Balearic Day Mallorca
Balearic Day Mallorca is a real treat. On March 1 each year, there is a public holiday `Balearic Islands´ Day (Día de les Illes Balears) which commemorates the granting of autonomous government status to the Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca,Ibiza and...
Go Potty in Pórtol
Fira del Fang ( Fiesta of Ceramics ) : 09 March – 17 March 2019 The word `ceramic´ is derived from the Greek word `keramos´ meaning clay and, stretching back many hundreds of years, Mallorca and more specifically Portol was at...
Rafa Nadal Academy
Visit the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor and prepare to be wowed by this world class sports academy. You might be mistaken into thinking this is all about tennis with 26 courts on offer, but you would be wrong. This...
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...
Carnival in Mallorca!
We know how to `Carnival´ big-style in Mallorca! With the start of Lent looming, this years Carnival festivities take place around the island and in Palma over the weekend 02 – 03 March. Known in Mallorca as `Els Darrers Dies´(the...
Fabiola Gastronomic Garden
The thought of hotel restaurants in the past left us feeling a little cold. But not so nowadays when hotels are seeking out the best cuisine and concepts both for their resident guests and non residents. Fabiola Gastronomic Garden Restaurant...
The Lord´s light show
The Cathedral of Santa Maria, more commonly known as La Seu, is Palma´s star turn. Begun by King James I of Aragon in 1230 in thanksgiving for the conquest of Mallorca and built on the site of a former mosque,...
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...
Marc Fosh
Born in the garden of England, the county of Kent, Chef Marc Fosh arrived in Mallorca some 20 years ago bringing with him years of experience in London, France and the San Sebastian region of Spain. Gaining first a Michelin-star...
Fires and Demons !
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 in...
Images kindly provided by Nikki Barlow, MallorcanTonic.com, Gilly.