Majorca Blog

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  1. Discover Alcúdia: Mallorca’s Timeless Gem

    12.11.2024Discover Alcúdia: Mallorca’s Timeless Gem

    Nestled in the northern part of Mallorca, Alcúdia is a captivating blend of historic charm, Mediterranean beauty, and authentic Mallorcan culture.

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  2. Discover Mallorca in Autumn – An Insider’s Guide to the Island’s Secret Season

    6.11.2024Discover Mallorca in Autumn – An Insider’s Guide to the Island’s Secret Season

    Mallorca in autumn is like a favourite song that only a few know the words to. The crowds thin, the sun softens, and a gentle magic settles over the island, transforming it into a peaceful, colourful retreat.

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  3. Discovering Mallorca's Autumn Olive Harvest: A Taste of Tradition and Tranquility

    4.11.2024Discovering Mallorca's Autumn Olive Harvest: A Taste of Tradition and Tranquility

    As summer fades and autumn takes the reins, Mallorca's olive harvest season begins, bringing with it a delicious infusion of tradition and community...

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  4. The Song of the Sybil - where did it come from?

    24.12.2023The Song of the Sybil - where did it come from?

    The first Majorcan version of the Cant de la Sibil·la is said to date from the very end of the fourteenth century.

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  5. Lloret, aviators and an angels' removals firm

    13.12.2023Lloret, aviators and an angels' removals firm

    Lloret de Vistalegre owes nothing to aviation as such but a great deal to some angels in the late thirteenth century.

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  6. The white palms of Majorca (and Alicante)

    10.4.2023The white palms of Majorca (and Alicante)

    Majorca was once as important as Elche when it came to producing white palms for Palm Sunday.

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  7. Having a lark - Carnival in Majorca

    25.2.2023Having a lark - Carnival in Majorca

    The first mention of "Carnival" in Majorca was in 1230. Things have changed somewhat since then.

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  8. Palma's Born and a love story that went tragically wrong

    11.2.2023Palma's Born and a love story that went tragically wrong

    It is a story that has rarely been told, but it is a story from Majorca's past that is worthy of greater recognition. It is a love story, but one of taboo.

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  9. The business of Majorca's snow

    17.1.2021The business of Majorca's snow

    Snow houses in the mountains were used to store snow and ice. Once upon a time, there was a great deal more snow than there is now.

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  10. The tragedies of Majorca's cycling pioneers

    8.11.2020The tragedies of Majorca's cycling pioneers

    Competition cycling posed far greater risk than it does today. The bikes, the racing conditions, the protection, the support were from a different world.

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  11. Minstrels and the story of puppets in Majorca

    26.9.2020Minstrels and the story of puppets in Majorca

    The festival of "teresetes" (puppets) recognises a tradition that goes back to mediaeval times.

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  12. September the twelfth and all that

    14.9.2020September the twelfth and all that

    The Carta de Privilegis i Franqueses, literally the Letter of Privileges and Franchises, was dated September 12, 1276.

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