Wednesday, May 14, 2008 

Corpus in Palma





Every spring in Palma, there is the festivity called el Corpus, in this festivity, there is organized tours to see the patios in Palma, this patios, can just be seen in this organized tours, and just on this time of the year, this year is celebrated from 14th to the 25th of May to book a tour you have to call 00 34 971 716 656








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Thursday, May 08, 2008 

Mallorcan Cuisine Fair

This year The Mallorcan Cuisine Fair (Mostra de Cuina Mallorquina) opens from the 8 th to the 17 th of May, and this year is celebrated in The Palma Arena.

One year more and this is the 22nd the Mallorca cuisine fair is opened. From the 8th of March to the 17th of March. The bad part of the fair, is that you have to go to the fair trade center, but the good thing about it is that you will enjoy all the mallorcan food avaliable. The best restaurants of the island go there to delight the visitors with great food. The new thing this year, is the show-cooking, that this year, will have 20 cooks, every one of them will make a dish, this will start at 15:00 and 21.00

The admision will be 4 euros. Also know that outside of the fair, you will be able to get the green card, with this card you can get discounts on the fair. This fair, is for restaurants, but there is going to be also four hotel and three cooking schools. There will be seven deserts and a total of nine wine makers.

http://www.firesicongressos.com/

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 

Book Day





Today is Sant Jordi, saint patron of the nobility, but today also is Book Day in Palma, all the book shops in Palma sell the books in the street and with a 10% of discount

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Friday, April 04, 2008 

Old Book Fair





The Old Book Fair, very interesting fair, where you can find old books in a very nice enviroment. This year is celebrated from the 4th to the 23rd of April in the jardins of the misericordia.

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Sunday, March 23, 2008 

Easter !

After Christmas, the second most important day of the year is Easter. In Easter there is four types of sweets.




Confits



Easter eggs




Monas de Pascua




Panades

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Friday, March 21, 2008 

Holy Friday





Holy Friday is the second most important parade of Easter. It comes out from Sant Francesc and arrives to the church of el Socorrs. In el Socorrs they do the burial of christ witch is very spectacular





Holy Friday Preparation






Way, Starting Time: 19.30
Plaza de Sant Francesc
Convent de Sant Francesc
Plaza de Santa Eulalia
Carrer Cadena
Plaza de Cort
Carrer Colom
Plaza del Marques de Palmer
Plaza Mayor
Carrer de Sant Miguel
Carrer Josep Tous i Ferrer (BEST PLACE TO SEE IT)
Plaza del Comptat del Rossello
Carrer Josep Anselm Clave
Plaza Alexandre Jaume
Porta de Sant Antoni
Carrer dels Socorrs

Holy Burial




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Thursday, March 20, 2008 

Holy Thursday





The Holy Thursday is the most interesting procesion for the inhabitants of Palma. Goes out the famous Christ of La Sang the first procesion of Holy Thursday was in the year of 1500 so is the oldest. This year rained and it came out on Friday
Way, Starting Time: 19.00
  • Plaza del Hospital
  • Costa de la Sang
  • Carrer dels Oms
  • Carrer de Sant Miquel
  • Plaza Major
  • Plaza del Marques de Palmer
  • Carrer Colom
  • Plaza de Cort
  • Carrer Palau Reial
  • Carrer Victoria
  • Carrer Conquistador (BEST PLACE TO SEE IT)
  • Plaza de la Reina
  • Passeig del Born
  • Plaza Joan Carles I
  • Carrer Bonaire
  • Carrer Bisbe Campins
  • Via Roma
  • Costa de la Sang
  • Plaza del Hospital










Christ Representation in San Juan de Malta



Virgen de la Esperanza




Penitents preparing for the procesion





This pictures are of Pollensa, a small town in Mallorca, where the holy week is very important too

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008 

Holy Wednesday






The holy Wednesday is the only parade that only goes through old town Palma. The procesion starts and finishes in the same place, the church of Santa Cruz. The procesion goes throught the neibourhood of the fisherman. Also, is interesting to see that the military branch of La Legion participates in the procesion
Way, Starting time: 20.30
  • Carrer Forn de la Olivera
  • Carrer Barques de Bou
  • Carrer Polvora
  • Plaza de Santa Catalina
  • Carrer de Santa Creu
  • Carrer Sant Llorens
  • Carrer Sant Pere
  • Plaza de la Drassana
  • Carrer Llotja del Mar
  • Carrer Sant Joan
  • Carrer Montenegro
  • Carrer Sant Feliu
  • Carrer Costa de Can Salas
  • Carrer Costa de Santa Creu
  • Carrer Forn de la Olivera



