GinTapa in Calvia

The first GinTapa event will be held in the municipality of Calvia starting the end of this month.

The Calvia Town Hall is organising this with the aim of promoting the area´s gastronomic offer and to attract potential customers both residents and visitors. The objective is to dynamise the catering trade through the creation of tapas and gin-tonic routes throughout the different areas of the municipality.  In addition a tapa and gin-tonic contest will be be carried out among the participants.

The event has attracted 73 catering establishments (bars, restaurants, cafes, pubs ...) to sign up for this exciting occasion. 

GinTapa will take place from Thursday 31st October until Saturday 23rd November from 2000 to 0000 hrs in the following areas:

Area 1 Son Caliu/Palmanova/Son Ferrer/Magaluf 31st October, 1st & 2nd November

Area 2 Santa Ponsa/El Toro 7th, 8th & 9th November

Area 3 Paguera/Calvia/Es Capdella/Cala Fornells 14th, 15th & 16th November

Area 4 Cas Catala/Illetas/POrtals Nous/Bendinat 21st, 22nd & 23rd November

Click HERE to download the PDF of routes

Gastronomic Food Fair comes to Palma this weekend

The biggest gastronomic event in Spain returns to Palma this week with more than 100 tons of seafood and 40,000 bottles of Albariño wine.   MarisGalicia opens from May 24th until June 16th in the capital. 

A 1,200sqm marquee is being erected to house the massive seafood fair on the Levante industrial estate near the site of the unfinished Palma Convention Centre.  Organisers are expecting around 150,000 people to attend the seafood spectacle which will offer 40 different traditional Galician dishes.   Also there will be a special menu of 43 euros for two people which includes lobster, crabs, crayfish, prawns, mussels cooked in vinaigrette and a crab platter.     

There will be seating for 1,000 people at any one time and a fleet of lorries is going to be bringing fresh seafood from Galicia to feed the thousands.     Visitors will also be able to win a free weekend in Galicia including a tour of the famous Pazo vinyeard.  

(iWith thanks to the Majorca Daily Bulletin)