4.1.2016The oldest nativity scene in Spain? What may be the oldest nativity scene is in the chapel in the Iglesia de la Anunciación in Palma, but how did it come to be there? It is believed to be the work of carvers by the name of Alamanno from Naples and was crafted some time between 1460 and 1480. Full article
6.12.2015When Majorca had its first circus It was called the Teatre Circ Balear. The site on which it stood in S'Hort del Rei was to become the Teatro Lírico, which was involved with the early development of film-making in Majorca. Full article
14.7.2015Why Does Majorca Not Love Flamenco? There is a great deal of flamenco music and dance to be enjoyed in Majorca during the summer. So why are promoters worried? Full article
18.5.2015The Duke of Swing Majorca has provided popular music entertainers, whose reputation has been national and even international, and one of them was the "duke of swing". Full article
26.4.2015Protest Song And New Song Maria del Mar Bonet is Majorca's greatest living singer. She deserves to be more recognised as one of the most important voices of the past fifty years. Full article
26.3.2015The Iron Men Of Son Ferriol Son Ferriol is "a village within Palma", its past linked to the conquest of Majorca in the thirteenth century and to the Inquisition against the Cathars. Full article
23.2.2015The Observatory of Costitx Majorca has an observatory and a planetarium, and the observatory plays an important role in asteroid detection, but it suffers from lack of financing. Full article
16.2.2015The sardines of a Majorcan Carnival The burial of the sardine at the end of Carnival is not a tradition unique to Majorca by any means, but the island does, nevertheless, do the "burial" in its own peculiar fashion. Full article
8.2.2015Carnival: Inverting the established order Carnival in Majorca has a long tradition, one that has changed over the years. It may not be well known by comparison with Tenerife or Cadiz, but it is vibrant nonetheless. Full article
31.1.2015The Almonds Of Son Servera The town of Son Servera stages its annual almond blossom fair in early February, almond blossom being one of the most familiar sights on the Majorcan landscape at this time of the year. Full article
24.12.2014The Sibil·la And The Day Of Judgement The Sibil·la is sung in Majorcan churches on Christmas Eve, but it is not very Christmassy and it has not always been approved by the Church. Full article
14.10.2014Riding Around In Circles: Majorca's velodromes Palma Arena is a grand, modern velodrome, but there was a time when the velodromes weren't so grand but when Majorca had an awful lot of them Full article