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Learn to Make a Paella in Mallorca

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Mallorca has its own traditional rice dishes, but paella – which originated in Valencia – is the dish many people seek out when they come to the island. You can find some well-made paellas in restaurants in Mallorca, but learning how to make it yourself is a useful skill to take back home to impress family and friends. Paella Workshop & Lunch in the Countryside The beautiful 5-star boutique hotel Finca Ca’n Beneït, nestling in […]

A New Book about Mallorca and Wine

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Bodegas / Drink / Wine / Wineries

The growth in the Mallorcan wine sector has been significant over the 20 years we’ve lived on the island. And that growth hasn’t been only in the number of wineries but also in the quality and uniqueness of the wines produced. Today, Mallorca has around 100 bodegas, with the oldest (Bodega Ribas) dating from 1711. Exciting new wineries have opened in recent years – some of them owned by foreign residents of Mallorca – and […]