POPE TO CANONISE FATHER JUNIPERO SERRA OF MAJORCA Juniper Serra was born on November 24th 1713 and named Miguel Jose Serra in Petra in Mallorca.. He became a priest of Mallorca and progressed to the role of Philosophy Professor and distinguished preacher at the Convent of San Francisco in Palma. At the age of 36…
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…
By Shirley Roberts Pics by Gary Lloyd Rees A family meander to the heart of our Soller Valley world this week. Under the rules of our restricted lives I can go for a walk with my family because I live alone. So no breaking of the rules or the moral judgements of those that raise…
Here comes 2017 in Soller Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 3rd January 2017 A tidy weekend of New Year celebrations and then it was back to work for the hundreds who are on a mission here in the Soller Valley. The ten month season…
The language of SollerPublished in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 6th November 2012I love a good argument, an interesting debate and stimulating exchange of views. I have learnt not to take such discussions personally and accept them for what they are. To that end I am airing my ‘sitting on the fence’ contribution to the…
What is a Compassionate community? 2022-03-24 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts A trip to Palma on the bus, experimenting for the day when it will be too expensive to drive the car. Soller buses are in good shape at present with a new fleet and an increased timetable. It is no hardship to use…
All eyes on the Port of Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 24th March 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX The perfect horse shoe bay of the Port of Soller is very special to Sollerics. It is ‘our beach’ and as such it is well used. The work of the past few years has…
Mid September brings the crowds Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 20th September 2016 Photograph by Rachel Fox The Soller Tram has finished its Nit Tram schedule and is back to the normal timetable. The people really enjoy the late night trams of the summer and this year there is a special poignancy. The rumbles…
Anja Wester, skydiver, sailor, adventurer and Solleric By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily bulletin Sunday 10th January 2016 Anja is a very familiar face in the Port of Soller. With her three beautiful daughters and husband Allan she embraces local life, the sea and all it offers. She rocked up on our shores…
A Humans of Mallorca story Today I would like to introduce you to my brother’ A Human of Majorca’ who has dipped his toes in the sand of the Port of Soller and absorbed our world. His life is in LA now but we both remember many stories of our early days Majorca and the…
