By Shirley Roberts Since 2003 the name Celebrity Magazine has meant something to the residents of Mallorca. Ken and Angie took their cameras and copy around the events and playgrounds of the island. They kept us amused with the antics of the Calvia centric crowd and published as often as they could. Life has moved…
I want to live in the ‘best’ part of Soller – where is it? By Shirley Roberts http://www.sollerweb.com/propertylandpage.html Every day Sollerweb answers questions and gives information. This week there are many potential purchasers in the City keeping the Estate Agents busy. They are here with the best exchange rate in years giving them more money…
The Monastery of the Capelleta Santa MariaD’Olivar 28th June 2014 This is the week of discovery of this place accessed from the main road between Soller and Lluch. The sign to the right on the road says ‘Santa Maria D’Olivar’ and a cobbled road leads to a most unlikely car park. An ecclesiastical building with…
ALAN SILLITOE of Soller… Saturday Night and Sunday Morning – published in 1958 Alan Sillitoe was born in 1928 in the manufacturing City of Nottingham.The workers of that industrial place were to be the inspiration for many of his works. Alan Sillitoe came to live in Mallorca on the back of a Military Pension like…
Back in the day – Soller reminiscences Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin The streets of Soller are full and the Port of Soller is jumping. The height of the season for the whole island and holiday memories are being made by the hour. Apart from the extremities of the weather I really love August…
An orange or a carton in the Soller Valley? By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 27th June 2017 Photographs by Rachel Fox A backstreet Soller bar was my gossip venue this week and a request for an orange juice. Six oranges were cut in front of me, squeezed then strained…
The Soller Train and Tram welcomes the residents of Majorca Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 25th November 2014 Photographs by Rachel Fox Hot news this week was the announcement by the Ferrocarril Train Company of Soller about a significant price decrease. The company had gone to the Balearic Transport Authority with their…
What happened to the Class of 2015? By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 19th January 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox The Soller Valley receives a new intake of individuals and families each year. Some of them have spent many holidays here before deciding to relocate. Others have arrived because they have…
A story for December in SollerIn December, twenty two years ago a little miracle took place in Soller. The effects are still felt to this day and will go on as long as people have memories. If you cast your mind back to what was happening on the world stage in 1992 you might have…
Music for a Summer Evening in Mallorca this event is a flavour of the wonderful musical opportunities of the Hidden Valley of Mallorca … The English soprano, Fiona Stuart-Wilson, and the Austrian mezzo soprano Waltraud Mucher accompanied by pianist Suzanne Bradbury will be presenting the concert “Music for a Summer Evening” on Monday August…