Cruzada del amor divino en San Felio Street

Cruzada del amor divino en San Felio Street and monaguillos

Virgin Mary in the streets of Palma

Cofradia de Montesion

Cofradia de la Dolorosa

La Legion

La Legion II

Entrada en Santa Cruz

Crucifixion entering Santa Cruz

Mary entering Santa Cruz

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 

Holy Tuesday






Holy Tuesday the procesion starts in San Nicolas Church and finishes in la Sang. Two important things in this procession are that they play the national spanish anthem before the Cofradia de Santiago comes out and at the end of the procesion that the image of La Dolorosa comes in La Sang



Way, Starting Time: 20.45

  • Carrer Sant Nicolau
    Plaza Chopin
    Carrer Tous i Maroto
    Carrer Constitucio
    Carrer Soledat
    Plaza de la Reina
    Passeig des Born
    Plaza de Joan Carles I
    Avinguda de Jaume III
    Carrer Bonaire
    Carrer Bisbe Campins
    Via Roma
    Carrer Costa de La Sang
    Plaza del Hospital

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Monday, March 17, 2008 

Holy Monday






This year the procesion of Holy Monday has three procesions. The one of every year, comes out from Santa Clara, the second one that comes out from the Cloister of Sant Francesc, and the third one, that comes out from the church of San Juan de Malta.

The church of Santa Clara, is in the convent of Santa Clara, and it is a medieval convent. The nuns never leave the convent it is called Clausura.


Procesion of Santa Clara, Starting time: 21.00
Carrer Fonollar
Carrer Santa Clara
Carrer Call
Plaza Santa Eulalia
Carrer Convent de Sant Francesc
Carrer Ramon Llull
Plaza Pes de Sa Palla
Carrer Pelleteria
Carrer Montision

Procesion of Sant Francesc, Starting time: 20.00

Plaza de Sant Francesc
Carrer Convent de Sant Francesc
Plaza de Santa Eulalia
Carrer Cadena
Plaza de Cort
Carrer Colom
Carrer Bosseria
Carrer Galera
Carrer Cordeleria
Plaza de La Cuartera
Plaza del Mercadal
Travessa de en Ballester
Carrer del Socors
Plaza des Pes de sa Palla
Carrer Ramon Llull
Plaza de Sant Francesc

Procesion Crist dels Boters, Starting time: 21.00

Carrer Sant Joan
Carrer Montenegro
Carrer Sant Feliu
Carrer Can Sales
Carrer Santa Creu
Carrer Sant Llorens
Carrer Sant Pere
Plaza de sa Drassana
Carrer Consolat
Passeig Sagrera
Passeig de la Mar
Carrer Boteria
Carrer Sant Joan

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Sunday, March 16, 2008 

Palm Sunday




Palm Sunday is a very interesting day on the holy week, because is the only day that the penitents do not carry candles. The procession is very cool.
Way, Starting time: 18.30
  • Carrer de Sant Jaume
  • Plaza de Joan Carles I
  • Carrer Unio
  • Plaza des Mercat Vell
  • Plaza Weyler
  • Carrer Riera
  • Rambla dels ducs de Palma
  • Via Roma
  • Carrer del Bisbe Campins
  • Carrer Bonaire
  • Carrer Berenguer de Sant Joan
  • Carrer Baron Santa Maria del Sepulcre
  • Avenida Jaime III
  • Carrer Sant Marti
  • Carrer Concepcion







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Race Ciutat de Palma




On the 16th of March in Moll Vell, starts the 7th race Ciutat de Palma, at ten o clock if you are interested to come, you have to go to el Corte Ingles to participate. The race will be 21.097 meters and there will be 3.000 athletes.

map corte Ingles

map Moll Vell

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Friday, March 14, 2008 

Es Prego





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Today is the first procesion of the holy week. It is called es Prego, comes out from San Miguel street and goes to Sant Francesc, three representatives of every group come out with their flag. It is a procesion full of color. Starts at 7:30, what we can see today, it is a small representation of every group (three with them and the flag) Enjoy it! In the pregon there is always a great concert. Luckily I have been able to record it so here you can hear the concert

Way, Starting time: 19.00
  • Carrer Sant Miquel
  • Plaza Mayor
  • Plaza del Marques de el Palmer
  • Carrer Colom
  • Plaza de Cort
  • Carrer Cadena
  • Plaza de Santa Eulalia
  • Carrer Convent de Sant Francesc
  • Plaza de Sant Francesc

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Friday, February 01, 2008 

Train of Soller







Ater the winter holiday, today 1 st of February, the train of Soller opens again
Almost everybody that goes to Palma, takes one day excursion to Soller, to Soller you go with the small train of Soller, this train is one century old and is really a journey to the past, you can stay in soller, also there is a tram that takes you to the port of Soller.

