An interesting perspective taken from Majorca Magazinby Gabriele Kunz Photograph from Ultima Hora Smugglers have the flair of romanticism. The best example of this is the opera “Carmen”. Smugglers stripes – supposedly – through the mountains, crossing borders, disregard the current rules, all have freedom in the world. How much of the smuggling – at…
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 writers of the Soller ValleyThe skills, talent, art and self indulgence of writing are part of the fabric of life in the Soller Valley. Amongst our neighbours we have published authors and poets who make their living by their craft. We have film and TV writers by the dozen. We have hundreds of people who…
Written by Shirley Roberts Pics by Madeline Harding Corpus Christi was celebrated in Soller on Sunday 11th June 2023 Corpus Christi is an important event in the Spanish calendar, celebrating the ‘Body of Christ’. Go anywhere in Spain and you’ll see it is celebrated in an entirely different way. The pictures in this article were…
Which side of the track are you on in Soller? Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 9th June 2015Photographs by RACHEL FOX Our tram runs through Soller winding its way through people’s gardens till it gets to the sea. The hundreds of passengers on it each day for the first time make the usual observations. …
Have a visit and immerse yourself in a cultural oasis in Palma… Elena Castillo creates her beautiful works from her studio in Soller. Her sculptures and artwork appear in collections worldwide… Such talent in our world “The Garden of Gethsemane” is a new cycle of paintings by Ilya Gaponov, consisting of large-scale multi-figure compositions. The…
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…
The January world of Soller Photograph of the Demoni by RACHEL FOX Holidays and short breaks take many forms as do holiday home owners travelling decisions. The purpose of this article is to make sure you understand what you are missing if you don’t come here in January. The first complaint is usually that you…
On their way to the Commonwealth Games… By Shirley Roberts The Canadian Wolf Pack have landed in Spain and I met three of the ‘wolves’ in Soller this week. The team had gone their separate ways and were holidaying all over the island. They had instructions on fitness and nutrition but apart from that were…
Interview of Shirley Roberts by Veu de Soller Shirley Roberts is a British woman in love with Soller. In 2003 she moved to the village, where she lives near her daughter, son-in-law and three granddaughters. She, along with Tracey Ivell, is the creator and writer of the “SollerWeb” website, read by thousands of people daily. It is an…
