Majorca and Its Many Summer Fiestas

[Iberostar Hotels & Resorts]

People go to Majorca in the summer in search of beautiful beaches and great weather, but if you are also looking for fiestas and local culture, summer is the perfect time to visit as there are all kinds of fiestas and events taking place on this beautiful and lively island!  Many towns and villages have their own particular fiestas and open-air dances, not to mention music festivals where national groups and reputed international artists come to play.

In Majorca, summer kicks off on the eve of Sant Joan (Saint John’s Day) on 23 June, when people from all over the island celebrate on the beach, dancing around bonfires until dawn.

The fiesta of the Virgen del Carmen in July is especially striking, when thousands of boats adorned with colorful streamers set sail one after the other in procession, making a wonderful sight for those watching from the ports and boardwalks.

In August, the beautiful town of Pollença holds fiestas in honor of its patron saint la Mare de Deu dels Ángels (Our Lady of Angels), where the main attraction is the recreation of a battle between the Moors and the Christians.  The first event is held at five in the morning in the town’s main square, when the Banda de Música de Pollença (Pollença Music Group) start the dawn chorus.  The most highly anticipated moment is in the afternoon – the commemoration of the battle that took place in 1550 in which the Pollençans, led by Joan Mas, defeated the Dragut pirates.  It is probably one of the summer’s most exciting fiestas.

In Alcudia, the fiesta of Sant Bartomeu (Saint Bartholomew) is celebrated in a very special way, with the Festa de les llanternes (Festival of lanterns).  Young people walk through the medieval streets holding lanterns made of melons and watermelons and singing traditional Majorcan songs.

In Calvià, at the beginning of September, are the Fiestas del Rey Jaime I, (Fiestas of King James I), which commemorate the disembarkation of the Christian ships on the Santa Ponça beach in 1229.  Among the most remarkable of the fiesta’s events are the recreation of the fight between the Moors and the Christians, the parades of “giants and figures with big-heads” and the medieval markets.

In September, in Binissalem – land of good wine – the end of the harvest season is celebrated in style.  The end of summer is marked not only with wine but also with delicious Fideus de Vermar (“grape harvest vermicelli”), an old recipe made with tasty lamb.

And these are just some of the many fiestas that take place on this beautiful island.  As you can see, summer in Majorca is a lot of fun! It’s impossible to get bored!

 

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[John Lamkin]

Definitely inspiration to go to Mallorca. Saludos!