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VALLDEMOSSA. Around 20 kilometres from Palma, and
despite the fact that the village is no higher than 400 metres above
sea level, the nearby peaks and surrounding Mediterranean vegetation
of carob, almond and olive trees create a micro-climate that is particularly
agreeable on summer nights. Perhaps these circumstances were what
led King James II of Majorca, in 1276, to build a summer palace, which
has not survived. Artists and travellers have chosen this place to
make their.. home, the most notable being the writer George Sand and
the musician Chopin, who spent the winter of 1838-39 in the Real Cartoixa
de Jesus de Nazaret. Chopin's piano is still kept there. The sixteenthcentury
cloister has become a concert hall for piano festivals held in the
summer. There is also a small museum exhibiting contemporary art.
The bell tower has a pretty tiled roof and is well worth taking in.
Both the layout and the architecture of the village give off an air
of popular charm. The area has some beautiful and highly varied scenery.
ALCUDIA. With its privileged position between the
Pollenya and AIcudia bays, this has been a prominent town throughout
history. Roman remains from the first and second century, and a walled
enclosure that is "among the most beautiful to be seen in Spain",
built in the early fourteenth century (though later renovated), are
the most visible signs of the past. There are also some enviable beaches.
At the northernmost end, beyond the bay of Pollenya, is the Formentor
cape, a twelve-kilometre backbone of rock. The north face is a craggy
cliff dropping into the sea, whereas the southern side is much gentler,
with pine forests, coves and beaches.
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