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23/02/2024

07/07/2023

Back to the Middle Ages in Tallinn, Estonia🏰🦇🪕❤️

25/01/2023

Desde el COGTIB queremos promover el producto local, dar a conocer a nuestros visitantes el origen de esas artesanías👏 que aún perviven en nuestras islas y transmitir su valor, para que cuando los turistas que nos visitan sepan distinguir el trabajo bien hecho de estas empresas familiares, que continúan el legado de las generaciones que las precedieron. Los guías oficiales del COGTIB queremos ser rigurosos y transmitir la información de primera mano, por eso nos formamos continuamente, especialmente en temporada baja😘🤗😄. Y hoy vamos a hablar de “Telas” pero no de cualquier clase… Hoy os traemos este artículo sobre la “Roba de Llengos”.
Continua leyendo en nuestro Blog de noticias…👉
https://colegioguiasib.com/noticias/el-cogtib-visita-teixits-vicens/

30/12/2022

Today it is about Madrid, ♥️ I bet you can recognize this tower🍇🥂🎉 Getting ready for the big night🤩

25/12/2022

Sunny Christmas from beautiful Mallorca😝☀️🏝️🫶🏼🥂

20/12/2022

This is Mallorca in a winter sunny they❤️⛵️🫶🏼

18/12/2022

365 SunlovesMallorca💚🏝️☀️

14/08/2022

Elena Gual en plena explosion creativa en La Lonja, imprecindible💖art

02/06/2021

Cruise ships or not , that is the question!🤨 And it is one of a difficult answer, since there is a huge economicall activity depending on the arrival of these massive floating hotels, including that of the Tour Guides. We love our island and we are kean on protecting our amazing environment. But also, we need to recuperate our jobs. So what would be the right decission that pleases everyone? The pandemic made us stop and give us a precious opportunity to reflect about how do we want to return. It is time to challenge our turistic model and take it to the next step. Are we ready ? 🍀🏝 🌞🌺

Local Mallorca Diario de Palma Part Forana Sucesos Municipios Más noticias Nacional Internacional Sociedad Ciencia Verde y azul Tendencias 21 Educar es todo Deportes Fútbol RCD Mallorca Atlético Baleares Rafa Nadal Baloncesto Formula 1 MotoGP Goles de La Liga Resultados Economía Finanzas persona...

23/04/2021

21/04/2021

Today is the the international day of creativity and innovation.🌟💡. And you might ask yourself why today. 🤷‍♂️. Well, an excuse good enough is that today is the birthday of the great genius Leonardo Da Vinci. He represents clearly these two qualities and left us a great legacy and beautiful art masterpieces.🎨

And reading about Leonardo, it came to my mind another great man, not as known, but equally great. A curious, restless, passionate and intelligent man that lived in Mallorca in the 13th century.🧐 His name is Ramón Llull and he is known as the “Leonardo of the Middle Ages” or maybe we should better say “the Ramón LLull of the Renaissance”.🤨

👀 Ramón lived an amazing life, perfect for a movie script, full of lights and shadows, a legendary life indeed.📚🔻🟨🔷✝. This great philosopher and visionary man had remarkable political influence at that time, and left a massive graphic work 📚📚📚- he wrote more than 200 books 😱. He was the first writting in Catalan- at the time, the vernacular and spoken language of the people. He wanted to reach as many as possible so he was innovative and brave enough to try something new.👌🌞

Without creativity there is no progress. This quality is very connected with curiosity, imagination, passion. But also has lots to do with concepts like “hands on” and “trial and error”, necesary tools to put these creativity into practice.🤓💪

Creativity is a quality of the human condition, we all have it. We show our creativity everyday without noticing, when we are brave enough to question things and think out of the box. Only then magic can happen. Be creative my friend 😊🌺🍀🎠

30/03/2021

Barbara Mesquida Mora one of the most authentic, grounded, resilient and passionate women I have ever met🍷💜. More and more wine connaisseurs visit Mallorca because of its excelents "fermented grape juice" and, believe me, when I guide them through her vinyards in Porreres, they are profoundly touched by Barbara story, one of resilience and "never give up the dream of growing a healthy vine". Mesquida Mora wines show the character of the soil, the breeze, the apricots, the knowhow, with no additives, wines, at last, that speak her love for her land. It is an authentic experience that you can not miss if you like to know Mallorca through its wines, and be hosted by a truly "mallorquina".
😍🍇💫💜🍷🍂

