Sant Joan – Nit de Foc
All hell breaks loose on Mallorca on the night of St John´s Eve 23rd June to celebrate the island´s devotion to Saint John the Baptist, locally known as Sant Joan. No fiesta in Mallorca quite compares with the pyrotechnics of...
Es Firo Sóller
Everyone likes a party but Es Firo in Sóller is the mother of all parties ! Three days of history and pageantry played out in the colourful re-enactment of the invasion by Turkish and Algerian pirates of Sóller and their...
Almond Blossom
`Wow´ is the usual reaction of visitors to the island during the almond blossom season. Beginning as early as January each year and lasting well into February, this really is a special time. We are all nuts about almonds for...
Strike a pose..with Earth Yoga
Everyone´s doing it. Presidents, Prime Minsters, pre-schoolers and pregnant mums to name but a few so now it´s your turn to strike a pose with Earth Yoga. Life is so busy these days sometimes we just crave some tranquility and...
Formentor, the end of the line…
Think Lands End, stunning scenery and outstanding natural beauty and you can imagine what to expect from the Cap de Formentor. A finger of land, at the most northern tip of Mallorca, just pointing across the water at its sister...
A lap round the Sóller Valley
This walk awards you with fantastic views over the Sóller valley and takes in four picturesque historic towns and villages, Sóller, Biniaraix, Fornalutx and Port de Soller. Towering above you are the craggy peaks of the Tramuntana, the Mediterranean sea...
Liquid gold at Aubocassa but no need to rush!
Aubocassa´s mission is a formidable one: to produce the best of virgin and extra virgin olive oil to showcase to the world what Mallorca has to offer! The estate is overseen by Tiffany Black and her team who will talk...
Dublin Bay to Palma Bay, Can Eduardo´s Restaurant
Dublin-born Johnny Moloney renowned Chef/Owner arrived in Mallorca at the turn of the Millennium bringing with him a wealth of experience from country house hotels in Ireland and restaurant kitchens along the eastern seaboard of America. After nine wonderful years in...
Bike hire in Palma
The international superstars of cycling have done wonders over the last few years to get us interested in two wheels so why not bike hire in Palma ? Mallorca is widely regarded as a cyclist’s paradise, and with good reason. Many...
Palma´s Captivating Cathedral of Light
The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, more commonly known as La Seu, is truly magnificent. Begun by King James I of Aragon in 1230 in thanksgiving for the conquest of Mallorca and built on the site of a former...