Mallorca Magazine
Huge granite animals line the shady paths of the declared wildlife sanctuary. A group of rams, a camel and a dromedary, an elephant and a rhino. And at the far end of the park a giant octopus looks like he has just escaped from the movie Mars…
„Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life“, as Pablo Picasso put it. Once every year in early spring Palma’s contemporary galleries open their doors for the Art Palma Brunch. Today, Mallorca’s art scene met again to have a look…
Have you ever wondered how life looked like behind the ancient walls of the medieval buildings in Palma’s casco antiguo? Travel back in time to the 17th century when aristocrats and rich townspeople inhabited the gems of the old town that now…
It’s often the small things that make a big difference. Like the fine exhibition of screen prints that was inaugurated tonight at Rialto Living. Sixty-two renowned Mallorcan artists each contributed a piece that is dedicated to the work of…
An early SOMA on Avinguda Joan Miró, El Terreno…
There are about 300 sundials on Mallorca, one for every sunny day on the island. One of my favourites is next to Palma’s capitania at Carrer del Moll, a plain round made of stone that many people pass without even noticing. The real fancy part…
Remember the Woody Allen film that – other than its title suggests – is rather the story of two Spanish painters than that of two American tourists? I could picture them visiting the great collection of the Fundación Juan March. The museum is…
It’s the dog days of summer, right now. From time to time I seek shelter from both the crowds and the heat at urban oases like S’Hort del Rei, the Orange Garden at the cultural center of Sa Nostra, Jardí del Bisbe or the cloister of Sant…