13/03/2021

For the islanders  Llubí is known by its “Fira de sa mel” 🐝🌺🍯 that has been going on since 2000.
I was there not long ago, searching for the precious nectar🤔 but surprisingly, I discovered a very interesting cute small town, with lots of history, a beautiful landscape and an amazing  architecture, where tradition and modernity walk hand in hand. In Llubí you find 🍽 “avant-garde” restaurants like   and his garage food; or and his “Kombucha llubinera”🍹 very innovative. And because the wine selection might be too good, surely you would like to stay overnight, enjoying some live music in a beautiful mallorcan garden🌺🍁🍀. Then you can not miss to book in , an oasis of calm with lots of style and design in a old traditional mallorcan house turned into boutique hotel by her host, Marcella, a cheerful and joyful woman, interior designer by profession, hotelier by vocation.💃🏡
And of course, I could put a story behind and turn it into a unforgetable journey🤩🌞 and walk you out in the traditions of Llubí, so  you get to fall in love with this island even more🏝♥️
 Do you fancy?
I am your guide!🙋🏻‍♀️😍👌💐

13/03/2021

👉
I d like to introduce you to the asociation of Certified guides of the Balearic Islands (cogtib) a group of talented, passionate, great experts and local connoisseurs of our archipielago.

👉http://www.colegioguiasib.com/

In Cogtib we are following this interesting challenge "7 women for 7 days". Today we talked about and amazing local painter, Bel Fullana 💜😍. The talent and creativity of the young generation of artists to come in Mallorca is staggering! We picked up Bel Fullana and her artwork, colorful and fresh, groundbreaking and kind of naive that we just love. When she speaks about her artwork she says : " I paint what it comes to my mind, like a kid, that seats and draws freely in front of a white canvas". Keep on eye on this woman! Happy Saturday woman' s week 🥰🍏

Penúltim dia dels 7 dies dedicats a 7 dones💜. Avui
Na Bell Fullana 💃🎨
Pot ser ja la coneixíeu o pot ser encara no... Fixau-vos en el seu nom i sobretot en la seva obra, amb un estil inconfusible, perquè Na Bel Fullana és una dona jove, artista emergent, i la trobarem cada cop més sovint als museus i galeries d'art. I què millor que sebre què pensa i com es sent l'artista, o la pintora, com li agrada a ella presentar-se, per a entendre millor el que veim. "Pint el que em fa ganes, com un nin petit, amb la seva frescura davant el paper en blanc". Però millor llegiu l'article complet de
M. Elena Vallés al Diario de Mallorca
https://www.diariodemallorca.es/cultura/2020/12/20/bel-fullana-urbano-digital-hecho-26541713.html
Penúltimo día de nuestro reto "7 días para 7 donas". Hoy le toca el turno a: Bell Fullana 🎨💃💜

Puede ser que ya la conozcáis o tal vez todavía no... Fijaos pues en su nombre, y sobre todo en su obra, con un estilo inconfundible, porque Bel Fullana es una mujer joven, artista emergente, y la encontraremos cada vez más en museos y galerías de arte. Y qué mejor que saber qué piensa y cómo se siente la artista, o la pintora- como le gusta presentarse- para entender mejor lo que estamos viendo: "Pinto lo que me apetece, como un niño, con su frescura delante del papel en blanco". Pero mejor leed el artículo completo de M. Elena Vallés en Diario de Mallorca.

Artículo by Maria Magdalena Sureda

09/03/2021

Who said being a profesional tour guide was easy?
My admiration and respect for this incredible woman. They are the nowadays heroines, bravo Fatima

Fatima, a 22-year-old college student in Herat, is the only woman tour guide in Afghanistan. But if she gets her way, she won't be the last.

08/03/2021

gave me this pic today🥰 “Device to root out evil”😈
So let’s start the challenge👀🤯!
What is this? If you live in Palma this place should be familiar to you, and also the piece of art that in fact
it is a part of , the Museu d’Art Modern i Contemporani of Palma.🏛. The piece of art was installed here in 1999 by the Municipality.
The name of this upside-down New England-style church could not be more original and symbolic. It means “To eradicate the Devil from Earth” which is an epic mission, worth it of the greatest great men…💖💪
So far you must think that the artist was a priest, exorcist 🙈or someone related to church, but nothing further from reality. His name is Denis Oppenheim, he was born in the USA🗽, like the “Boss”, 🎸and he was a pioneer of the “Land Art”, an artistic movement that preached a kind of art more orientated to Nature💚, creating landscapes to the human scale. He died in New York, in 2011😢.
“Device to root out evil” was first exhibited in 1997 at the Venice Biennale.💈This one is a copy bought by the Palma city hall thanks to the intervention of a local galerist, Joan Guaita. So, if this is a copy, where is the original piece of art?🤔 What happened to her? Can you tell me more?😜

