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. Full article
26.9.2020Minstrels and the story of puppets in Majorca The festival of "teresetes" (puppets) recognises a tradition that goes back to mediaeval times. Full article
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. Full article
30.8.2020The Majorcan fig through history The fig has a long association with Majorca. Considered to be indigenous, it was nonetheless introduced to the island, but before the Romans arrived and when Pliny the Elder could rave about the qualities of the Majorcan fig. Full article
15.8.2020Before and after: Miles Davis and jazz in Majorca Miles Davis in Palma in November 1986 was described as "the event of the decade". Full article
25.7.2020Festa de la Mare de Déu de la Victoria Festa de la Mare de Déu de la Victoria refers to a victory, but there are three possible victories, one of which against pirate invaders is almost certainly not the correct victory. Full article
21.6.2020Spring 1820: Abolition In Majorca There was a public health crisis - the plague - which historically has overshadowed what were two significant developments in Majorca in June 1820. These concerned the Inquisition and the guilds. Full article
30.5.2020The Noble Founding Of Colonia Sant Jordi Colonia Sant Jordi was the first of the nineteenth century farming colonies to be founded. Full article
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