Mallorca Magazine
Rosi Andrade, owner of a guesthouse in Caimari and teacher of Spanish as a foreign language, about the adventure of learning and her trick with the salt shaker. Most of us associate learning a foreign language with cramming vocabulary and…
On Mallorca Sundays and holidays are usually spent with the family. You get together for a long lunch at home or you pack the kids and some food for an ample picnic open-air. There is a multitude of popular destinations on the island. Like…
Mallorca‘s South-West is particularly beautiful at the beginning of the year. Nature seems to be a bit further than on other parts of the island, at least in sheltered valleys. At the same time the coast is rougher and wilder and allows a…
**** Due to a change of ownership in April 2021, Puig de Balitx and Sa Cova des Migdia are unfortunately no longer accessible to the public. **** There are easier ascents from Port de Sóller but the one up the northern wall and over the crest…
The Museu De La Mar was closed, unfortunately, but its observation deck definitely made up for the steep ascent from the old port. What a view! When I scanned the bay and coastline I spotted a concrete structure clinging to the cliff like a…
Banyalbufar is one of the most beautiful Tramuntana villages by the sea, with small limestone houses and neatly terraced hillsides. Even though I often go hiking in the mountains, it was only recently that I got to know Son Tomas. Banyalbufar’s…
There are different ways leading up to Castell d’Alaró – my favorite starts near Orient. We climb a fence and get into an enchanted grove of age-old olive trees that look like they were frozen right in the middle of a passionate dance. There…
It takes a bit of an effort to get to Galilea but it’s sure worth a visit. The small town with the biblical name is the highest on the island, not Deià or Valldemossa as you might expect. Southwest Mallorca is the perfect region to start the…