The energy for the summer in the Soller Valley By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 4th July 2017 Photographs by Rachel Fox At the end of this incredibly busy week in our world we are just taking a five-minute rest. The Fiesta of San Pere has been keeping us going…
The people of Bunyola live on the other side of The Coll de Soller – our mountain. Many of them work in Soller and most are related to someone in Soller. This is a joined community separated by a very large mountain. When the Soller Tunnel was opened in 1997 the powers that be in…
Soller’s gone sporty Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 29th September 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox As autumn arrives the Soller Valley has turned to sport. Groups of walkers are taking the place of the sunbathers and stout boots and backpacks have replaced bikinis. I really would like to know what they carry in…
Soller celebrates art, football, music and lifePublished in the Majorca Daily Bulletin onTuesday 26th August 2014Photograph by the Es Moli Hotel who sponsor CF SOLLER The football pitch of Soller is called Camp d’en Maiol and has stood at the heart of Soller for over 100 years. The club is at the heart of so…
Answers By Barry Byrne From the mailbag…A bumper double crop! The pandemic, tax and 90-day stays. Q: If I’m not a Spanish resident, can I stay longer than the 90 days in 180 because of the pandemic? Q: What amnesty exists for people who have just got stuck here because of Covid? Q Where do…
2022-04-21 Soller By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Clare and Charlie are those special people who dance in your lives adding interest and colour. They arrived in the Soller Valley around twenty years ago and added this place to their ‘significant memory box’. Clare’s friend (from the age of 8 weeks old) made a big family…
HOLY WEEK – AS IT UNFOLDS Holy Thursday – The Holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by a procession Thursday 24th March – The Holy Mass of the Lord’s Supper takes place at 7.00 p.m. in the Parròquia de Sant Bartomeu in the square in Soller. This is followed by a procession of the…
The Port of Soller was the safe harbour for the Princes Trust’s TENACIOUS in December 2013. Happy Christmas to all on board –
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…
A thought from Shirley Roberts www.sollerweb.com 2020 dawned and most of us had not a clue what was to befall us in the decade to come. Brexit happened 31st January 2020 Covid Pandemic started March 2020 Cost of living Crisis developed late 2021 Ukraine war 24th February 2022 Hamas, Israel war 7th October 2023 Statistics…
