Museo Sa Bassa Blanca: Where Art Meets Nature
This is not the kind of place you simply pass on your way to somewhere else. In fact, the road gets narrower with every kilometer. Past Alcúdia, past the last roundabout, the asphalt eventually gives way to a dirt track winding through pine forest toward the wilder edge of the Victoria peninsula. Then a small sign appears. And another. A gate opens. Suddenly, the forest gives way to something that feels almost surreal. An avenue of palm trees, a giant hippo beneath the pines, a rhino frozen…
Mirador de ses Barques: A Table with a View
High above Port de Sóller, where the road bends sharply and the valley finally opens up, sits Mirador de ses Barques. It’s one of those spots that hikers and cyclists pass through almost by habit, a natural pause on the way up or down the mountain. Yet plenty of people also come here on purpose and settle in for a while. Because right at the lookout, there’s a restaurant. And once you’ve tried it, you’ll understand why so many visitors treat this stop as a destination in its own right. A Menu…
Mallorca Puzzles: Where Curious Minds Come to Play
“Try this one“, within seconds, visitors at Mallorca Puzzles are twisting wooden cubes, trying to separate interlocked metal pieces, or turning intricate mechanisms over in their hands. Almost without noticing, they slip into a world of brain…
Biblio Jardí: Palma’s Reading Garden Returns With a Fresh New Look
Right at the upper end of La Rambla, past the flower stalls and the shade of tall plane trees, a quiet garden waits behind a large stone gate. From June through September, Biblio Jardí, the reading garden of Palma’s Biblioteca de Cultura…
What to Eat in Mallorca: 12 Authentic Tastes of the Island
One of the best ways to get to know a region is to taste it. You try the dishes that show up on every family table. You bite into the fruit that grows along the roadside. You order the recipe that has been handed down for generations…
Nuria Mora: The Bottom of the Sea at Casal Solleric
Passeig del Born hums with its usual crowd of shoppers and tourists marveling at the noble facades. This summer, though, something else pulls the eye upward. On the balcony of Casal Solleric, colorful strips of fabric sway in the wind, almost…
The Fan: Keep It Cool
Her gaze drifts somewhere past the horizon, chin lifted, spine straight, utterly sure of herself. The fan in her hand does something subtle, something almost theatrical. For centuries, people have puzzled over what that small gesture actually…
Bonaire Restaurante: Seafood and Sea Breezes by the Marina
Some places never seem to rush. Bonaire is one of them. This small holiday community tucked into the hills above the Bay of Pollença moves at its own gentle pace. Even in the height of summer, when every villa and vacation home is filled, the…