Majorca Blog

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  1. Spain in Palma: the Pueblo Español

    12.6.2016Spain in Palma: the Pueblo Español

    It is a curious place, one for which the greatest interest lies perhaps in the philosophy of the time that it was created.

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  2. The John of Corpus Christi

    29.5.2016The John of Corpus Christi

    The first Hairy John of the season appears today. The Sunday after Corpus Christi. Hairy John will dance in the streets of Pollensa as will the eagles.

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  3. The spirit of Soller: Es Firó

    8.5.2016The spirit of Soller: Es Firó

    Es Firó: "It has a sense of immeasurable brotherhood ... rooted in the depths of the soul." It is more than just a fiesta.

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  4. The forgotten mining industry of Majorca

    1.5.2016The forgotten mining industry of Majorca

    The story of mining in Majorca is one that gets very little exposure. Yet mining was once an important industry.

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  5. Dry stone: intangible cultural heritage

    11.4.2016Dry stone: intangible cultural heritage

    The Balearic regional government's culture ministry and the islands' councils are joining force in participating in an international campaign which is aimed at having "pedra en sec" - dry stone - be declared Unesco intangible cultural heritage.

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  6. The four poems of Easter

    28.3.2016The four poems of Easter

    Blai Bonet is one of the writers celebrated in the Walking on Words project that has seven routes that combine walking with the life, the times and the works of major names in Majorca's literature.

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  7. The burnt image: Majorca's cinema pioneer

    21.3.2016The burnt image: Majorca's cinema pioneer

    The film in Soller was shot by one Josep Truyol Otero, who can claim to having been one of the pioneers of Majorcan film if not the pioneer.

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  8. Woolworth in Palma

    7.3.2016Woolworth in Palma

    Eight years after the Woolworth store had opened, it was to close, as were the other Woolworths in Spain.

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  9. The oldest nativity scene in Spain?

    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.

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  10. When Majorca had its first circus

    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.

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  11. Why Does Majorca Not Love Flamenco?

    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?

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  12. The Duke of Swing

    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".

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