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The last photos from our recent trip to Marrakech, courtesy of our fellow traveler, Susan Logan Engstrom.

This is one of the best and most “pure” 17th century tables from northern Spain that we’ve ever had over the past 30 years. This early to mid 17th century walnut table features a gorgeous single board top with deep original “prima pátina”, its original wooden stretchers, beautifully proportioned scalloped lyre legs, and its original wrought drawer pulls, spring lock and lock plate. Now available and on the showroom floor at Mediterránia Santa Fe.

If you walk downhill from the Alhambra Palace Hotel, you traverse Realejo, the old Jewish Quarter of Granada. Realejo is every bit as charming and exotic as the Moorish Quarter of the Albayzin, and, in the opinion of many, much more challenging to navigate particularly if it has rained, or there is frost on the cobblestone streets during the winter.

Leaving Mallorca … and on to Madrid and Granada

A glorious day on the NW coast of Mallorca above Port de Valldemossa, looking north towards the highest peaks of the Sierra de Tramuntana mountains.

“Bona nit i fins demá!” from Mallorca.

Shots of Valldemossa and Deiá, Mallorca taken this morning in a fierce, cold wind storm on the northwest coast of the island. Mallorca was at its zenith in the 13th - 14th century at approximately the same time that the kingdom of Catalonia was.

Deiá, Mallorca … one of the best public service municipal signs we’ve seen anywhere in Europe. Translated from Mallorquín it reads, “Deiá + Clean … Pick up the crap! … Your dog is a dog … Are you human or are you a pig? … Town hall of Deiá”

We left Palma de Mallorca this morning to head to our hotel just outside Deiá on the NW coast of the island. Located in the Sierra de Tramuntana mountain range, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Deiá and Valldemossa are two of the most stunning villages in the Balearic Islands. Tomorrow we begin to explore them.

Sketches and details of Palma de Mallorca.

As stunningly beautiful as Barcelona is, the Gothic and modernist architecture in the historic center of Palma de Mallorca is an extraordinarily close second … without all the massive crowds and over commercialization (at least out of season). So, the next time that you need your Barcelona fix, do yourself a favor and seriously consider visiting Palma: you’ll be very glad you did.

Off to Palma de Mallorca and Deiá tomorrow morning after 5 beautiful days in Marrakech.

Patterns all ‘round …

Dispatches from the Medina …

Good morning from Marrakech!

Day 5 of our trip on the ground … Marrakech … NEVER be fooled by the lowly entryways to many riads in Marrakech. The secret spaces behind the doors are exquisite.

Day 4 of our trip on the ground … Marrakech. Rule #91 of international travel when entering a major tourist country: take that p*e on the plane before you land, not as soon as you enter the terminal … otherwise the whole freaking plane is in line in front of you when you’re trying to go through immigration and retrieve your bags.

Day 2 of our trip. Arrived in Cadiz this morning on Spain’s southern Atlantic coast. Founded by the Phoenicians around 1,100 B.C., it is generally acclaimed as western Europe’s oldest city. After a lunch of gazpacho and seafood tapas in the busy La Viña neighborhood, I dozed off to the sound of Gregorian chant in the marble checkerboard central patio of the Hotel Convento. Located on the edge of Cadiz’s historic old town, the hotel is housed in a 17th century Dominican convent, just a few minutes walk from the town hall and cathedral. 🇪🇸

Day 1 of our trip through Andalusia, Morocco and Mallorca. Dating to the 9th century B.C., the village of Carmona, located 20 miles NE of Sevilla, is one of the most photogenic spots in all of southern Spain. Next, on to Cádiz, western Europe’s oldest city.

Arriving today at Mediterránia Santa Fe, this late 18th - early 19th century bride’s chest hails from the province of Lérida in western Catalonia. Crafted in mixed woods with string boxwood inlay, it is in exceptional antique condition. 🇪🇸

This 19th century oak and beech carpenter’s workbench was crafted in the French Basque Country. Arriving April 8th at Mediterránia Santa Fe in the Spring shipment from our warehouse / restoration shop in Catalonia, Spain.

Springtime in northern Arizona …

This is a 19th C. marriage of a 16th C. oak valuables box mounted on a walnut and beech barley twist (“pata salomónica”) table base. The box features some of the most beautiful decorative wrought iron hardware that we’ve seen in years, as well as its original spring lock. Coming soon to Mediterránia Santa Fe.

A whimsical village bench from north-central Spain painted using the technique known as “a la cerveza” (organic mineral pigments were mixed with beer to produce colors in hues of terracotta and ochre that were painted directly on wood surfaces). Crafted in pine and poplar with a lift seat for storage, we believe that the date of 1952 painted on this bench refers to the year in which it was decorated, not built. Coming soon to Mediterránia Santa Fe.

Next “Mediterránia” ad in “Table” magazine. Photo credit: Kira Howard Photography.

It’s virtually impossible to improve on the beauty of natural aging and the time worn patina of antiques. How stunning is this small 19th century iron garden table from the south of France?

Coming soon to Mediterránia Santa Fe. This golden walnut two-drawer, lentil leg library table is one of those small (45 1/4” L x 29 3/8” W x 31 7/8” H) museum quality gems that you sometimes get lucky enough to find during your travels. From the province of León in far northwestern Spain.

It took months to clean and restore this large early 17th century oil on linen painting of “Our Lady of the Rosary with the Holy Child, St. Dominic and St. Clare”. Meticulously restored to its original splendor by expert hands in Granada, we could not be more pleased with the results.

Displayed in this product vignette at Mediterránia Santa Fe, are a stunning piece of 19th century Fajalauza pottery from Granada, two contemporary Talavera vases from Puebla, MX, a two-handle terracotta olive oil jar from the province of Seville, an 18th century Pyrenees pine “platero” and 18th century columns from the north and south of Spain.

These images after restoration are of the antique walnut credenza from northern Spain that we showed you a few weeks ago as it looked when we found it. Coming soon to Mediterránia Santa Fe.