Mallorca Magazine
A Saturday morning in Palma: people do their shopping, chat with friends and neighbors, or take a break at their favorite café. Sun sprinkles the garden of the cultural center La Misericòrdia turning it into a magic place. Which it is, not just…
There are countless terraces in Palma, from streetlevel to rooftop offering unique perspectives of the city. Sometimes it’s just a small opening to a brick wall or a secret garden, at others a spectacular vista across the skyline and the bay of…
Joan Bennàssar about freedom, discipline and women on Mallorca A dreamy garden, all you hear are the birds happily chirping in the trees. Two familiar looking figures, a women and a men, are squatting on wooden poles. Like Adam and Eve in a…
The Plaça Major belongs to a Spanish city like milk to café con leche. But what used to be the center of local life for ages has often turned into touristic hotspots. From time to time though, the Plaça Major lives up to its myth, often thanks…
Oranges and architecture share a long story on Mallorca. The stunning facades of Sóller reflect the changeful history of a vibrant fruit trade. One of the most impressive mansions, Can Prunera, bears witness of commerce and migration. Today it…
The old rectangular cistern is covered with lush bougainvillea, goldfish play hide and seek between water lilies. Two girls leaning against the edge are taking a selfie while an elderly couple is resting on a shady bench. Jardí del Bisbe is a…
The sky above me is darkening from the purest Yves-Klein-bleu to a deep midnight blue. In the big open rotunda of Castell de Bellver I’m all ears, listening to a most exciting interpretation of a Mozart serenata. Even if classical music is not…
As much as I love Mallorca’s countryside, the sea and the mountains I’m a real city dweller. That’s why I live in Palma. Yet, every once in a while I long for a calm shady garden where you can sit under tall trees and get lost in a gripping…