All eyes on the Port of Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 24th March 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX The perfect horse shoe bay of the Port of Soller is very special to Sollerics. It is ‘our beach’ and as such it is well used. The work of the past few years has…
HOLY WEEK – AS IT UNFOLDS Written by Debra Reynolds Our Religious Affairs Correspondent The Brotherhoods (or “Confraries”) of Soller and their Processions Religious Brotherhoods are groups of faithful people who devote their time to doing charitable works. Some brotherhoods are only associated with the town of Sollerwhilst others may be a part of larger…
Joan Rubio spent a long time in Soller…He was the Architect who worked with and was influenced by Gaudi. The facade of Sant Bartholomew church in Soller was his work as was the Bank of Soller building on the corner of the square. These are very well know examples of ‘Gaudism’ and bring the disciples of…
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…
Vall I Art deserves its place next to the Museum of modern Art By Shirley Roberts on 29th April 2021 By Shirley Roberts The Port of Soller has created its first space for ‘Itinerant Art’. The site is around the Antoni Montis roundabout in the Port of Soller. Local man Tofol Colom is the first artist to place…
UNESCO AND SOLLERSoller is at the centre of the UNESCO designated range of mountains. This interesting map and information are taken from thewww.serradetramunata.net website for your information.The Serra de Tramuntana mountain range forms the backbone of the north-west of Mallorca. It runs for around 90 km, with a maximum width of 15 km, over 18 municipalities,…
OF ALL THE PLACES WE ADVERTISE IT IS SOLLERWEB THAT GIVES THE BEST RESULTS This was the unsolicited testimonial from Bill Webb of Webbs International Removal Company today. Webbs are based in Santa Ponca but they work island wide and spend a lot of their time packing and unpacking in the Soller Valley. Many of…
Walkers – rejoice – ROUTE 221 is all for you The signposts are everywhere in the Soller Valley pointing you in the right direction. This is work in progress and the route will get longer and longer each year. Get to know the 221 and the mountain walkers paradise that we live amongst will open…
The Cathedral of the Mountains in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 23rd February 2016 Photograph by Rachel Fox The church in the centre of Soller square dominates our City. It is the perfect meeting place and everyone knows where it is – you just can’t miss it. The groups pour into Soller for…
EL TREN DE SOLLERHERE COMES THE TRAIN(reproduced from the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Wednesday 25th June 2014)‘El Tren de Soller’ is the title of the FIRST EVER MUSICAL ABOUT MAJORCA for a global audience. The Isla Theatre Project may only be a year old but it already ‘cutting edge’. The world premiere of ‘El Tren…