Soller resembles Switzerland – occasionally… The story of February 2012 is written in Soller folklore. It tells the tale of a date when the Soller Tunnel closed because it was simply too dangerous to get through and down the mountain by car. The City was marooned for a few hours because of the snow…
Written By Shirley Roberts Pics by Shirley Roberts Middle granddaughter indulged me with a Nan’s Day out while she was on a recent half term holiday. A glorious, warm, late October day and we pointed the car in the general direction of Campanet. Mimi knows this area well as it contains one of the many…
The Gran Hotel Soller The stunning building that houses the Gran Hotel sits in the heart of Soller and makes everyone wonder at its history. These days a fine hotel with elegance and attention to detail guaranteed but what of its past? In my early Soller days the grounds of the Gran Hotel was a…
By Soller Shirley Did you play that game when you were a child? You sat in a circle and had to answer the question. Repetition was not allowed and if you came anywhere near an answer already given you were ‘out’. There were always about six common answers and then you struggled. A bit like…
No 11 on the Times Newspapers list of 50 best hotels in the Med 2015 Set within a classical 100 year-old mansion house designed by one of Gaudi’s protégés, L’Avenida is in the centre of beautiful Soller, two minutes from the bustling town square, yet surrounded by the towering peaks of the Tramuntana mountains. L’Avenida…
May 31 at 9:54 PM Summer is just around the corner in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 2nd June 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Three weeks are left to this academic year and the children are counting the days. As the exams come to an end schools try hard to keep the momentum…
Soller resembles Switzerland – occasionally… The story of February 2012 is written in Soller folklore. It tells the tale of a date when the Soller Tunnel closed because it was simply too dangerous to get through and down the mountain by car. The City was marooned for a few hours because of the snow…
The RAIXA ESTATE is on the other side of the Soller tunnel. 10 minutes from Soller and you are n a beautiful old world with many years of history. Raixa has been used as film sets many times particularly for Agatha Christie movies. This article has been written by Andrew Rawson of Mallorca Days Out…
Sian Mackay tells a story of War, Resistance, Art and Love in Von Ripper’s Odyssey Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Sunday 25th September 2016 by Shirley Roberts Sian Mackay is a writer and a long time resident of the Soller Valley. She has held many publishing roles including several years as a freelance journalist for…
Written on 9th May 2023 by Shirley Roberts The last 24 hours have been a ‘fascination of social media’. Coming out the other side I am making a personal statement. Strong feelings on all sides mean that some views are one dimensional. I would just like to offer a little contribution to ‘both sides’. Five…
