How did you discover PP ?. - Page 3

Bootledodger · #31 19-08-2022, 21:12

First stayed in Cala Pi about 97 in the south...first time up north 99 staying in Aucanada, when we drove around the little ring road of P Alcudia and seeing the chimney's of the old power station, nearly died. On Sunday went to my first Mallorcan market (Alcudia) - as we walked in I saw a goats leg in a bin and I thought "this is the real Mallorca!" and was hooked. Travelled over to PP during the week and basically fell in love. Been about twice a year ever since.
"Done" Soller/Betlem/PAndtrax/El Pla etc many times and love them all - and my beloved Palma - God knows how many times.
However - the Port is "home" and always will be - it is a special place for me and have since been followed by other family members into the club.
Heaven.

Teacu · #32 20-08-2022, 00:41

Long story, short. In around 1994, my wife, younger son and I booked to stay in Cala d’Or. My brother said ‘It’s only round the corner (sic), have a look at PP, I’ve heard it’s quite nice’. Well we did and, it was. Probably the following year, we booked with Travel Club of Upminster (we live near there) to stay at Hostal Bahia, then Club Illa D’or, then Maricel Apartments. Then (after the demise of Travel Club of Upminster, and our growing confidence in doing things for ourselves) we ‘graduated’ to private apartments, independent flights, etc. Over the years the whole family have joined in with the venture. Brilliant place..

Carol · #33 04-09-2022, 07:59

First came in 1985 - drove up from Palma where we were staying for a long weekend for our honeymoon. Have never looked back. First stayed in hotels/ apartments and bought our first place in 1990 and were we are now in 2000. The place has changed a great deal - you could drive around the main square and along the front - some changes for the better some not. We have made many friends who have always made us welcome. We even came - when govt allowed in Covid times.Let’s hope for many more years to come.

kazzergardner · #34 05-09-2022, 08:06

We arrived in PP in 1966 when our parents decided to move here and open a shop and bar on Can Singala, I was 6 and my sister was 3, we were among the first occupants of Can Singala at that time, villa 73 was the the bar and we lived in no 72 next door. We lived in PP for 6 years and went to the local school in Puerto and then later on into the old town. As a family we have been sitting at the Illa d' Or terrace for over 50 years now! We have been coming back nearly every year, we both now own apartments here and have introduced our husbands and children to this beautiful Port, the whole family call it 'home'. Amazingly it hasn't changed that much in all this time, yes apartment blocks have gone up behind the town, but generally it has remained as it was all those years ago, beautiful.

Rockape · #35 05-09-2022, 09:41

I'd always felt an affiliation with Mallorca, having spent my first holiday abroad at Puerto de Soller (as it was called then) in 1972 and falling in love with the place.

We first visited in 2001, when my youngest daughter was 9 months old and stayed at the Pollensa Park Hotel. We'd stayed in Gites in Brittany for the previous 3 years and I fancied something different and after much research, PP seemed to tick all of the boxes.

Having a room on the higher floors gave us the most amazing views, which I would sit in the early evenings, drinking a couple of cold beers, reading my book and taking it all in. We came back twice more, before moving onto AI resorts in Turkey and Dom Rep/Mexico, which were perfect for the whole family.

Never forgot PP though, so we returned in 2017 to buy our place in the sun. Best thing we ever did! Currently don't spend enough time out there, but its special when we do.

Julian Simms · #36 07-09-2022, 13:53

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Originally Posted by kazzergardner

We arrived in PP in 1966 when our parents decided to move here and open a shop and bar on Can Singala, I was 6 and my sister was 3, we were among the first occupants of Can Singala at that time, villa 73 was the the bar and we lived in no 72 next door. We lived in PP for 6 years and went to the local school in Puerto and then later on into the old town. As a family we have been sitting at the Illa d' Or terrace for over 50 years now! We have been coming back nearly every year, we both now own apartments here and have introduced our husbands and children to this beautiful Port, the whole family call it 'home'. Amazingly it hasn't changed that much in all this time, yes apartment blocks have gone up behind the town, but generally it has remained as it was all those years ago, beautiful.

This was during the dictatorship. I presume it was live and let live and get on with things. Pretty brave of your parents to move abroad with two young children. What did they sell in the shop ?

hoopy · #37 07-09-2022, 20:26

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Originally Posted by kazzergardner

We arrived in PP in 1966 when our parents decided to move here and open a shop and bar on Can Singala, I was 6 and my sister was 3, we were among the first occupants of Can Singala at that time, villa 73 was the the bar and we lived in no 72 next door. We lived in PP for 6 years and went to the local school in Puerto and then later on into the old town. As a family we have been sitting at the Illa d' Or terrace for over 50 years now! We have been coming back nearly every year, we both now own apartments here and have introduced our husbands and children to this beautiful Port, the whole family call it 'home'. Amazingly it hasn't changed that much in all this time, yes apartment blocks have gone up behind the town, but generally it has remained as it was all those years ago, beautiful.

What a lovely story.

kazzergardner · #38 12-09-2022, 12:49

It was very brave of them at the time, I remember we arrived fairly late at night in an old Bedford van with all our belongings to find that the house, which they had been told was ready for us (no 73 Can Singala) had no windows or doors on, some things stay the same!!! They started of with a shop next door, (no 72) which was a general store at the time, a little like Store Formentor, they then added a bar and then bar snacks/meals. It was in Franco's time, my sister and I started off in the local nuns school in Puerto - no one spoke a word of English, and as we got older moved on to other schools in Puerto and Old Town. In fact my first classroom in the Old Town was in the Cloisters, we used to run around the pillars during 'playtime' and over to the bakers across the road, we also went to services several mornings to the church in the main square. Our Easter school trip was up to Puig De Maria, how the teachers looked after a bunch of school children on a trip up the Puig gives me nightmares now, but we loved it! Myabca boat builders were across the road from the bar and dad used to set up coffee and cognacs along the bar for 11am ready for the guys to come over! It was a fairly magical childhood, very safe and free for us, I'm sure our parents struggled setting up at that time, but it has given us all in our family the most beautiful place to call 'home'.