Fiesta of Sant Antoni

One of Mallorca’s most celebrated fiestas is that of Sant Antoni, a two-day festival which begins each year on the eve of the Feast of St Anthony, 16 January. Sant Antoni is the patron saint of animals. He was an Egyptian Christian monk who, as the story goes, was visited by the Devil in the guise of a woman whilst living in the desert. Keen to avoid temptation, he walked across the burning embers of...

One of Mallorca’s most celebrated fiestas is that of Sant Antoni, a two-day festival which begins each year on the eve of the Feast of St Anthony, 16 January. Sant Antoni is the patron saint...