23.4.2020Formentor, Wisdom And Tourism The Hotel Formentor has been the venue for weeks of wisdom and congresses about the Majorcan mystic, Ramon Llull. It is also intimately linked to tourism development. Full article
27.3.2020Fiction, Film and Football: Adolfo Vázquez Adolfo Vázquez founded what was to become Real Mallorca and also wrote a novel that was made into a film in the 1920s. Full article
21.3.2020Spring in Majorca "In spring, the almond trees show off their branches full of white blossom like silver." Full article
15.3.2020The Short Life Of Majorca's First Car The first car arrived in 1897. There was great anticipation. It was not fulfilled. Full article
7.3.2020From Paper To The City Of Lakes: Albufera There was once a thriving paper factory in the Albufera wetland; then came tourism. Full article
29.2.2020A Tuesday in March The official introduction of the Balearics statutes of autonomy in 1983 was not an occasion for the celebrations that now accompany Balearics Day. Full article
22.2.2020Carnival: Bull dung and nettles Carnival in Majorca used to be unsophisticated and an occasion for playing tricks. Full article
9.2.2020The Lives And Deaths Of Los Bravos A legendary group, now re-created, and one marked by tragedy. Full article
2.2.2020Agatha And The Rains Of Sencelles Saint Agatha is the patron saint of Sencelles. But how did this patronage come about? Full article
26.1.2020The Dragons Of Majorca The dragon features in Majorca's mythology and folklore, and dragons breathe fire at fiesta time. Full article
18.1.2020The Tourism Visionary Of Campanet Miquel dels Sants Oliver was born in the small village of Campanet. At the end of the nineteenth century, it was his vision that was to inspire Majorca's tourism. Full article
8.1.2020Looking For Saint Basilissa Goig is a word derived from the Latin "gaudium", which means joy, pleasure or delight. There are "goigs" (songs) for various saints at fiesta time. Full article