FORNALUTX AND THE BULL on Friday 5th September 2014 A BULL RUN will take place. FORNALUTX is one of the few places left in Spain permitted to have a Bull run. This is a tradition of generations which sometimes causes controversy. This is the picture of the Bull of 2014 courtesy of theVeu de Soller
Nick Campion – Astrologer of our parish… Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Sunday 2nd October 2016 By Shirley Roberts Photographs by Mike McDowall The Soller Valley is awash with interesting people who turn up and stay. Nick Campion in one such who had never been to Majorca before when he was invited to…
photographs by RACHEL FOXThe history of Majorca is written by cleverer, more knowledgeable people than me. My contribution is really a question about the basics of our incomer’s lives. Do we really understand what makes this place tick or the significance of some of the events that has made Majorca what it is today?For instance take…
This is a community event and celebrates every part of Soller Valley life 2022-03-31 Palma By Shirley Roberts with pics by Jane Winckles, Gary Lloyd Rees and Pere Bota Shirley Roberts Visitors and residents of Mallorca know very well how much fiestas and historical celebrations mean to the community. Every Village, Town and City has…
Olives of Mallorca Written by the Consel of Mallorca – Agriculture DivisionPromoted by Capsvespre of Soller The cultivation of the olive tree in Mallorca is one of the most traditional and dates back to pre-Roman times. During the Roman period (123 BC-465 AD) is to improve the technique of olive cultivation. In the writings of…
By Shirley Roberts ‘Nan’s days out’ have been a feature of my life since I became a ‘Nan’. I was very young at the time… My granddaughters, niece, nephews, Godchildren and other lovely friend’s children, have accompanied me on many of them. From trips to the Zoo in London, to the razzamatazz of Christmas Fairs…
Photograph by Rachel Fox At this time of year our thoughts and bodies are usually turned towards the beach. It is tempting to take a chair and sit with the gentle waves lapping your feet and the sounds of children playing. The overwhelming sense of fiestas and celebrations are making off with our plans and…
Humans of Mallorca investigate Time – Sundials In Spain What’s the reason for the differences? 2022-02-24 Palma – Words and pictures by Gary Lloyd Rees Gary Lloyd Rees Gary Lloyd Rees is the ‘writer in residence’ for this article. A Human of Mallorca who leaves the snow of Canada for a few months a year…
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 SOLLER YEAR IN FOCUS Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 29th December 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox The page turns and a New Year begins this week. It is natural for me for writing purposes to have a hunt through the diaries and Facebook entries to check on the highlights of the year….
