Sevilla: The City That Will Not Let You Go
Few cities collide with you the way Sevilla does. Within hours you can stand under the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, squeeze through a maze of narrow alleys and get lost inside the royal palace. Moorish and Christian rulers both left their mark here. Later, trade with the Americas made the city rich, and that wealth grew from exploitation as much as from enterprise. Yet nothing about Sevilla feels like a museum. The squares fill up late at night, and the city hardly seems to sleep…
Penya des Migdia: Where the Trail Clings to the Cliff
The trail climbs fast, and the views arrive even faster. Penya des Migdia on the Victòria peninsula is one of the most exciting short hikes on Mallorca. Pine trees and the mountain itself shade the path, so you gain altitude in no time. Still, you will want to stop every other minute. Below the steep cliffs, the Mediterranean shifts through countless shades of blue. Above you, an eroded rock wall towers over the trail. Meanwhile, the horizon invites you to search for Cap Formentor or even…
Fandango Pollença: Handmade Ceramics With Rhythm
Follow the narrow lane through Pollença’s old town, and you will soon reach a corner shop with open doors and shelves full of ceramics. Right in front of it, a man sits at a potter’s wheel on the street. His name is Antonio Méndez Martínez…
Església Nova Son Servera: The Church Without a Roof
Feeling closer to heaven is at the very heart of what a church is. But nowhere does the sky come as close as at the Església Nova in Son Servera. It is called the new church, yet it has stood unfinished for almost a century. And that is…
Neni Es Trenc Serves Balagan by the Sea
Picture a wide terrace above the sea, with salty air, swaying palm trees and that soft Mallorcan light that makes everything look a little cinematic. Below, the coast of Es Trenc stretches toward Cap Blanc, while orange and white striped…
Hiking with Andreu Borràs: The Tramuntana Is My Home Office
Ask Andreu Borràs where he works, and he doesn’t point to a desk. He points up. “The Tramuntana is my home office,” he says, grinning. Indeed, at seven in the morning, the limestone ridges above Sóller look a lot like a corner office with a…
Nit de l’Art 2026: Thirty Years And Counting
Tonight the old town of Palma breathes differently. Doors are wide open, light spills onto cobblestones, and strangers strike up conversations in three or four languages within the same five minutes. That’s the pulse of Nit de l’Art 2026. This…
Paella on Mallorca: 10 Restaurants You Should Know
Paella remains one of Spain’s most iconic dishes. On Mallorca, it has taken on a distinctly Mediterranean identity of its own. Expect just-caught seafood, farm-raised chicken, smoky sobrassada, and occasionally a splash of squid ink turning…