Sunlight flashes through the high tops of the palm trees. Water splashes and bubbles everywhere. A walk through the Jardines de Alfabia with the historic manor and surrounding gardens is full of fabulous discoveries. The estate at the foot of…
It was one photographer in particular who documented the tourist development of Mallorca in the mid-20th century. From the Playa de Palma in the 50s, a narrow street along deserted dune landscape. To the hotel pools and lively beaches only…
When my friend Rapha was raving about the Museo Militar in Porto Pi I was puzzled. A memory site for guns and weapons? Definitely not my thing. But after centuries of fighting and bloodshed the location of the museum is a peaceful, almost magic…
Today, Abraham Calero started his new campaign in the streets of Palma. SOStenible, a play on words for sustainable. And a call for attention aiming for a dialogue about the future of Mallorca. I met Abraham Calero at Bar Rita to discuss his…
The Art Palma Brunch has long been a fixed date in Mallorca’s cultural calendar. Last year however, Europe was completely locked down. That’s why friends of contemporary art were particularly looking forward to the art show this spring. And…
It shapes streets and squares and has long been more than a subversive part of culture. In a city like Palma street art gives character to entire neighborhoods. One of the early and prominent protagonists here is Marc Peris, aka SOMA. Even the…
A wide starry sky over an orange grove, in the middle of it a red convertible. The radio plays “Golden Brown” by the Stranglers. Three city kids, none of them 18 years old yet, got lost in the Mallorcan countryside. At the end of the joyride…