04/03/2021

I first met Sebastian and Juan Pablo when I moved to Sa Gerreria neighbourhood, about 2 years ago, and from the first moment I knew that their pretty little Café would be successful!
In this urban modern-stylish cozy venue one can find many aspects that I appreciate in a Café; let us start by the starring item, a good coffee… Well, La Finca, thankfully serves an amazing coffee: it is organic, freshly roasted here in Mallorca, and coming from fair trade and sustainable economy suppliers. The coffee brewing is also very important: the temperature, the grind, the dose and the tamp (the way you compact the ground coffee in the machine) must be taken into serious consideration. Did you know that coffee beans preserve its aroma for long periods but once the coffee is ground it loses it very quickly? So, for an excellent coffee you must grind the coffee on the go. Sebastián is the coffee master, and he takes care of every single detail so you will have an unforgettable coffee experience.
Interior decoration is modern, creative, minimalistic and cozy, with some details evoking their love for cycling.
The atmosphere is calm and slow, with lovely back ground music. One feels like in a “working hub”, with entrepreneurs that come for they morning coffee while holding a briefing with their partners or individuals that use their computers while in a videoconference while enjoying the amazing avocado toasts with tomato and that touch of chimichurri sauce that Juan Pablo, the master of the “stove”, loves to use. The food offer is uncomplicated but balanced, fresh and crunchy, full of color, with an immaculate presentation and tasty as hell. Juan Pablo takes care of every detail so you enjoy every bite. The menu offer lots of vegan options, gluten free bread selection and a variety of healthy drinks, vegetable milks, fresh smoothies and juices, teas, organic beer, kombucha and even a “healthy” brand of coke (and better tasting than the original).
The terrace is not very big but in sunny days, it is lovely to sit outside and let yourself be caressed by a ray of light, specially in Winter time. .es

01/03/2021

Today we celebrate “the day of the Balearics” and if you didn’t know, it commemorates the acknowledgement of the archipielago as an “regional province”, which basically means that some political decisions that affect us all are taken from citizens that live here and have the same concerns, in terms of economy, education, health care, and other matters.

But what this celebration really enhances, is what puts us together in terms of traditions and local culture. The “Balearic feeling” is very difficult to explain even for the locals, since every island experiences it in a very different way. Anyhow, among the many traditions of this beautiful territory there is one that the kids, and not so much kids anymore, love: the Giants, known as the ”Gegants and Gegantesas”.

These curious characters date back to the seventeenth century. It is surprising to know that they were born as a religious “short play” to be performed at the Corpus Christi Procession with the intention to educate the believers. The Giant referred to “Goliat and David myth" and the defeat of evil. Eventually, these figures ended up being so popular that they were adopted by most villages on Mallorca as a part of their folklore.

The first giant known on the island was “Puput”, and it participated in the festivities of the village of San LLorenç in 1762.

My two favourite ones are Tofol and Francinaina, the giants that you can see in Palma City Hall at the foot of the staircase. The original ones were ordered 1904 to the ceramic factory of “La Roqueta”, and unfortunately they disappeared when they were loaded on a boat for transport to Barcelona. The town hall ordered the fabrication of another couple, exact copies, that were exposed outside the city hall, an unfortunate decision, which led to a total destruction of these gentile and peaceful giants. But because we loved these guys so much, a new couple was ordered, in 1961, and these are the ones we can admire nowadays. They are enormous, some 4.2 meters (13.78 feet) and they are made out of carton paper, wicker and wood. Very heavy raw material, that is why- poor souls- they never participate in parades.

During the spanish civil war, this tradition was almost lost but from the 1980s and especially in the 1990s almost every village created new giant couples, mainly related to the local agriculture tradition. And they parade them, not only on their local festivities but also in Palma, the capital. Last time was in September, 2019 where the “Trobada de Colles de Gegants” took place. More than 30 figures of Giants and more than 300 participants from all over the island, including musicians, “the Xeremiers”, who play a sort of ancient flute called “flabiol”.

It is amazing to see them parade, with that explosion of color and richness in the costumes and of course, the skills in carrying around such enormous characters. The festivity was very cheap cheerful for all, especially for the kids that looked at them astonished. We all hope to see them back soon, parading and bringing us some familiar “back to normal” atmosphere.

Happy day of the Balearics, for all!!



Check them out in this video published in Ultima Hora newspaper! and do not miss them next September 2021

https://youtu.be/UcdKR2pdDok