By Shirley Roberts The North West coast of Majorca holds many treasures. From Valldemossa, the coast road to the Port of Soller is a journey of the world. Take that turn and the delights which Arch Duke Luis Salvador of Austria found here all those years ago remain and have been extended. The Archduke was…
A thought from Shirley Roberts www.sollerweb.com 2020 dawned and most of us had not a clue what was to befall us in the decade to come. Brexit happened 31st January 2020 Covid Pandemic started March 2020 Cost of living Crisis developed late 2021 Ukraine war 24th February 2022 Hamas, Israel war 7th October 2023 Statistics…
The mighty Soller Orange Published in the Majorca Daily bulletin on Tuesday 21st April 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox The oranges of the Soller Valley are unique as the micro climate they are created in provide the sweetest fruit. It is possible to buy completely untreated oranges in some local outlets and this is…
2021-12-23 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts I am fortunate enough to meet, chat and get to know many of the arrivals to our world. Some have been here years and others arrived last week. The ones I chat to usually have English as a first language and arrived in Mallorca with a tale to…
No 11 on the Times Newspapers list of 50 best hotels in the Med 2015 Set within a classical 100 year-old mansion house designed by one of Gaudi’s protégés, L’Avenida is in the centre of beautiful Soller, two minutes from the bustling town square, yet surrounded by the towering peaks of the Tramuntana mountains. L’Avenida…
Fiestas, dates and muddles in the Soller Valley Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 21st March 2017 The countdown begins to Easter and then the monthly fiestas in the Soller Valley. So much work goes on behind the scenes to ensure that all events are…
Mary Lynn Gadosh Ohio to Soller – one way… Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Lynn Gadosh Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Sunday 4th December 2016 Lynn Gadosh is a name that many people of Majorca are familiar with. She turned up in Soller thirty years ago and stayed. Her early life was…
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…
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…
Winter Weddings in Mallorca By Shirley Roberts This beautiful island plays host to hundreds of weddings every year and is the venue of choice for people from all over Europe and beyond. They all know that unless they are getting married as Catholics they have to legally marry in their home country and use the…
