Biscuit was born looking out at the Mediterranean.
The light that accompanies each day, the sea always close by, the craftsmanship, the quiet streets and that
unhurried rhythm that invites you to enjoy the small things have been part of the way we understand
fashion from the very beginning.
That is why Mallorca holds such a special place for us. Not only because it shares the Mediterranean
sensibility that inspires us so much, but because it is also part of our story. Having a
shop in Palma has allowed us to discover the island from within: walking its streets, getting to know its
shops, drawing closer to its traditions and building a bond that goes far beyond a destination.
That is exactly what happened to one of the people who make up the Biscuit team. She arrived in Mallorca thinking it would be one more chapter and ended up finding a place to call home.
We wanted to travel the island with her to discover the Mallorca that does not always appear in the guidebooks: the hidden coves, the long-standing shops, the simple plans and the corners known only to those who live here every day.
An island discovered slowly
As we walk through Palma, we ask her when she knew that Mallorca was far more than a
destination. She smiles before answering.
“It was not one particular moment. It was a feeling that arrived little by little.”
She tells us she was born in a small village in Galicia, surrounded by mountains and vineyards. Perhaps that is why, when she arrived on the island, she found far more than she had expected.
“We all think of the coves when we talk about Mallorca, but the island is also mountains, villages and tradition. It has far more to do with my roots than I ever imagined.”
And it is true. You only need to walk a few minutes away from the busiest streets to discover another Mallorca.
“Its magic reveals itself slowly. So do its people. When a Mallorcan opens the
doors of their home to you, you become part of the family.”
Perhaps that is one of the reasons so many people return again and again.
A perfect day in Mallorca
Begins early.
With a walk in the Serra de Tramuntana, the silence of the mountains and a capfico —that spur-of-the-moment swim that belongs to the Mallorcan vocabulary— before the day carries on.
When we ask her to choose a cove, she hesitates for a few seconds. “I would say Cala Deià and Sa Calobra.”
Two very different places, but with something in common: they keep that natural beauty that makes you want to stay a little longer.
Then comes dinar with friends, a lunch that stretches on and an afternoon walking through Palma.
She takes us along streets where historic buildings, art galleries, independent bookshops and small boutiques sit side by side.
When she needs to switch off, she always returns to the same place: Portixol.
An old fishermen’s quarter that still keeps that particular Mediterranean feeling.
“After a difficult day I usually come here to run. The sea always manages to put things back in their place.”
And, as it could hardly be otherwise, the conversation ends around a table.
She tells us about variat, a very Mallorcan tradition built on sharing different tapas; about the llonguets from Bodega Bellver, just around the corner from our shop in Palma; and about the traditional bakeries where the scent of freshly made ensaimadas, rubiols or crespells is still part of everyday life on the island.
“To know a place is also to discover the flavours that are part of its story.”
Living a little more slowly
For the past few years she lived in big cities, always with the feeling of having to keep up with everything.
Mallorca changed that way of understanding the everyday.
“I have learnt to slow down. I used to think success meant doing more things. Today I believe it is also about giving a moment of the day to reconnecting with myself.”
When we ask her which corner of Mallorca feels most like Biscuit, she answers without hesitating.
“Deià.”
Mallorca, Mediterranean inspiration
Before saying goodbye, we ask her for one last piece of advice for anyone visiting the island for the first time.
“I would not try to see everything. I would leave time to get lost.”
And perhaps that is the best way to discover Mallorca.
Because the island’s real magic is not always in the best-known places. Sometimes it appears in a hidden cove, in a walk without a destination or in a small neighbourhood bakery.
It is that way of living, so bound to the Mediterranean, that keeps inspiring us collection after collection.
And that is why, every time we return to Mallorca, we feel we are also coming a little closer to home.