Timetable
Palma - Soller
08:00
10:50
13:05
15:15
19:00
Soller - Palma
07:00
09:10
11:55
14:10
18:00

http://www.trendesoller.com/horarios.html

Tel: 00 34 971 752 051

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Sunday, January 20, 2008 

San Sebastian Eve





In San Sebastian eve, is the big day on San Sebastian celebration. Well, it is better to say the big night. People meet to cook meat and sausage, it is very nice.

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Friday, January 18, 2008 

San Sebastian Concert



On the night before Sant Sebastian eve, there is a big concert, this year, the concert was great, here are some pictures and a video of the concert






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Thursday, January 17, 2008 

Sant Sebastia




Saint Sebastian is the saint patron of the city of Palma. In the middle ages there was a terrible pest, that affected Palma, as nobody found a solution, everybody prayed to saint sebastian, the pest left and since that day, saint Sebastian is the patron of Palma. In this painting we see the death on top of city of Palma in the middle ages




Nowdays, fire, firewors and party make the festivity.





Every year for Saint Sebastian there is a bicicle race arround the city, it is reall fun, young and old people go there. The race goes from Plaza Santa Eulalia to Castell de Bellver



Poster of the celebration (2007)

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Sant Antoni





It is typical that for Sant Antoni, all the people take their pets to the church, they go there on parade, this makes something very typical for the city

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Monday, January 07, 2008 

Rebajas!





Finally Christmas is over and they start the Sales, Rebajas in Spanish, in Palma, there is a lot of shops and prices are quite good, but even better on the sales

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Sunday, January 06, 2008 

Three holy kings parade














In on the 5th of January there is the celebration of the Three Holy Kings, it is a great parade




Parade 2006. The oldest Three Kings Parade in the world was made in Alcoy (Spain) in the year 1866

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Monday, December 31, 2007 

Festa del Estandart




One King (James I)



His idea (To conquer Catalonia Valencia and Balears)






During the conquest, the port of Palma was invaded, the king James The Conqueror came to invade Mallorca with 155 boats, and he was only twenty one years old. A good way to see how it all happened is to watch the movie Troy. In this movie is very easy to see how a walled city was invaded, and to realize that to pass the wall was very hard. In Palma, like in Troy, the wall was not destroyed, but opened to the enemy as a signal of rendition. After the conquest of Mallorca, in the year 1231 he conquered Menorca, Ibiza in the year 1235 and in Valencia in 1238. He tried also two crusades, but they did not go too well.






City wall of Palma




The Invasion of the city




The Headquarters of the Arabs





This celebration, remembers the conquest of the island in 1229










Finally, the pole with the flag of Mallorca is in the center of the city. Victory!

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New year





The coming of the new year, is celebrated always in Plaza de Cort

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Thursday, December 20, 2007 

Belen de Navidad




Nativity of El Corte Ingles (New!)



Nativity of Sant Antoniet (the most traditional of Palma)



Nativity of Oficis Artesans (Located in the Town Hall)



Nativity of C & A

One of the traditions of Palma is to visit the representations of the nativity there is many arround the city, but the most importat is the one we see in this video, the one that is located in the town hall of Palma


(Nativity of 2006)

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007 

Merry Christmas








Finally Christmas has started!





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Thursday, December 13, 2007 

In Palma




This Thrusday was the third aniversary of the magazine In Palma, the celebration was in Palau Solleric


Since December of last year, the guest of the hotels of Palma de Mallorca, are able to enjoy the magazine In Palma, this magazine is one year old and has been very sucessful. This magazine has colaborations from the asociation of hoteliers of palma

http://www.inpalma.com/

inpalma@inpalma.com

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007 

Who?





