maanantai 20. heinäkuuta 2020

West coast calling

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Travel trend in this corona year:
holidays in your neighborhood, day tours and more.
So, off we went, headed towards the West of the island.


First stop before the mountains: Santa Maria del Cami.
Known for the Sunday market ... well,
I just wanted to check this furniture store Villa Wesco.
Quite a cool shop! Yes, no private pool, it is a shop!



Typical view in the West.


Thanks to corona those mountains roads were pretty empty.


Well, have to come and visit again, should have been open but?
Probably corona-closure of the Son Marroig museum.



Nevertheless, great views down to the popular bay.


Hm, I wonder why they are so obsessed about the dogs?


Everywhere those fascinating olive trees, one older than the other.


Just nice.


Lunch break in the tiny village of Deía.


Final destination:Sóller.


Església de Sant Bartomeu

A disciple of architect Antoni Gaudí, Joan Rubió landed some big commissions
 in Sóller. The town didn't want to miss the wave of modernity and so Rubió 
set to work in 1904 on the renovation of the 16th-century Església de 
Sant Bartomeu. The largely baroque church (built 1688–1723) preserved 
elements of its earlier Gothic interior, but Rubió gave it a beautiful, 
if unusual, modernist facade.




What's happening ...?


The tram is coming!

Enjoy the island’s first electric tram

On 4th October of 1913 Mallorca’s first electric tram line was inaugurated, 
running between Sóller and the Port of Sóller.

Construction of the Sóller tram began after the inauguration of the Palma to 
Sóller railway line. The project for this line was designed and directed by 
Pedro Garau, and 4868 metres of track were laid. One outstanding feature 
of it is the iron bridge over the Torrent Major which was constructed by 
Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima.



In Mallorca I've seen surprisingly often artsy projects
which look like very self made.




In Soller they had these fruit boxes filled with ... "fashion" or similar.


Not to forget the garlands! 


Some very fine builkdkings in Sóller, you just have to
remember to raise your head.


Next to Sóller there is this pretty Majorcan village
Fornalutx.
Dog owners beware!


Walking around, finding interesting flower combos.


Love this pic.


Behind in the same garden his excellency Mr. Peacock.


Nothing spectacular, actually, just a country yard.
In Fornalutx.


There the village is, on the other side.


And this is the view from Fornalutx towards Sóller.


At the town hall you can learn some history of the village.
Lonely Planet knows many facts as well:

(...) Fornalutx is postcard pretty, and the effect is heightened as you draw near, 
with green shuttered windows, flower boxes, well-kept gardens and flourishing 
citrus groves. Many of the houses are owned by expats (Germans and British 
in the main), but it’s a far cry from the comparative bustle of Sóller. 
Like Biniaraix, Fornalutx is believed to have its origins as an Arab alquería.



Pretty, green alleys.


I tell you, pretty and green.
How do they carry their shopping and other stuff
to the houses? With the help of some mules or what?


And green, indeed.

PS. have been there before, check my posting:



Yes, the grocery store in the corner of the main square
Plaza de España in Fornalutx.

Since it perfectly represents a traditional Mallorcan village, it has been chosen 
to be ‘the prettiest town in Spain’ in numerous listings.


And my next posting is again for true garden friends,
took some nice shots in the botanical garden in Sóller.



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