Tag: hiking

Outdoors

Tossals Verds: Over Rough and Smooth

Chain at Pas Llis

The tour around Puig de Tossals Verds makes every hiker’s heart beat faster. After a short climb, the first part of the route descends along the edge of a deep gorge with breathtaking views. Surefootedness is a must here, although a particularly narrow section is secured with an iron chain. Halfway through the circular hike there’s a perfect rest area before tackling the ascent counterclockwise around the mountain top. Starting at the Cúber water reservoir at the foot of Puig Major you soon…

Food, Outdoors

Olives on Mallorca: Tree of Life

Olives on Mallorca

Wandering along olive groves you may spot strange creatures. The face of a sheep or bear, maybe, even an elephant with a long trunk. Intertwined lovers and dancers who seem to be frozen in mid-spin, as if in a fairy tale. It’s World Olive Day, this week. Time to celebrate this precious fruit, essential ingredient and symbol of the Mediterranean diet. For centuries, olives on Mallorca have shaped the cultural landscape of the island.  Olive trees can get more than a thousand years old, an…