In Palma de Mallorca’s upscale Passeig des Born shopping area, you can find luxury clothing boutiques, a fabric store brimming with gorgeous designs, souvenir shops, elegant jewellery, restaurants, cafes … and two of the friendliest faces a tourist could hope to find.

These gelato girls from Giovanni L offered this friendly reception even without my purchasing one of the many tempting flavours on display, and they were consistent in their welcoming approach to all who stopped by their counter. The next time we passed their shop, on yet another sun drenched Palma afternoon, I did stop for a gelato and it was delicious.