The BANK HOLIDAYS of Soller – unravelled The list has been published for the Bank Holidays for Spain for 2015 which I will print here. This is not the whole picture because in addition to these dates there are the Balearic Bank Holidays – which I will also list. To round it all off there…
A question or series of questions from our postbag answered by Barry Byrne Q: Are there any non-resident, but second home owner’s ID cards to prove we are more than tourists? Q: Can you be a part-time Spanish resident? Someone with all the rights and paperwork of a resident but who doesn’t live here enough…
By Shirley Roberts Puerto Soller is a genuine fishing village at the Marina end of the Port. ‘Santa Catalina’ is its name, and it has the most quintessential route of higgledy piggledy uphill streets and small houses. Once the homes of fishermen and women, port workers and now mix of local residents and second homeowners. Puerto Soller…
POPE TO CANONISE FATHER JUNIPERO SERRA OF MAJORCA Juniper Serra was born on November 24th 1713 and named Miguel Jose Serra in Petra in Mallorca.. He became a priest of Mallorca and progressed to the role of Philosophy Professor and distinguished preacher at the Convent of San Francisco in Palma. At the age of 36…
Ca’n Quet occupies a place in Deia that is hard to beat. From their huge terraces the view across the Deia Valley is second to none. Surrounded by the mountains and looking over the fertile ground towards the sea it has become ‘the place’ for wedding receptions and parties. This was not always the case…
All you need is love in Soller We love weddings in Soller and the City gets plenty to host and love. Big, formal, beachside, mirador, hotels, churches, gardens are all the locations and forms of a wedding Soller style. Take last Friday evening for instance when San Bartholomew Church was used to host…
The Seven Museums of the Soller Valley Written by Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 11th April 2017 Photographs by Rachel Fox How many MOMA’s have you visited? I went through my list in preparation for this article and arrived at a dozen. Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Madrid and London…
Ambassadors Follow Contact I am passionate about my project to mount my attractive, small , ceramic murals at the entrances of the beaches and bays along the coast of the island of Mallorca. They visually demonstrate the message to : Take your trash with you off the beach and place it in the trash…
The mighty Soller Orange Published in the Majorca Daily bulletin on Tuesday 21st April 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox The oranges of the Soller Valley are unique as the micro climate they are created in provide the sweetest fruit. It is possible to buy completely untreated oranges in some local outlets and this is…
The sweet taste of success in Soller Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 20th December 2016 A new publication is available in Soller this week with a lot of publicity being given to the authors. The subject matter is also conducive to conducted tours of Soller…
