TaPalma 2024
TaPalma is the time for all you foodies to lick your lips and let your tastebuds tingle for Palma´s annual tapas festival. Running from 13 to 17 November 2024 and now in its 20th year, Ta Palma will be welcoming...
Paradise Gardens in a Paradise Island
Gardens of Mallorca Gardening is all about patience. Nurturing a seed into a mature plant takes time and persistence – qualities in short supply in modern lives. But for those that do not have either, the pleasure can be all...
Clickety clack, Palma to Sóller train
No visit to Mallorca is complete without a jaunt on the Palma to Soller train. The journey takes takes around an hour to cover the 27 km, begins in the ticket hall of either the Palma or Soller train stations which themselves...
Flor de Sal
Head to the salt works on the south coast of the island, Flor de Sal for a great day out. Salt production has been traced as far back as the Phoenician traders from Lebanon who came to Mallorca in the 8th...
Bike Tours in Palma
Palma on Bike offers you the chance to see the amazing city of Palma in an eco-friendly way. Welcome to a city that has got the cycling bug. Serious amounts of money have been spent in recent years by Palma...
A Day out in Santa Maria del Cami
Most people associate Mallorca with stunning coastline and sweeping beaches but it is also home to some of the most picturesque towns that Spain has to offer. One of my favourites is historic Santa Maria del Cami (or Santa Maria...
Sa Calobra and Torrent de Pareis
Getting to Sa Calobra and Torrent de Pareis is definitely more than half the fun! Few places offer such a myriad of ways to arrive as Sa Calobra. Car, boat and for those more intrepid (read fit!) , by bike or...
Cúber Lake Walk
When the beach lovers leave, the walkers arrive to the island in huge numbers. There are numerous walks across the island but perhaps the best known walk is the GR221 – Mallorca Dry Stone Way. Spanning some 90km, much...
Fiesta of Saint Bartholomew – Sóller
The Fiesta of Saint Bartholomew in Sóller is about Fire and Art. Its August and it’s hot! On the third Friday in August five days of fiesta begin to celebrate it’s patron, Saint Bartholomew, to whom the iconic church which dominates the...
Raixa Estate
Raixa country estate and gardens in the foothills of the Tramuntana mountains, are just a short 20 minutes drive from Palma. Originally a Moorish farmstead, the Montenegro family, who took ownership in 1660, have had the most significant impact on...