Keeping the Easter Flame Alive in a Troubled World
The lighting of the paschal candle symbolizes the resurrection and light of Christ.
The sinister hoods of the Brotherhoods
There will be two processions in Palma Crist de la Sang, on Holy Thursday and that for the burial on Good Friday.
Easter is a great time to visit us here in the Soller Valley
“What will the visitors of this year find in Soller and the Port that is different to last year?”
Week in Review: Bumper season, affordable homes, illegal holiday lets and free water
The stories that made the headlines this week in Mallorca.
Many tourists heading to the beaches in Mallorca
Many tourists heading to the beaches in Mallorca.
What's On
Grabbing a bite at Port Adriano's XIV Street Food Festival
The event will be held at Easter, between April 7 and 9 in the central square of the port, from 12pm to 12am.
Spotlight on Soller
The Easter 2022 review
The restaurants went into a ‘bookings only’ zone for a few days to cope with all the people they had to turn away.
Nordic Spotlight
Easter in Mallorca
This week in Nordic Spotlight we talk to Alexander Bard who is not just here to sing ...
Food for Thought
Lamb: My longest ever Easter (and post-Easter) season of eating our most versatile meat
This year there seemed to be more Mallorcan lamb than usual (it is always a good buy) and I was eating it on several successive days…but not as a roast.
Palma bars and restaurants were packed this Easter!
Now that the sun’s out, business is brisk at bars and restaurants in Palma, Andratx, Alcudia and other tourist hotspots.
What's On Sunday and Monday across Mallorca
Take a look what is happening Easter Sunday and Monday. Also find out what events will be taking place soon!
Easter in Pollensa
Sentiment at the Calvari de Pollença.
- Spain at boiling point over eggs!
- Now there's a proposal for a fifteen-year residency requirement to buy a home in the Balearics
- A Good Friday. Britain's biggest cruise ship heads for Palma for Easter
- Ryanair launches subscription that waives fees for reserved seats and insurance
- The Mallorcan town with the longest name: it contains 21 letters and has a population of 9,227
The Blog
Bread, charity and pines - the pilgrimage parties of a Mallorcan Easter
The day of charity was something of a moveable feast, and feast - in an eating rather than a religious sense - was to later surpass the meagre offering of bread.
Andrew Ede19/04/2022 15:17