Fiesta of Saint Bartholomew – Sóller
It’s August and it’s hot! On the third Friday of August in Sóller , several days of fiesta begin to celebrate its patron, Saint Bartholomew, to whom the iconic church which dominates the plaza is dedicated. Featuring art exhibitions, theatre, artisan...
Bike hire in Palma
Bike hire in Palma is easy. Mallorca is widely regarded as a cyclist’s paradise and with good reason. Many of the world’s top professional cycling teams hold training camps here through the cooler months and the roads have been described...
Bodega Ribas
Ribas wines have been produced at the Bodega Ribas family wine estate since 1711. Tucked behind the main road that runs through Consell in the centre of the island, Bodega Ribas is the oldest bodega on Mallorca. Sister and brother...
Sant Joan – Nit de Foc
All hell breaks loose on Mallorca on the 23rd of June to celebrate the island’s devotion to Saint John the Baptist, locally known as Sant Joan whose saint’s day is 24th June. No fiesta in Mallorca quite compares with the pyrotechnics...
Adrian Quetglas Restaurant
Book ahead for a spot at Adrian Quetglas restaurant in the heart of the old town. Adrian Quetglas hails from Buenos Aires but his Mallorcan father and grandparents raised him on traditional ‘island’ cuisine. He honed his skills first in Paris...
Duke Restaurant Palma
The lively Santa Catalina neighbourhood has no end of tempting restaurants but one of the favourites has to be Duke Restaurant. So snug you could almost pass it by, likened to a quirky surf shack. A partnership of chef Jorge...
Windmills of Mallorca
On the final approach into Palma de Mallorca airport as you survey the landscape, you will inevitably spot not just one, two or three windmills but scores of them ! Iconic features of the landscape of the the island dating...