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…
They have seen the world and are now very content in the world of the Soller Valley, in Mallorca. 5th August 2021 in Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts I would like to introduce you to Margaret and Chris Robinson of Puerto Soller. These days they are content in the paradise they have created for themselves in the…
Islamic AlmallutxIn the very heart of the Tramuntana Mountains, more specifically at the Gorg Blau reservoir (Escorca), one cansee some of the oldest religious remains on Mallorca:The Talayotic shrines of AlmallutxThe Archaeologists held a meeting in Soller on 10th July 2014 and some of the findings were displayed. Have a look at the great poster of the meeting.It…
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…
Neven’s Spanish Food Trails, Balearics 2021 are airing now on RTE 2021-09-30 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts David Hare and I sat in Soller Square this week discussing our obsessions with the Soller Valley. This place just gets some people and they end up spending most of their working lives promoting it. David has a house in Soller with…
HOLY WEEK – AS IT UNFOLDS By Debra Reynolds The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord followed by a procession Friday 3rd April – 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 of…
Full Headers Printable Vi The dawn chorus wakes us in Soller early these summer mornings. The sudden change in the weather and the departure of the North wind has been greeted with incredulity in the Soller Valley. One minute we’re moaning about the nights being cold for this time of year and then Africa sends us…
Soller – A Tram Runs Through It By Andrew Ede Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Friday 5th June 2015 At the entrance to the train station in Sóller is a plaque in honour of the town’s illustrious son, Jerónimo Estades Llabrés. Catalan correctness would have it that the name should be Jeroni, but the…
The biggest growth industry in the City of Soller is in real estate. At the last count there were fifteen Estate Agents plus an ‘Open House’ specialist. Attend any local party and you will find the agent that sold the house to the host in attendance. They are all very friendly, helpful people who have…
This is one busy City and what you see is not necessarily what you get. The sun is shining and sub tropical temperatures this week created the Foeng effect. I am not making this up it is the description of weather when the temperature rises to unbearable limits, in our case 36’2 degrees Celsius at 3…
