Mallorca events: What's On from Friday to Sunday
Mallorca's weekend festivities promise a blend of cultural delights and holiday cheer.
Unesco recognition for Pollensa weaving technique?
This may go further in seeking a declaration as a World Heritage Site.
The cock crows at midnight
But the Sibil·la is the main attraction, and this year marks the tenth anniversary of it having been admitted to the Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 24-30 December
Matins services and the Sibil·la chant on Christmas Eve at churches across Majorca. Handel's "The Messiah" at the Sant Francesc Basilica in Palma. Numerous Christmas concerts and ongoing Christmas attractions - markets, circus and ice rinks.
Majorca
What's on in Majorca: 18-24 December
In churches across Majorca on Christmas Eve there will be the chant of the Sibil·la, which was declared intangible cultural heritage by Unesco in 2010. A whole load more Christmas concerts, and the Christmas markets continue.
- 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