Month: February 2020

Callet
Gastronomy

Callet, the grape of Mallorca’s Pla i Llevant region

Mallorca is renowned for its natural beauty and its cuisine, but also for its unique grape varieties found nowhere else. One of the most interesting is Callet, a native grape…

Mestres d'aixa - ship's carpenters
Crafts and trades

Mestres d’aixa: Mallorca’s shipwrights

For centuries, the sea was Mallorca’s main link with the rest of the Mediterranean. To build the wooden vessels that made this trade and navigation possible, there was a craft…

Grasa saludable del Porc Negre
Gastronomy

Porc Negre and healthy diet

Porc Negre and healthy diet “go hand in hand”, according to the news published in various media during 2019 which refers to the results of a study financed by the…

First car registered in Spain
anecdotes

First car registered in Spain

First car registered The first car registered in Spain, on 31st October 1900, was registered in Mallorca, obtaining the PM-1 plate. The vehicle was a quad of the French brand…