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In my intent of offering you my experience about Majorca, my vision about it in order to keep you informed and to awake/intensify your curiosity about this wonderful island, I try to create different subjects that I tend to alternate, in order not to get you bored.
Following this intent of mine, this time we are going to the south-eastern part of the island, at Calo des Moro. Inspired by the song New ...
As you might have already noticed, Majorca’s life is defined by diversity. This diversity leads to a much more welcoming message towards all foreigners that want to come to find out more about our island.
For example, if you are keen on riding bikes, you have to know that in Majorca this hobby is doable too! Not only doable, but there is a road cycling mountain biking. It takes place around ...
Still remaining in the south-eastern part of Majorca, today we are going to talk about Majorca’s tiniest and most secluded beach: Cala Mitjana. Cala Mitjiana is located on the east coast, near the municipality of Felanitx.
Surrounded by cliffs and trees, with an open bay, it neigbours Cala Sa Nau, a wonderful cove beach, about which we are going to talk afterwards, in a later post. Due to it ...
Have you ever thought about simply wondering around? And I mean it! Have you ever thought spend your time just trying to walk aimlessly?
It happened to me a couple of times, and I must confess that it was quite an adventure. Most of all, because I discovered things that on a normal track, planned beforehand, it wouldn’t had happened. Moreover, it helps a lot in getting to know people, getting in ...
The cultural influence that we call modernism arrived in Majorca thanks to the existence of key figures in Catalan Modernism. Among these figures, the one that stands totally out from the crowd is Antoni Gaudí. Of course, there are also some other names, but Gaudí is the one that has a widely acknowledge international prestige.
Most of Modernist works were the outcome of the private initiatives of ...
At 112.6 m above sea level, the Bellver castle imposes its overpowering character all over the bay, and over a large part of Majorca. All of this, at only 3 kilometers from the city center.
Among all the constructions that had been built in these ages, the Bellver was, and still is, one of the most notorious, prominent and unique buildings that have ever raised in Majorcan territory. The castle was put ...
Let’s start our week continuing with our cultural tour of Palma. Today, I want to present you a totally unique late 17th century patio. It’s called Can Oleza, and its peculiarity relies on the marvelous combination of all the elements that thereinafter became the distinctive feature of Palma’s houses.
Obviously, I’m talking about Ionic columns, low segmental arches, loggias and iron balustrades. The ...
S’Hort del Rei is a historic garden situated in Palma de Mallorca, with its roots back into the medieval ages. It was a medieval garden located outside the walls of the Alumdaina palace.
In the 14th century, this area enjoyed a golden century, when the garden was full of fruits, vegetable gardens. Then, in the 19th century, this area was developed as a plan for remaking the surroundings ...
In the 14th century, this area enjoyed a golden century, when the garden was full of fruits, vegetable gardens. Then, in the 19th century, this area was developed as a plan for remaking the surroundings ...
Mallorca, the largest island in the Balearics may make you think of beach resorts but there are plenty of other ways to enjoy both its coastline and the interior – particularly in spring, autumn and winter when is less crowded and the temperature is more suitable for outdoor activities. This pearl of the Mediterranean is a mini continent in its own right, boasting consistently impressive scenery as diverse ...
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The Mallorcan patios 12 April, 2021 -
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Formentor – a highly recommendable experience 11 February, 2020
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