Mancor de la Vall mushroom fair
Mancor de la Vall fair with the Esclata-Sangs mushroom.
A partridge not in a pear tree in Montuiri
Christmas is coming, but the partridge isn't in a pear tree.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday to Sunday
Mallorca's weekend highlights: "Save Our Sea" Art & Wine fundraiser, Christmas markets, jazz festivals, and cultural events in various towns. Enjoy!
A thousand years of rice in Sa Pobla
The Sa Pobla fair used to just be the autumn fair. It still is the autumn fair, just that it now has a rice them.
Biniarrels, Sa Fira de Mancor fka Fira de l'Esclata-Sang
Biniarrels, Sa Fira de Mancor fka Fira de l'Esclata-Sang.
Mancor's fair ... don't mention the mushrooms
Until 2017, the fair in Mancor de la Vall was known as Fira de l'Esclata-Sang, the name coming from the highly prized, blood-bursting mushroom (the blood refers to the mushroom's juice).
Sa Pobla's fair is officially 'fira de l'arròs pobler'
The fair is officially 'fira de l'arròs pobler'.
Mallorca events: What's On from Monday to Thursday
This week concerts by Nils Frahm, local fairs, captivating performances and Real Mallorca play at home.
Mallorca events: What's On from Friday to Sunday
This weekend enjoy festive fairs in Mancor de la Vall, Sa Pobla and Santa Maria del Cami.
On trial for alleged trade-fair fraud in Palma
The second Mallorca Real Estate Fair was called off the day before it was due to have started.
Sound of the bagpipes and their makers
Sa Pobla's autumn fair is held over two weekends.
Llubi, Mallorca's honeypot
Llubi is a village more associated with its capers, but its beekeeping and so honey making have been a strong part of the village's economy since around the fifteenth century; there is evidence of exports of honey having been made to France.
Olive fair in Caimari
Olive fair in Caimari.
The olives and charcoal of Caimari
They've been staging an olive fair in Caimari since 1998, but the olive tradition goes back very much longer in time.
Olive fair in Caimari
The sale and tasting of olives were the stars of the day.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
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Mallorca crafts, customs and culture
Esclata-Sangs are a mushroom with a romantic legend attached to their very expensive stalks.
Peter Clover12/12/2023 16:48