In your own time: Sundials in Palma
There are more than 300 sundials in Palma, one for every sunny day on the island. One of my favorites is located next to Palma’s Capitanía Marítima, the maritime customs building at Carrer del Moll. On first sight, it’s a plain round made of…
Pretty Women: Masscob
It was the store design that attracted me in the first place: an extremely cool minimalistic interior made of bright stone, pale wood and golden lights. Masscob’s fashion is just as sophisticated. Warm colors, soft materials and small fancy…
Blowin’ in the wind: Bubbles
It’s funny how everybody loves bubbles. Kids start chasing them spontaneously while older people are smiling, remembering that they did just the same when they were young. For a few moments, life seems to be weightless. There is only here and…
A place to anchor: Vint
**** While it’s still in the same location Vint’s management and kitchen changed, in the meantime. **** Port de Sóller has always had a close connection to France. And it were friends from Provence who told me about the beautiful new restaurant…
Rock around the clock: Tossal Verds
The Serra de Tramuntana is a hiker’s paradise. But it took many years of cycling before I started swapping pedals for boots from time to time. Actually, I discovered my passion for hiking on a trip to La Gomera. I was fascinated by the…
A cool breeze from Barcelona: Med Winds
**** Meanwhile, both stores are closed again. And Medwinds sadly blows no more. **** Mediterranean has always been a magic word for me. It’s not just the ocean, the endless blue sky or the smell of the pine trees. It’s the attitude to life…
A rising star: Sa Fàbrica
**** Sadly, Sa Fàbrica closed again during the pandemic. **** Industrial heritage makes great locations. Marcel Ress found such a unique space for his restaurant Sa Fàbrica in a former textile factory in Inca. The works of Marcel and his team…
Dalí Picasso Barceló: Museu Fundación Juan March
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…