ICE COLD IN SOLLER The history of Soller is fascinating to me and the archive material now becoming available changes the face of the story of Soller as I understood it. The tales of dependence on the orange and olives and how their failure over a couple of years led to the mass migration of…
WEST TO NORTHWEST MALLORCA A little information for our visitors By Shirley Roberts The west coast of Mallorca has a uniqueness not given too many places. It is a UNESCO heritage site in honour of the Moorish influence of the past on the water collection of the area. The Tramuntana Mountains in all their glory…
The Soller Tunnel is back to normal Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 3rd March 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX The Soller tunnel was cut through the Coll Mountain that had isolated the Hidden Valley in 1997. The journey time from the airport to Soller using the tunnel takes thirty minutes and to…
The Big Yuyu – The Blues for the Soller ValleyThe odd word here and there and then the rumble – you know how it is in a small community. The word was out that there was a great blues band in our midst and gradually we all started making our way to their weekly gig…
Behind the shutters of the Soller Valley Written by Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 16th February 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox The village houses of our area are wonderful delights for the imagination because you just don’t know what’s going on behind closed doors. The huge imposing wooden doors are often…
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…
19 November 2013 Soller prawns and lottery winners are in the news Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin onTuesday 19th November 2013By Soller ShirleyPhotograph by RACHEL FOX Does the name Yotam Otolenghi mean anything to you? If you are a serious foodie and read his columns in the Guardian it will. Famous for restaurants all…
Today I bring you the pictures taken by Gary Lloyd Rees, a regular swallow from Canada who usually join us annually. Kate and Gary are a lovely couple who bring a great camera and add to the Soller Valley photographic collection each year. They have an interesting story to tell and are honorary Sollerics. We are…
Bellver International College – non-denominational, co-educational day school in Palma Founded in 1950, Bellver is the longest established privately owned British school in Spain. The college is situated close to the beach (opposite to the King of Spain’s summer palace) in a residential area 3 km from the centre of Palma in Mallorca. Bellver adopts…
The Kings Cake or Roscon de Reyes Did you get to wear the crown? The tradition on January 6th after the Kings arrival is to have a celebration family lunch. The dessert is always the Roscon de Reyes which is a round sweet bun like texture cake often split and filled with cream. Contained in…
