Street Art #7: Enrique Oxandabarat
For 13 years now, Enrique Oxandabarat has been playing his guitar in the streets of Palma. Originally from Montevideo, Uruguay, he is a real street artist. Even though he mostly covers popular English and American songs, he also wrote some in…
Half a millennium of basket-weaving: Ca La Seu
**** Ca La Seu had to close its doors for good on June 14, 2019. A sad day for our barrio. Thank you for many wonderful nights, Caroline, and all of your wonderful team! **** If buildings could talk, this one would tell many stories. Most of…
Estudi d’art: Zavella 25
If the door on Carrer Can Savella, a small side street just off Placa de Quadrado, is closed, you would never imagine the treasures hidden behind it. Alejandro G. Vizcarro’s art studio where he mainly works as a designer today, also holds a…
A bite of New York: Bagel
**** Sadly, Bagel had to close in the wake of the pandemic. **** For quite some time, Bagels have become very popular all over the world. The sad thing is, however, that most of the so-called bagels only assemble the shape but don’t even get…
Street Art #6
Plaça de sa…
El mundo cambiara: L’ Ambigú Bar
I have always loved Santa Eulàlia, the pure gothic building with its grim gargoyles as well as the plaça, bathed in light shadows by the tall sycamore trees. But what I like most in this neighborhood is the secluded terrace behind the church…
Sí: Es Baluard
**** Sadly, the café/restaurant at Es Baluard is closed for the time being. **** When BLD – the former café at Es Baluard – closed last year, it felt a little like losing a home. I had been sitting on the museum’s terrace so many times, always…
Tender Bar: Molta Barra
It is difficult to decide, where my story should start: with the special atmosphere of this wonderful place, the mouth-watering tapas, the great choice of drinks at the first bar, the fancy decoration, the second bar with the movie screen?…