Step by step a tunnel leads you down into a world of its own. Dark at first until the eyes had time to adjust. In the meantime you sense the humidity of the former cistern. While an ethereal sound fills the space, blue and white lights illuminate the Aljub de la Misericòrdia. What feels like a secular cathedral actually used to be a water reservoir. For a long time, almost nobody knew about this hidden gem in the heart of Palma. And until today, a year after the thorough renovation and opening…
Mallorca Weather Report: Rain or Shine
Palma’s Plaça d’Espanya is the geographical kilometer zero of Mallorca. And it is busy day and night. Commuters on their way to the train, tourists waiting for the bus, kids meeting after school, people resting on a bench in the shade. A churro stand maybe, and most likely a couple of street musicians. In the midst of it all Gaspar Bennàzar’s Barometer, a genuine weather station where you get the recent Mallorca weather report. The square column with the strange gabled roof is often ignored…