The so called “snow houses” are an important part of our cultural and ethnological heritage. In Mallorca, collecting and trading snow to...
The spectacle of mallorcan almond trees
Between January and February, the blossom on the almond trees covers the Mallorcan countryside with an impressive white blanket. It is an...
Cala Figuera and Cala Santanyí, two great places to lose yourself
Cala Figuera and Cala Santanyí are on the south east coast of Mallorca and offer visitors environmentally privileged surroundings where...
The Polypodium vulgare L. fern
It’s relatively easy to find this fern colonizing the rock fissures or between the stones of a drywall, although with a shady and wet...
Santa María del Camí, a place to taste. Dare to taste its wines
Santa María del Camí located in the centre of Mallorca is well known for its wine production. When talking about Mallorca it is impossible...
Crispy suckling pig with a vegetable garnish and head
The prestigious majorcan chef Benet Vicens welcomes us in his restaurant "Bens d'Avall", an establishment located in a privileged setting...
The Town of Sóller, Mallorca
The town of Sóller, located in the Valley of Orange Trees, has always been one of the most beautiful places in Mallorca, the town’s...
The Mediterranean turtle
(Testudo hermanni) generally inhabits mountains and areas with Mediterranean vegetation. In Spain, it can only be found in the wild in...
Mallorcan Fish and Seafood Grills
Ingredients for 4 persons: • 200 g. cuttlefish • 200 g. squid • 100 g. octopus • 200 g. angler fish cut into small pieces • ...
Can Prunera. A modernist Museum
Back in 1911 Joan Magraner and Margalida Vicens opened their modernist mansion in Calle Lluna, Soller. A century later, the Fundació Tren...
Mallorcan Hedgehog (Atelerix algirus vagans)
The Mallorcan hedgehog (the unofficial descendant of the North African hedgehog) is a mammal whose entire body, with the exception of its...
Centaurium bianoris (Sennen) “Herba de Santa Margalida”
Herba de Santa Margalida - Centaurium bianoris (Sennen) Family: Gentianaceae.Genus: Centaurium.General distribution:...
The DO Binissalem Majorca
THE DO BINISSALEM MAJORCA. In Mallorca, and in the Mediterranean, there can be no festival without wine. Wine is present in religion,...
Filago petro-ianii
Filago petro-ianii characteristics:An endemic plant of Mallorca, it can be found in garrigue clearings in the driest regions of Mallorca,...
Music Festivals: the classics of the Mallorcan summer
In the summertime, Mallorca plays host to an array of music festivals which take place within the incomparable setting of its countryside....
Vitex agnus / castus L.
The chaste is a small tree, easy to recognize by its palmate leaves, with 5 to 7, very stylized lobes, green in colour on the obverse and...
