The drums were the first possessions that arrived in Soller when this couples relocation brought them to the Hidden Valley. Native New Yorkers with a dream to find the perfect place for the explosion of art and music in their lives. A couple of Art Student kids who met at the famous ‘Art Students League…
The story of the indomitable Elena Davis has been told a few times in the past. Usually as she approaches yet another milestone birthday! Here we are again for soon in 2015 Elena will be 100 and is looking forward to the celebrations she has planned for this special day. My Elena is a…
The art of the Soller Valley is what Judy Swaffin specialises in. She was seduced by the light and glorious artistic opportunities when she first visited in Majorca in 1979. She arrived with sculptor husband and teenagers in tow to visit a Poet friend in Deya. He had told her that it was ‘heaven on…
Fornalutx is twinned with Strembo On 27th April 2013 a ceremony took place in Fornalutx to mark the official twinning of towns. Strembo is a beautiful , mountainous small town in the Trentino municipality of Northern Italy.Fornalutx and Strembo are now officially twinned. This process began in June 2011 when the dignitaries of Fornalutx were…
Soller is a small town where everyone knows the movers and shakers. We all know who the Mayor is and who the influential business people of our town are. The unsung heroes are known too as this is a place which is kept together by its gossip on the daily minutiae. The Bell Entorn home…
A dog walk, two lost French academics and an interesting tale is the offering from Soller this week. An often trod dog walk took me to the back of the town in Soller. Past the station and climbing the streets in the lower slopes of the mountains that protect us. The house we always look at…
Room at the Inn – Soller stylePublished in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 26th December 2012 In December, twenty 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…
Music, traffic and winter closures in SollerThe issues that concern Soller people this week are complex and various. The music of the town was high on the agenda as three hundred of us attended the concert to celebrate the patron saint of music – Saint Cecilia. The concert was held in the Convent church at…
When ‘Corporate’ came to SollerA year ago The Port of Soller landscape was changed for ever with the arrival of the Jumeirah. This hotel rose like the phoenix from the ashes of the derelict ruin that had stood for many years on the rocky headland. The town was in a state of anticipation as the…
The swallows have all but gone, just a few stragglers left soaking up the last rays of early winter sunshine. They have booked the last flights to regional airports back in the UK before the closed season schedules begin in earnest. Our Soller swallows are those who arrive, settle and then at the first sign…
