North-west Mallorca

Mrs C and I spent a day motoring around the
North-West of Majorca. It was a hot sunny day
(possibly around 24 deg C), with a little
cloud at times. We went via Palma to Valdemossa,
and then up the coast to Soller. Later in the
day, we went back down the coast to visit La
Granja (nr Esporalas).
We had hoped to visit Deia on the way (made
popular by Robert Graves and his friends), but
there was no car parking available (about a
dozen spaces for cars in all). Oh well, we'll
stop off next time we go to the island (at a
much earlier time of day).
Valdemossa was very pretty - one of the ten
must-see places on the island ... a beautiful
monastery with a large garden, and lots of
cafes for refreshments. I'm putting on a link
to Wikipedia, if you fancy checking out the
history of the place - this includes a cold
and wet 3 month stay that Chopin and his
partner George Sand had, when they overwintered
there in 1838. He had TB at the time, and his
piano never arrived.
The road to Soller from there was very scenic,
but not very nice to drive along (lots of
hairpin bends). Soller had lots of lovely trees,
cafes, some interesting architecture, and an old
electric tram system - the trams looked quaint.
I've put on this blog a few photos of the above,
and I'll put on some of La Granja tomorrow.


(the monastery tower)