The bull and all that jazz in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 4th August 2015Photographs by Rachel Fox August in our neck of the woods is an alternative festival world. Three main Fiestas happen almost back to back and all last at least three days each. This means that nine nights…
The season is a good one for Calçots this year 2022-03-03 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Last Sunday dawned bright and beautiful and everyone just wanted to get out. The cars driving into the Soller Valley, as I was going in the opposite direction, were a steady stream. We are a day trip location…
Soller’s art, commerce and the station… Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 10th May 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox When you arrive in the City of Soller by train you have a choice. The tram is waiting for you to transport you down to the Port in rickety style or the station itself invites…
Written by Shirley Roberts, all photographs taken by Shirley Roberts To get to the beaches of Caribbean level in Majorca, I have to drive, for half and hour, to pick up the motorway. Muro and parts of Alcudia are stunning beach favourites but sometimes they are just too far. With a nippy hire car this…
Written by Debra Reynolds Our Religious Affairs Correspondent Sunday 27th March – Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Events in Soller at Parròquia de Sant Bartomeu in the square begin at 9.30 a.m. with the procession I described in my previous article on the brotherhoods and the processions. This is a very joyful…
By Shirley Roberts The North West coast of Majorca holds many treasures. From Valldemossa, the coast road to the Port of Soller is a journey of the world. Take that turn and the delights which Arch Duke Luis Salvador of Austria found here all those years ago remain and have been extended. The Archduke was…
In the 19th Century the Port of Soller had a large fleet of Sailing Ships transporting goods to the East Coast of Spain and the South Coast of France. The advent of the ‘Steamers’ (steam boats) in the second half of the 19th century brought the sailing vessels to an end. The Soller shipping lanes…
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 Extreme and gentle sports of the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 28th July 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox This Sunday marked the 33rd Triathlon of the Soller Valley held on the Repic Beach . The temperature was off the scale as it often is at this time of…
Sarah Kenyon was in London when this article was written, preparing for her interview for the Apprentice. If there is anyone out there who does not know about this show which is now entering its 10th series let me enlighten you. It’s a reality TV show where bright, creative people are all trying to do…