Roast and toast: La Molienda
A dream has come true. For those who love great coffee and brunch. And particularly for Miquel and Toni who launched La Molienda six years ago. Serving specialty coffee but doing their own roasts was part of the plan right from the start. It took a little longer than expected but the result was worth the wait. They not only added a roastery but also built a luminous café around it. Light filters in through the spacious windows and soon everybody finds a favorite place. Watching street life or…
Because the light: Cap de Cala Figuera
This time of the year it can get pretty chilly on the island, particularly in the mountains. That’s why I often take a hike along the coast where the winter sun is bathing sea and nature in a beautiful silvery light. One of my tours in Mallorca’s southwest leads from sleepy Portals Vells to the lighthouse of Cala Figuera. The narrow path is meandering along a carstified plateau, over rugged cliffs and through waist-high macchia. Bushes and trees have taken on bizarre forms from the steady…
The cool cat: Gat Feliç
In every major city around the world you find a Chinatown. The Chinese community in Palma lives in Pere Garau. In the neighborhood of the market hall there are Chinese supermarkets, workshops, and restaurants. Three young “Chiñorquines”…
A kind of magic: Los Reyes
Los Reyes Magos, Gaspar, Balthassar and Melchior, were rather wise men than kings. According to the Bible they brought precious gifts to the newborn child in Bethlehem. Today children write them letters with their wishes for Christmas. And can…
Cinema Paradiso: CineCiutat
“Tengo un cine” reads the slogan on the t-shirt that I have been wearing proudly for almost eight years, now. And indeed I owned an – admittedly small – share in CineCiutat. The phoenix who rose from the ashes of Renoir. When the movie theater…
Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Estilo Palma wishes you a merry Christmas, a happy New Year and a firework of great ideas, experiences and encounters…
Slowing down: Hibridaciones
It’s these days between Christmas and Los Reyes when everything seems to slow down. We seize the days to spend time with our loved ones. And together we watch a movie or visit an exhibition that we have missed so far. If you haven’t seen…
Head in the clouds: La Gomera
If you‘ve been following me for a while you know that I started mountain hiking on La Gomera. I fell in love with this small Canary island right away, with its wild, untamed nature and its mighty barrancos. The steep canyons lead from the…