This is your Essential Holiday Guide to Mallorca, the `Jewel of the Mediterranean ´….the praises of this beautiful island have been sung by many writers and travellers but where...
With longer days and milder mornings and evenings spring arrives early here in Mallorca. Regional and coastal hotels will start to open in February with special offers to welcome you to their home of luxury.
The sea temperature is warming up nicely....
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
Cap Vermell Country Club. I can´t write the words country club…without thinking of dusty old institutions where you rock up for a gin and tonic! But not so for this Country Club! A brand new state-of-the-art sports and social club...
So hands up who does not like a bit of cake ? Add a nice cafe latte or cup of tea to a slice of Majorcan almond cake and it´s a match made in heaven! Across the island of Majorca almonds...
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...
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...
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...
Images kindly provided by Nikki Barlow, MallorcanTonic.com, Gilly.
This is your Essential Holiday Guide to Mallorca, the `Jewel of the Mediterranean ´….the praises of this beautiful island have been sung by many writers and travellers but where...
With longer days and milder mornings and evenings spring arrives early here in Mallorca. Regional and coastal hotels will start to open in February with special offers to welcome you to their home of luxury.
The sea temperature is warming up nicely....