Many important people have been in Mallorca throught the centuries, or they spend their holiday here:

Japan:

  • The emperor of Japan and his wife

UK:

  • Prince Charles and his wife
  • Winston Churchill
  • Charles Chaplin

Tibet:

  • Dalay Lama

Germany:

  • Charles V
  • Claudia Shiffer
  • Boris Becker

USA:

  • Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton
  • Grace Kelly
  • Maria Callas
  • Al Gore
  • Charlton Heston

France:

  • George Sand

Poland:

  • Frederic Chopin

Spain:

  • Juan Carlos I and his wife
  • Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

Austria:

  • Archiduk Lluis Salvador

Monaco:

  • Rainiero de Monaco

Greece:

  • Aristoteles Onassis

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Thursday, September 20, 2007 

Nit del art




One night a year, there is the nit del art in Palma. Is one night where all the art galeries are open. It is very fun.

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Saturday, September 08, 2007 

Mens Beach Volleyball Tournament in Mallorca

From the 2nd to the 7th of September of 2008 in Plaza de Toros of Palma, will be celebrated the Mens Open of Beach Volleyball. This will be very important event in Palma and in Mallorca.

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Monday, July 09, 2007 

Summer Sales!!!




Today, was the first day of the sales. Oh my god! to say that there was people is put it like small, there was an overload of people. I must to say, that this year the sales are great!!!

Come to Palma!!!!

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Thursday, June 21, 2007 

HOTEL CA SA PADRINA room number one

Press Play to see the video of the room




The Room




The Bathroom

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Monday, May 28, 2007 

El Corpus





Today 28th of May start the festivities of El Corpus

*To visit the patios you have to call the phone number 971 720 720

*To assist to the concerts, you have to pick up your invitation in the patio where the concert is celebrated from 19:30 to 20:30

Concerts this week:
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Monday 28th of May 21:00
Pati de la crianca (Carrer de Montision, 13)
Mithras Ensemble
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Tuesday 29th of May 21:00
Claustre del antic convent de Santa Margalida (Carrer de Sant Miquel, 69)
Ursula Segarra
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Wednesday 30th of May 21:00
Can Oleza (Carrer de en Morey, 9)
Francesca Calero, Luis Gonzalez and Jose Gallego
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Thursday 31st of May 21:00
Palau March (Carrer Palau Reial, 18)
Tomeu Estaras and Miguel Brunet Trio
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Friday 1st of June 21:00
Claustre de Sant Francesc (Placa de Sant Francesc)
Coral Municipal infantil de Palma
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Saturday 2nd of June 21:00
Can Forteza de en Sitjar (Carrer de la Concepcio, 24)
Joaquin Asiain, Wolfgang Walter
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Sunday 3rd of June 21:00
Antic Cuartel de Intendencia (Carrer del Mar, 3)
Ensemble Symmetry
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Sunday, May 27, 2007 

Modern





Not all the buildings in Palma are old, there is also, a lot of modern architecture, here is an example.

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Mr. Hotel visits Hotel Dalt Murada






This is Mr. Hotel, he has visited Hotel Dalt Murada, and he has loved it. Great hotel! Thanks Mr. Hotel

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Monday, May 21, 2007 

Towers





Spionage, alquimist, legend buglars

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Luxury at Low Cost





In the Hotel Ca Sa Padrina, you will be able to enjoy a very center located hotel, at a very low price, all rooms have plasma TV, satellite TV, minibar, save and jacuzzy, there is one room, that has private terrace:

Double room with jacuzzy 100 euros taxes not included, breakfast not offered* (two people required)
Double room with jacuzzy and terrace 120 euros taxes not included, breakfast not offered* (two people required)

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Sunday, May 20, 2007 

Ca La Seu





Since the year 1510. This is the oldest shop in Palma

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Forn de sa Pelleteria

This is one of the oldest bakery 1655

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Cafe Moderno





The cafe moderno, is one of the most traditional cafes in Palma. Also, it is very old, it opened in 1914

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Arc de la Almudaina





The arch of Almudaina, is one of the old doors of Medina Mayurka (Palma) though it origins are roman and not arab. When you see its walls, you can see the strenght of the wall and you can understand why the troops of the christian James I could not cross them. The arch of Almudaina, is located in Almudaina Street

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Relojeria Alemana





The Relojeria Alemana is considered by far the best jewerly in the city.
Opened in 1879

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La Pajarita

This shop toghether with Can Frasquet are considered the best chocolate shops in Palma. This shop opened in 1872

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Can Frasquet

This chocolate shop opened in 1700, and together with La Pajarita, are considered the two best chocolate shops in Palma.

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Saturday, May 19, 2007 

Can Oms





Can Oms is one of the nicest palaces in Palma

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