Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Port-de-Sóller

There are still a few fishing boats in Port de Soller and so there is still work for the local fishermen here and its essential to keep these nets in good repair. For me a fortunate compliment of colours and lines makes it a winner. Enjoy full size.

I am delighted to continue this mini-series of our 2014 holiday to Mallorca: Its day six for us here and we are taking a trip today on the catamaran, about 13km NE to the ‘Canyon de la Calabra’ and its nearby canyon of ‘Torrent de Pareis’. In the meantime enjoy this view of the harbour of Port de Soller while we await our craft. Enjoy full size.

As we finish another day here in Majorca I get a chance to take the bay front at night. The hilltop lit building is the local church of San Ramon de Penyafort (Iglesia del Puerto de Soller) built in 1938–1943. Enjoy full size.

As we head out North East towards the popular resort of Port de Pollença we look down on our home for a week here at Port de Sóller. We see again the two lighthouses but we miss the third lighthouse on this side. Anyway it gives those that do not know this spot a chance to enjoy it with me. 'Port de Soller was originally a small fishing village servicing the main town of Soller. Its isolated location at the foot of the Serra de Tramuntana meant that, before the Soller tunnel opened in the 1990s, it was a difficult place to get to. As a result, unlike many other seaside destinations on the island which were subject to some overdevelopment in the 70s and 80s, Port de Soller came through this era unscathed. The traditional charm remains firmly intact and has helped create a more sophisticated holiday destination. Surrounded by the Tramuntana mountains, Port de Soller is one of the few towns that can claim both magnificent mountain scenery and breathtaking sea views on the island.' www.seemallorca.com .

Taken from across the bay from almost the same spot as shown in the PiP. This shows some of the impressive rock that abounds on this island, it is composed mostly of Limestone but there is also dolomitic rock ( a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite). A great demonstration here that Majorca is much more than the popular conception of just packed tourist beaches. Enjoy full size,

Another view from across the bay at this village towards the open sea. Rocks and reefs can be a problem here, so for millennia the inlet has been lit by lighthouses. Unfortunately a closer look of the older tower via a stroll was not possible, as that little corner is still controlled by the military as can be seen by the sign. Maybe great guns once protected the inlet in the past. Pip shows alternative view Enjoy full screen.

2014: A brief one week visit to Port de Sóller on the Baleriac Island of Mallorca (Marjorca) brings back happy memories. I took many photos as usual and I present to you now some of those. This first one was taken from our hotel front after a night of heavy rain with thunder and lightning. Behind the port promenade frontage is a natural wilderness and steep mountain foothills. The lighting effect here is caused by thick ground mist in the fields rising to obscure the hillside trees which can just be made out. Enjoy full size.

Seen at Port de Soller, Mallorca.

Seen in Port de Sóller, What do you mean, something strange about this photo?