Mallorca Lifestyle

On a beautifully warm Thursday night in June, the Ca n’Eduardo team threw open its doors to welcome the great and good of Palma. The red carpet was rolled out and we were prepared to be entertained. The champagne was free flowing, the laughter loud and the music even louder. …

What is a rosé wine? It’s not red and it’s not white, so then it must be a hybrid!?! Many people still believe rosé wine shouldn’t even be classified as wine!! There are three main methods for making a rosé wine: Limited skin maceration. This is the most popular method …

Nestled on the bustling pedestrian thoroughfare of Fabrica in Santa Catalina, Palma, is the wonderful restaurant Minimal, opened by Markos and his brother. The concept of Minimal is simple, they wanted to open a restaurant with minimal fuss, minimal pretension and maximum portions. Whilst chatting with the delightful Markos, he …

A mid year update from Asociación Ondine   Now we’re officially half way through what is turning out to be the amazing year of 2018 and we want to share our latest news with you.   96,242 plastic objects counted during our first beach clean season of  2018 993 volunteers …

Hostal Cuba Breakfast – available 9h-12h everyday Hostal Cuba, the cornerstone of Santa Catalina, at the bottom of Sant Magi and Avenida Argentina has decided to change up the breakfast available downstairs in the restaurant and surrounding terrace.   As the longstanding home of breakfast meeting for businesses and clubs, …

School’s out for summer! At Asociación Ondine we are extremely proud about what the kids of Mallorca have achieved this year through our Dos Manos Schools’ Programme. Every year we see our young people becoming increasingly proactive and the Class of 2017/18 have been awesome … you’re putting the adults …

The future of the Paris Agreement is unclear – with President Trump’s stance uncertain. Molly Scott Chatto and Jacube Dalunde MEPs proposed in The Ecologist the need for a European Climate Law – but law making is a slow and arduous process. Meanwhile, far from the madding crowds of Washington, Brussels and other capital cities, …

The Islander’s regular cycling columnist Dan Marsh is away this month, practising what he preaches by doing something horribly gruelling up the Stelvio Pass on two wheels, so it seems perfect timing to commandeer his page to report on the Six – Points Charity Cycling Challenge ride last month, and …

It was a delightful spring evening in late May and the weather had eventually become more temperate when Anouska, my wonderful friend and photographer, and I visited Bottega di Michele. Located on Calle Fabrica, Santa Catalina’s favourite tree lined pedestrian street, it has a beautiful, elegant terrace that invites you …

In recent years so much has been written about Mallorcan wine.  No wonder.  There are approximately 100 different wineries with many interpretations on a relatively small island.  These wineries are using grape varieties with unpronounceable names, managing soil diversity and coping with varying climates, as well as having very different …