I’ve been on another adventure in Soller and can’t wait to share my findings with you – it is just so interesting. I went to the public library just off the town square to begin my research. I had been told that Soller was a town that in the past had segregated libraries. Story has…
The Soller Football Club is 91 years old this year – its birthday is on August 24th. The stadium was built in the centre of the City about 5 minutes walk from the square. Of course when it was built it was on the outskirts of the City but these days the urban sprawl has caught…
We are still searching for Karlo’s Angelby Shirley RobertsThere is a taxi driver in Palmanova who is an ‘Angel’ and there are many people who want to thank him. On Thursday 6th September 2012 our Angel came across Karlo in serious distress. Karlo is a talented female impersonator and entertainer of Majorca. He exploded onto…
What’s in a memory? This has been the question exercising www.sollerweb.com this week. It all started with a message from Amanda Clarke from Derbyshire. She wrote asking for help to track down photographs of the Hotel Rocamar in the Port of Soller when it was a lively happy place to be. As you all know…
LET’S HEAR IT FOR VICAR FIQUET as The Brides wore black in Soller I have had the best time this week following a story which has inspired my imagination and given me great pleasure. It is the wedding season in Majorca and the whole production mill is in full swing. Local wedding organisers are aiming…
WANTED – PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE HOTEL ROCAMAR before it became derelict-Please read this message I received yesterday from Amanda which she has given permission to reprint here. It would be great if we can help her. thank you …Hi there,Feeling very nostalgic, mainly due to a really difficult time for myself and my family at the…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 27th May 2014 Soller oranges – don’t you just love them? They are special and taste different from all other oranges in my considered opinion. Take no notice of me because the historians made that claim long before I came on the scene. The orange aficionados talk…
Diamonds were the friends of the press that gathered in the Belmond La Residencia this week. We marvelled at the beautiful, subtle diamond jewellery presented to us by Vanessa Tugendhaft. An A list of celebrities led by Madonna have been seen wearing her pink string band with the diamond in the middle. This is diamonds…
The Soller valley has always had its share of interesting people and 2015 is a good year to remind ourselves some of the newer ones. Merie lives up the side of the mountain as you first come into Soller from the tunnel. She surveys this beautiful valley from a vantage point which means it is…
The cultural heart of Soller beats loud, consistently and strong. Music and art have always been synonymous with the Soller Valley and today a new generation are taking it forward. The three ladies it was my pleasure to talk to this week are passionate about music and bringing it to all in the Hidden Valley…