Beyond staycations and day trips in Soller
For 2024 we know of businesses in Barcelona who advertise ‘Day Trips to Soller. A 30-minute flight and then picked up and taken to the station in Palma for the Soller train.
Running to catch up in Mallorca
January is notoriously a flat month despite the many fiestas that cast a little light in the gloom.
Hotels open during the winter season in Puerto Soller
Hotels open during the winter season in Puerto Soller.
Soller's train
In my frequent train journeys around the island, I never experienced this.
Chelsea Handler serves up a treat for Soller barman!
The 48-year-old comedian posted a picture of herself pressing a kiss on the smiling man's cheek on her Instagram site last Wednesday. So who is this man?
The road up to Fornalutx
The road up to Fornalutx.
Tourists take over Soller
The problem is that locals cannot go about their daily business and all the while, tourists are blissfully unaware of the fierce polemic raging in the town.
Plenty of tourists walking around Soller
Tourists walking around Soller.
Life in Soller
Soller's tram.
Soller: One of the most beautiful seaside resorts in Europe is in Mallorca
Jetcost users have chosen it along with Cadaqués in Catalonia, Tarifa in Andalusia, Combarro in Galicia and Moraira in the Valencian Community among the 14 most beautiful on the continent.
Soller Fiesta Frenzy: Preparing for the ultimate celebration!
“Come and see us today and stay for the great ‘Night of Art’where music and art combine around every corner...”
Every newcomer has their story in Soller
The people who choose to settle for a season or for ever, in Soller, are making their choice for their own reasons.
Bars and restaurants in Puerto Soller
This week in Soller, the annual rental the bars and restaurants must pay for their terraces was announced.
Judy learned how to mend broken dreams
She now lives in Soller in Can Roig, the first house (and home) she has bought for herself and is very happy there.
A poem Robert Graves had dedicated to Esteban.
A poem Robert Graves had dedicated to Esteban.
Living in the past or moving with the times in Soller?
“There are parts of Mallorca which were built as tourism arrived. Purpose built resorts combining tourism and residential living. To develop a new town is much easier than trying to convert an old one. These are the issues facing Soller this week...”
All about Soller - Life on a small island with big aspirations…
The front page of the Travel section of the New York Times recently had an article about tourism to ‘small island’ Mallorca.
Some of the Humans of Mallorca of 2021
One significant fact I learnt early on in this ‘Social History’ snapshot is that people arrive in Mallorca ready-made.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
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Reflections on life in the Soller Valley
Stories, realities, and celebrations.
Shirley Roberts06/03/2024 17:42