Month: November 2024

A Festive Feast or Getaway in Rural Mallorca

November 25, 2024
by Jan Edwards
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I make no apologies for writing again about Finca Can Beneït, a rural hotel in Mallorca that captured our hearts on our first visit. Every time we’ve stayed overnight – and I think we’ve now stayed five times here – I fall a little more in love with the hotel, the staff, and Binibona itself. And what’s not to love about the hamlet of Binibona, where this enchanting hotel is located? Arriving here you feel […]

Where to Have a Traditional Afternoon Tea in Palma

November 11, 2024
by Jan Edwards
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“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” So said the author Henry James, whose works included the 19th-century novel, The Portrait of a Lady. If you agree with Mr James, you’ll be pleased to learn that it’s now possible to have a traditional English-style afternoon tea in Mallorca’s capital, Palma. It’s even served in a palace, to add to the civilized nature of […]