Mallorca Lifestyle

Walk of the Month May 2018 Basic Facts about the hike:   Level of difficulty: This hike is graded as challenging (due to the ascent at the end of the hike) Total ascent: 460m Total distance: 9.5Km Duration: 3 hours + breaks (in total approx.. 4hrs).   Detailed description of …

Located in the heart of Santa Catalina, a stone’s throw away from the market, is local institution Bunker’s. Brainchild of Italian Luigi Valdambrini, Bunker’s has undergone some major changes since it opened up 8 years ago. The original concept was a surf shack serving only sandwiches and hotdogs, but very …

Sunrise &  Sunset – Hostal Cuba’s Sky Bar is the place to be and be seen!   Sunset I feel the best place to start is at sunset as this is by far the most dramatic time of the day to be visiting Hostal Cuba’s beautiful Sky Bar. Opened on …

Wow May already! April seemed to pass by in a blur and Easter seems a distant memory. But we were so lucky with the weather for our Easter Sunday Brunch and everyone had a wonderful time. Even without the Big Joy Ron Fundraiser, (who unfortunately had to pull out due …

THE BOAT HOUSE – CARGO BAR, the coolest new hotspot in Palma is now open! Palma’s first container bar with chill-out lounge, roof top deck in a casual dockside location. JOIN US TO CELEBRATE THIS THURSDAY 3rd MAY – 5-8pm – Places are limited so please RSVP. Please RSVP to …

By Brad Robertson – President of Asociación Ondine   Something that becomes very clear very quickly when you live on a small island is that there is no “away” for the waste that we create. This tends to concentrate the mind with every trash bag that is put out! So, …

Walk of the month April: This is an excellent, and stunning linear coastal walk, and can just as easily be approached from either end – from Sóller or from the small bay of Cala Tuent. A delightful bonus to the walk is that we pass the fine old finca Balitx …

HPC – Porto Colom – Modern Mallorquian cuisine nestled in the (alleged) birthplace of the discoverer of the New World   In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. For some who have lived on the island for a certain time and feel that the cathedral is a long way from …

Restaurant Review They say first impressions count and Fulla D’Ostra have certainly taken this in to consideration. What was once a pleasant café has been transformed by the team from Barcelona into a delightfully elegant restaurant serving up food that would not look out of place in a Michelin starred …

Els Calderers is signposted from the Palma to Manacor road (6 miles west of Manacor). The estate was acquired by the Calderers family in 1285 but the house we see today was built by the Veri family in the 18th century. The Sentmenat family motto is ‘To Want is to …