La Reserva Puig de Galatzó is a nature reserve with an area of 2.5 million m² situated in the south-west of Majorca, in Puigpuñyent, some...
The grape harvest in Mallorca
Mallorca’s grape harvest tends to begin in September, even though some years, if the temperatures are very high, it can be as early as...
Deià, the fifth smallest of Mallorca
The municipality of Deià, located in the northwestern side of the Serra of Tramuntana and at almost 30 kilometers from Palma, is the fifth...
A stroll around Santanyí and its coves
In 1571 a wall was built to protect Santanyí from looting by the Saracens, we still access the town’s centre through the old porta murada...
Pas de Vallgornera Cave
This value of this cavity, the Pas de Vallgornera cave (Llucmajor), as a site of natural interest is why it appeared on the list of SCIs...
Mallorcan Wine, a rising sector
The Macià Batle wine cellars are located in Santa Maria del Camí, in the heart of Mallorca. The company began its activity in 1856 and is...
Prawns with Mahón cheese
Ingredients: • 32 large prawns • 1 tablespoon chopped spring onion • ½ golden apple • 2 grapes • salt and oil • 75 g. cured Mahón...
Palma or the modernist route
Modernism arose in Europe during the final decade of the nineteenth century as a reaction to the Classicism of the previous centuries. It ...
Senecio rodriguezii Willk. ex Rod. Fem.
This small plant lives near the littoral zone, and it’s easy to identify when in flower by its violet capitula. Leaves are also easy to...
The Mallorcan cow
OriginsExperts in the ethnology of animal breeding claim that this kind of bovine stems from the bos primigenius, which came from Egypt to...
Cycle-tourism, Montisión Monastery Route, Porreres Mallorca
Llucmajor - Porreres - Camí de Son Cota - Pou de Son Cota - Camí de Son Drago Campos - Camí de S’Ametllers Camí de Sa Sorda - Camí des...
Mediterranean Monk Seal
The Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus Monachus) is one of the ten most endangered species of our planet and as such has the unenviable...
Puff pastry with sobrasada-escalibada filling
Ingredients for 4 people: • 4 puff pastry rings • 100 g Sobrasada • 300 g Escalivada • 100 g cleaned and sauteed mixed mushrooms • Grated...
Sineu market, the only market in Mallorca trading in live animals since 1306
Sineu market, one of Mallorca’s oldest markets, sparks the interest of considerable number of market-goers every week, both local and...
Cycling in Mallorca: 4 Hermitages
Llucmajor - Randa - Monasteri de Cura - Randa - Montuiri - Sant Joan - Petra - Ermita Nrta. Sra. de Bonany - Felanitx - Monasteri Sant...
Es Variat, part of our identity
An Es Variat is one of our gastronomical and cultural symbols. Eating a variat is a well rooted habit in Majorcan society, but what is a...
