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What used to be once traditionally considered as a quick bite between meals, has established itself as an entirely independent meal. |
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If last year’s event caused such a major stir with 17 yachts, this year’s SUPERYACHT CUP 2007 left a historical record in the Bay of Palma. |
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Since its inauguration in 1992, Port Adriano, a newly created marina, has made a considerable difference to the well being of the area known as El Toro ... |
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Chocolate has always played an important role in the lives of the Mallorcan people. At the turn of the 20th Century, Palma’s shady street cafés ... |
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The 18th Century Church of Sant Andreu in Santanyi, in Mallorcas central east corner, is home to one of the most impressive musical instruments in Europe ... |
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How the herbs for Mallorca’s famous Hierbas liqueur are cultivated. |
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In the 1970s Santa Ponsa was a typical Mediterranean tourist resort town of hotels, holiday apartments, a marina, summer season cafés ... |
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The First Mallorca team will celebrate the New Year in Thailand. |
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Imagine a Mallorca without beach life. Not a single hotel for miles. No cars or taxis to take you on your way. Difficult isn’t it? But life was like that ... |
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They are green, slightly bitter and are pickled as the procedure back in Roman times: the Mallorcan olives. ... |
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A Winter in Mallorca – an overview
 Although George Sand may have had to haul Chopin’s piano across the wilds during her ‘Winter in Mallorca’, finding musical respite here during the milder months is now somewhat less energetic. Island life in the winter season is enriched with a variety of cultural activities, local musical events and superb concerts for residents and visitors to attend.
This autumn, the Palma Auditorium hosts its 22nd Operatic Season which runs from 14th – 17th November with a schedule including Verdi’s ‘La Traviatta’, Mozart’s ‘Don Giovani’, Puccini’s, La Boheme’ and Rossini’s ‘The Barber of Seville’. You may also catch the rest of Mallorca’s Ballet Season featuring the Grupo Corpo, Brazil’s most respected Dance Company on 29th September and the Ballet Opera of Düsseldorf on 2nd February 2008. All tickets can be booked via the Auditorium Box Office.
Coinciding with the beginning of the winter season, a cultural programme entitled "A Winter in Mallorca" begins in November and runs through until April. Organised by the Balearic Institute of Tourism, it features a wide range of concerts and activities offered free of charge throughout the island’s resorts, from classical music concerts, to cycle races, to folklore demonstrations. Featuring internationally known performers as well as local musicians, this year’s itinerary will be available at the tourism office in Palma from October.
 If you would like to combine historical and musical interest, the 8th International Organ Festival held in Palma’s Cathedral hosts concerts every Sunday in October at 19.30h. This will also coincide with ‘The Historical Organs of Mallorca Week’ running from 6th – 13th October, with performances from international organists at various parish churches in Palma and across the island, including Sa Pobla, Binissalem, Porreres and Santanyi. The exact schedules will be shown in the local press the week prior to this event.
Most villages in Mallorca hold their annual music festivals in the summer months. Bunyola like to do things differently, coming to life in the autumn. This year their “XXIII Music Festival of Bunyola” will include ten weeks of concerts and recitals featuring local and international musicians. The festival commences on Friday 28th September with the Balearic Symphony Orchestra performing at the local church in the village. Each subsequent Saturday evening offers everything from piano recitals from Ramon Coll and Miquel Farré, to a performance by Bunyola’s own soprano, Maria Jose Perelló. These are due to take place at 20.45h at the ‘casa de cultura’ near to the main square. The full programme is available on their website www.festivalbunyola.org
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