Mallorca Magazine
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…
A friend of mine used to study in Berlin. When he moved back to his hometown he decided to spend his next vacation in Berlin. Weird? Maybe so, but he just wanted to visit all the spots that he never bothered going to while he lived right around…
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…