HOLY WEEK – AS IT UNFOLDS Good Friday – The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord followed by a procession Friday 25th March – The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord takes place at 7.00 p.m. in the Parròquia de Sant Bartomeu in the square in Soller. This is followed by a procession…
Press release from the Jumeirah – Port of Soller – 10th Septem,ber 2014Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa is delighted to announce the appointment of a new General Manager – Jordi Tarrida.Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has announced Jordi E. Tarrida as the new General Manager at Jumeirah Port…
Soller is the story this week Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 14th February 2017 It all kicked off in Soller when the E. U. decided we were worthy of attention. So many crucial world events being debated right now and the Soller train joined…
HOLY WEEK – AS IT UNFOLDS Wednesday 23rd March – The Chrism Mass at 7.30 p.m. at La Seu, the Cathedral in Palma On Wednesday of this week, Holy Week/la Semana Santa, Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals from the Diocese of Mallorca will gather all the priests of the island at La Seu, the Cathedral in…
Nina, Matt and Glace moustache – a story of Soller country folk… Published in Majorca Daily Bulletin Sunday 3rd April 2016 The shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes in Stockwell, London in 2005 was the trigger that brought Nina and Matt to Soller. The horror of the killing and the aftermath for those living nearby…
The taste of Mallorca Part One The Soller Valley is home to many traditional Mallorquin dishes. Local Sollerics have very strong views on which restaurant serves the best home made dishes. The competition for the finest thin crackling on the Roast Pork/Lechona dish is fierce. As for the correct way to serve Arroz Brut it…
Shirley Roberts The Island empties now and locals appear, to reclaim their world. In a world of tourism we know that these ‘very local’ weeks will only last for six weeks in any one year. Many here are on contracts fixed by the opening dates of their hotel, restaurant or bar. In the Soller Valley…
The times they are a’ changing in the Soller Valley The law changed recently and incomers to Majorca and the rest of Spain had to consider their health care options. These days the only people who can avail themselves of the excellent health care in the national hospitals and local health centres have to fulfil…
By Soller Shirley Hidden behind the mountains of the Tramuntana and at the end of the tunnel lies our city Soller, the gateway to the Hidden Valley in all its beauty. Not everyone is a fan, indeed many find the parochial charms very limiting. Phrases like ‘you can’t live on scenery alone’ are to be…
Our Humans of Majorca today starts with life in Liverpool in the 1940’s. Audrey and William represented the opportunities that the grammar school children of the era had. Accrington Girls High School for Audrey and the Liverpool Institute for William. This highly academic couple came from the cotton mills and the working background of the…
