Ta Palma
Lick your lips and tingle your tastebuds for Palma’s annual tapas festival ‘TaPalma’ is only a month away. Running from 27 November to 01 December and now in its 14th year, Palma will be welcoming thousands of visitors over the...
Anna Nicholas
Anna Nicholas is the most prolific British author writing about Mallorca today. Author of a popular series of six Mallorca travel titles with 60,000+ copies sold. Peacocks in Paradise, seventh in series, is to be published in April 2020. Her...
Run in the Sun
Widely considered one of the most scenic marathons in Europe, Palma celebrates its 16th Zafiro Marathon on Sunday October 13th. Over the marathon weekend thousands of runners will be decending on Palma to take part in several athletic activites culminating...
Spend Christmas and New Year in Palma
There is something truly magical about Christmas in Palma. Bathed in winter sunlight, this beautiful Mediterranean city sits beside the palm-fringed blue sea and has a festive atmosphere like no other. And the extra bit of magic of course are...
Essential Autumn Packing List – Mallorca
Autumn in Mallorca doesn´t need much planning. Back at work but not ready yet for shorter days or kicking through leaves ? Mallorca is the ideal destination in autumn with the locals referring to the season as `primavera d´estiu´ (spring of...
Clickety clack, Palma to Sóller train
No visit to Mallorca is complete without a jaunt on the Palma to Soller train. Your journey, taking an hour to cover the 27 km, will begin in the ticket hall of Palma or Soller train stations which themselves are an...
Sipping and Stomping in Binissalem
Fancy getting down and very dirty ? Then ` Festa des Vermar ´ in the wine town of Binissalem is the place to be in mid September. Mallorcans love their wine. Binissalem is the centre of one of the most...
Caves of Drach
The town of Porto Cristo on the east coast of Mallorca boasts an underground treasure, the Caves of Drach, Cuevas del Drach, one of the largest cave systems in Europe. The existence of the caves had been know since the...
Art and Fire – Sóller´s Fiesta of Saint Bartholomew
Its August and it´s hot! But not too hot for a fiesta ! On the third Friday in August begins in Sóller five days of fiesta to celebrate it´s patron, Saint Bartholomew, to whom the iconic church which dominates the plaza...
Santa Catalina : Palma´s most happening neighbourhood
When in Palma, make sure to visit the neighbourhood of the old fishermen´s quarter, Santa Catalina, named after Mallorca´s patron´s Saint Santa Catalina Tomas. This delightful bohemian neighbourhood has retained its character and still has a close-knit community feel despite...