Majorca Blog

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  1. Santa Maria la Major: The coronation and the fiestas

    8.11.2019Santa Maria la Major: The coronation and the fiestas

    Over 20,000 people were packed into a football ground for the coronation of an image of the Virgin Mary.

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  2. The Founding Of The Seventh Art

    30.10.2019The Founding Of The Seventh Art

    Away from Palma, the Teatre-Cine Recreatiu in Llucmajor led the way on the island for what was being called the seventh art.

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  3. Majorca's Greatest Celebrity

    19.10.2019Majorca's Greatest Celebrity

    Errol Flynn had an association with the island during the 1950s that surpassed pretty much any other celebrity link that had preceded him or was to come after him.

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  4. Deià And Art Tourism

    11.10.2019Deià And Art Tourism

    Deià had its "school" of artists in the same way that Pollensa did, yet it is Pollensa which enjoys far greater prominence for having been at the centre of artistic promotion.

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  5. Visions Of An Orchestra

    5.10.2019Visions Of An Orchestra

    The Balearic Symphony Orchestra, of which Majorca is rightfully proud, owes much to the vision of three contemporaries - Antoni Noguera, Josep Tous and Josep Balaguer.

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  6. A Majorcan World Viewed Through Wine

    28.9.2019A Majorcan World Viewed Through Wine

    The Majorcan "Weltanschauung" (world view), Josep Maria Llompart said, can be observed "through the transparencies of a glass of red wine".

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  7. How To Create A Tradition

    21.9.2019How To Create A Tradition

    The dances of the Archangels in Calonge for the Sant Miquel fiestas were created ten years ago.

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  8. The School Built Like A Palace

    13.9.2019The School Built Like A Palace

    The architect responsible for the school in Sa Pobla also designed what became the royal residence in Palma.

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  9. When They Cycled In A Theatre

    7.9.2019When They Cycled In A Theatre

    There were races in Lloseta in 1927. The only thing was that the bikes didn't go anywhere.

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  10. Majorca's Culture Club

    29.8.2019Majorca's Culture Club

    While Spain was progressing in the 1980s because of a counter-culture movement, Majorca was undergoing a cultural revival.

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  11. The Demon And Wheels On Fire

    22.8.2019The Demon And Wheels On Fire

    The rodelles fire wheels and the solitary demon have been features of Majorca's fiestas for centuries.

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  12. The Pianist Of Pollensa

    14.8.2019The Pianist Of Pollensa

    In the nineteenth century, greats of the piano in Majorca were few and far between. Miquel Capllonch was one of them.

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