New York , Los Angeles and Soller The journey of Don Krim – Counter Tenor To chat with Don Krim in Soller square is like so many Hidden Valley conversations. A meeting of interesting, eccentric people who have fallen in love with Soller and all it has to offer and is the tie that…
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…
We are in the heart of wedding celebrations in Majorca right now. All over the island people are gathering, combining summer holidays with weddings. The Wedding Planners of the island work amazingly hard in the heat to co-ordinate everything. My focus today is on the role of the Wedding Celebrant and what she or he…
The peaceful olive trees of SollerPublished in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 14th October 2014Photograph by RACHEL FOXSoller is known for its oranges and citrus fruit production but a revolution has been going on behind the scenes. The olives of Soller are staging a fight back and want to be the pre eminent export of the…
By Soller Shirley Hidden behind the mountains of the Tramuntana and at the end of the tunnel lies our city Soller, the gateway to the Hidden Valley in all its beauty. Not everyone is a fan, indeed many find the parochial charms very limiting. Phrases like ‘you can’t live on scenery alone’ are to be…
We all have the opportunity to be friends with the Police here in the hidden valley. The Soller Police have a face book page which they update regularly with masses of information and a translation of sorts. This means that we know when bad weather is coming or when a road is going to be…
The busy January world of Soller Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 20th January 2015Photgraphs by Rachel Fox The people of Soller reclaim their City in January. They are glad to share their fiestas with visitors but essentially it is the the locals time to celebrate the fiestas of the Church calendar that have been with…
Two Humans of Mallorca who got to know one another here and found a common cause By Shirley Roberts 25th March 2021 Shirley Roberts The fifth year of Humans of Mallorca begins with the 2021 story of Rachel and Sally. They are two women who have started a business in a pandemic and have still got smiles…
These are the tales we don’t want to read because they make us think 2021-09-09 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts These are the tales we don’t want to read because they make us think. An epidemic of ‘moving on’ stories have come my way and they have an effect on the lives we have grown to love in Mallorca….
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…
