River deep, mountain high: Puig de L’Ofre
Spring is not only high season for cycling, it’s also my favorite hiking time. Before the summer haze sets in, the air is still clear, the views are unparalleled and the contours sharp against the blue sky. The climb to a puig (hill) of the…
Fast Slow-Food: Es Rebost
**** Unfortunately, Es Rebost closed in the meantime. **** Most people love their neighborhood the way it is. You have daily routines and favorite places and expect to find them unaltered: the grocery store next door, the regular frequented…
A smart move: Mãos
**** Sadly, Mãos has closed again. **** The beautiful historic vault in Carrer Caputxines had been a unique location for Mãos, yet it wasn’t easy to find in the maze of Palma’s casco antiguo. Now the store moved into a busy side street just off…
Street Art #18
SOMA’s Captain Peligro is fishing in an empty aquarium on C/ de la Ferreria, Palma. …
Walk on the sunny side: Café Murada
**** Sadly, Café Murada does not exist anymore. **** Palma has been my home for many years now, but I still love to explore its different barrios and often I wander around with no special aim in mind. Its fabulous gothic city center is said to…
The king’s garden: S’Hort del Rei
In February, Palma is like a beautiful woman wearing no make-up on her day off. The sky’s blue is rather a shade of light grey, and the tall plane trees look strangely naked without leaves. The city seems to slow down, and many restaurants and…
I’m a wanderer: La Gomera
El Cedro 8km, the sign had said. Easy. There wasn’t much of a path, so we followed the big water pipe that led upwards and into the narrowing barranco (valley). But the moderate steps from the beginning soon turned into big slippery rocks…
A Fortress of Light and Space: Happy Birthday, Es Baluard
One of Palma’s greatest treasures is its museum for contemporary art. You don’t care for museums? Be sure, this one will inspire you. Because Es Baluard is not just a nice building for exhibitions – it’s a marvelous Renaissance fortress…