October 2014Photograph by RACHEL FOXSoller is known for its oranges and citrus fruit production but a revolution has been going on behind the scenes. The olives of Soller are staging a fight back and want to be the pre eminent export of the…
On top of the world at Can Topa To meet Paula and Damian Murphy By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Sunday 20th November 2016 The Tramuntana mountains of the Soller Valley enclose the City in its heart. The journey always begins with a decision to either go through the mountain and…
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…
Soller Cemetery – More than a place of Eternal Rest – An Historical Monument ALL SAINTS DAY – 1st November 2014 It is said that you cannot understand the heart of Soller until you have spent time in its Cemetery. This is a five layered area more like a beautiful public park than a graveyard. …
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A wonderful Christmas show in English for all the family.12th to 21st December 2014 Theatre Municipal Catalina VallsPasseig de Mallorca 9,Palma www.christmascarolmallorca.com An Isla Theatre Project
How big was an English penny or a halfpenny come to that? I can tell you because someone keeps dropping them on the entrance mat of our house in Soller. It’s not difficult to identify us in our street half way between Soller City and Port. We are the eccentric English who decided to…
WALKING ROUTE 221 runs across theMountains of the Hidden Valley Now you can download the New brochure about the route of Pedra in SEC, with the walks open and information on the shelters. Http://www.conselldemallorca.net/media/15752/cmpss01_triptic_ruta.pdf
