Back to the future: Summer of 2020
Summer in the city. Activities are slowing down with the rising temperatures. Only few people are strolling through Palma’s quiet streets. A soft breeze from the Mediterranean sea strokes their faces. Here and there a bar is luring with a shady place and a cool drink. A little princess is dancing on deserted Carrer Oms, a single boy skating a Calatrava street. On a Sunday afternoon, families enjoy the nearby beach. And while the kids are romping in the waves young couples are blazing in the…
Best Tapas in Palma: My Top 10 Tapas Places
Sooner or later, everybody who comes to Mallorca will ask the same question: Where do you get the best tapas in Palma? Mallorcan cuisine is fabulous and tapas are a great way to try lots of different dishes. Even more so if you share them with your friends. Because that’s what tapas are all about. Originally, it was a custom to cover (tapar) your drink with a slice of bread to protect it from insects. Over time the covers or tapas, respectively, became more elaborated. Today renowned chefs…
Octopus’s garden: Museo Sa Bassa Blanca
Ken and Barbie, the golden couple, are strolling down a palm tree avenue while a group of little people lines up in a circle, as if for a game. Hippo, rhino, elephant and other granite animals are peacefully grazing in the declared wildlife…
Streets of Love: Sa Gerreria
When I moved to Sa Gerreria ten years ago, my friends in Palma didn’t really understand why I would choose to live in this neighborhood. While I fell in love with my barrio right away they did not even like it. In fact, most of them hardly knew…
Big Valleys: Cycling on Mallorca
Cycling season on Mallorca ends in May and starts again in September. The summer months are dry and calm, however, nobody wants to pedal in the blazing sun. But this year we missed the road for many weeks. And if you get up early, it’s not too…
Welcome back: Made in Mallorca
Craftsmanship and artisan production have always had a strong tradition on Mallorca. But in recent years the label Made in Mallorca has become more and more successful, even beyond the island. Representing a light, almost industrial chic that…
Heroe or villain: The bat
Heroe or villain? The perception of the bat has been ambivalent for centuries. With the spread of the coronavirus the fear of murciélagos returned. But the history of the heraldic animal of Palma tells a completely different story. Actually the…
Lighthouse Rock: Es Far del Cap Gros
A short Tramuntana hike that I like a lot is the loop trail from Port de Sóller to the Refugi de Muleta and the lighthouse Es Far del Cap Gros. A mostly relaxed walk of little more than two hours that leads across ancient cultivated land, past…