Walk on the wild side: Williamsburg
If something is really cool in New York right now, it’s called „so Booklyn“. And the place to be is Williamsburg. At the waterfront of the East River, between warehouses and brown stones new bars and restaurants, shops and markets pop up. On a…
Street Art #10: Mafalda – forever young
Happy Birthday, Mafalda! 50 years ago, on 29 September 1964, the very first Mafalda comic strip by Quino was published in Primera Plana. C/ de Can Arboç…
On the boardwalk, down by the sea: Es Passeig
Es Passeig wonderfully combines a great kitchen and a spectacular view with an authentic 50s-style beach atmosphere. Well, what I for one imagine small Mediterranean towns on the coast looked like back then. Port Sóller is one of this sleeping…
House of arts: Casal Solleric
To me, Casal Solleric is not only one of the most beautiful houses in Palma it also has its very own magic. The second you step into the Baroque manor you leave downtown Palma with its busy crowd and traffic noise behind and enter a still, cool…
Café con Pola: „If you can make it here, you can make it everywhere.“
Pola Brändle, artist, about getting a name on Mallorca, Palma’s art scene, and how Berlin is different. She had been an artist for quite some time but it was only on Mallorca when Pola Brändle got a “name” as an artist and started her…
Love is all you need: Es Badulake
Time and again, I am impressed by the wide choice of mediterranean dishes in Mallorcan restaurants. That’s no surprise, with the abundance of fruits and vegetables growing on the island. Nonetheless, it’s not always easy to find regional…
Like a movie star: Rialto Living
Sauntering the gorgeous rooms of Rialto Living, I picture myself in one of the contemporary Mallorcan country houses hiding behind beautifully restored tanques, the drywalls of natural stone in the rural parts of the island. A rather…
Live on stage: Café L’Antiquari
Right on the corner of Carrer Arabí, the small side street leading from Carrer Sant Miquel down to La Rambla, Café L’Antiquari complements the neighborhood of book stores and cafés. Find a place inside at the cozy bar, on the patio or vis-à-vis…