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Banys Àrabs: Medieval Spa

Banys Àrabs

Rays of sunlight filter through the holes in the brick dome supported by 1000-year-old columns. Squint your eyes and imagine the steam escaping through these very same holes. At a time when the inhabitants enjoyed a hot bath. Let your eyes wander and follow the way out to the lush garden. The Banys Àrabs are the only Arab bathhouse preserved on Mallorca. And they are a true urban oasis. The nearby Almudaina Palace was equipped with underfloor heating and steam baths, too. But when the Spanish…

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When We Were Young: Boomers by Bartolomé Seguí

Tomeu Seguí Boomers

Tonight, the Mallorcan cartoonist and illustrator Bartolomé Seguí presented his new book. And the rows of chairs at Rata Corner were filling in no time. „Boomers“ tells of a group of longtime friends who get together some 30 years after they last met. After all, the best thing is not to be young. The best thing is to think back years later to the time when you were young. Thus the motto of the book.  “I like to tell everyday stories where seemingly nothing happens and the story is built on…