25.10.2016The Re-Birth Of Majorcan Swing Swing is a legacy that goes back to the 1920s and to the days when it first started to emerge and to be turned, eventually, into a Majorcan musical tradition. Full article
23.10.2016The pepper that almost died out It wasn't to until the eighteenth century that sobrassada was spiced up and adopted a reddish hue. Paprika had really arrived. Full article
9.10.2016From Cuba With Love: Havaneres The habanera was popularised in the 1860s. In Catalan it became the havanera, and is now to be heard at fiestas and on other occasions in Majorca. Full article
4.10.2016The giant sweet shop of the Tramuntana Sugar, cream, chocolate, custards, this is a wonderland conjured up by some candy wizard. This is Esporles on the first Sunday in October. Full article
3.10.2016The revival of the excursion Majorca's tourism was from the very beginning intimately tied to hiking and walking, and the "excursionistas" date back to that very beginning. Full article
11.9.2016The legend and meanings of 12 September 12 September is an important date in Majorca - it provides the reasons for Majorca Day and for the pilgrimage to Lluc. Full article
28.8.2016The Seven Sins Of Saint John The demons were to represent the seven deadly sins - lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride - and they are what you now have on the eve of the decapitation of the Baptist. Full article
14.8.2016Much Ado About Everything: Weird Fiestas The tale of the Muc is characteristic of stories of giants, treasure and odd beasties and characters that Antoni Maria Alcover compiled. Full article
7.8.2016Where Common People Go: Lloret Lloret may be tiny, it may be easily overlooked, but as with many places in Majorca it has its own complicated past. Full article
1.8.20161550 And All That: Dragut's failure in Pollensa Around eleven o'clock on the night of 30 May 1550, a force of some 1500 men landed at a cove between the Punta Avançada and the beach of Formentor. This was the landing force that was to ultimately inspire Pollensa's Moors and Christians' annual re-enactment. Full article
25.7.2016The miracle of Alcudia's Sant Crist There were also, naturally enough, priests and the odd high official. They all maintained that the image of Sant Crist had sweated blood and water. Full article
17.7.2016Star of the sea: Virgen del Carmen The fiestas for Virgen del Carmen are rooted in Mount Carmel in Israel and in patronage of seafarers. Full article