Ca’n Quet occupies a place in Deia that is hard to beat. From their huge terraces the view across the Deia Valley is second to none. Surrounded by the mountains and looking over the fertile ground towards the sea it has become ‘the place’ for wedding receptions and parties. This was not always the case…
North London to North Mallorca Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Sunday 17th July 2016 Matthew Dean is a relocater and arrived in the Soller Valley twelve years ago with Jay, his wife and two daughters. He is one of those people who was introduced here by his wife’s family who had a holiday home…
The killing of the pig in the Hidden Valley of Soller ‘Matances’ is a century old tradition in Majorca. For an entire year a family would fatten up a pig to slaughter it during “matançes”.Gatherings take place of family, friends and invited honoured guests to watch the killing of the pig and then get involved in…
The history of VOLLEYBALL in Mallorca started in SOLLER… The Volley Ball Boys put on their great Carnival show yesterday as always. Their contribution to Carnival is always eagerly anticipated. Did you know that Volleyball started on this Island in 1931 in Soller? Andrew Ede wrote about this today in the Majorca Daily Bulletin and…
Simon Reynolds found his Place in the Sun in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Sunday 19th June 2016 and updated June 2020 Photographs by Rachel Fox When the TV production company came knocking in Soller a few months ago they wanted an English contact. Someone who understood the mind-set…
Are we Human in the Soller Valley? By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 20th June 2017 Photographs by Rachel Fox In developing the ‘Humans of Mallorca’ brand here I have had some great adventures and spoken to ordinary people with extraordinary stories. One lady who works at the Airport told…
June glooms and pleasures in the Soller Valley By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 6th June 2017 Photographs by Rachel Fox June’s glooms are being felt by the Town Council of Soller as they are under siege on the subject of rubbish. Their state of the art rubbish machine has…
Mar 29 at 9:10 PM Welcome to our Soller world Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 31st March 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox The Soller Valley has woken up to sunshine and Easter visitors. The supermarket car park is overflowing and the slow traffic behind pods of cyclists is a fact of life again. The…
There is a little list that emerges every now and then gently ribbing Ex Pats about their Majorcaisation (I’ve just made that word up). You know how it goes –You know you’ve lived in Soller too long when:You buy UHT milk out of choice at the supermarket You expect to have to argue about the price…
Soller in its Dog Days of Summer Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 16th August 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox The ‘Dog Days’ are the hottest and most unwholesome time of the year according the calendar. My long forgotten Latin tells me that Sirius, the Dog Star is responsible for the time between…
