Beanàssar in Pollença

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Pollença, a place with stories to tell - says the tourism ad.

Well, at least places to see and visit.

Oderazzi's recommendation: visit Mallorca in wintertime,

wear warm clothes and good walking shoes, enjoy the towns

and countryside, beaches and maybe mountains, too.

Enjoy the light, enjoy the stars.

In the center of the old town Pollença stands the Església Parroquial

Mare de Déu des Àngels.

Half of the not so decorative facade is behind some other buildings,

and some renovation work is being done, too.

You cannot miss the church as it lies in the corner of the main square.

Merry Christmas - or well played, Rafa Nadal? 

😅

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera, 

born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player.

You might meet him in Porto Cristo or in Manacor,

but now we continue our tour in Pollença.

This church is huge and now decorated for Christmas.

There is a corner in the church to collect food for the poor.

Corona has hit this island quite hard.

On the opposite side the holy family is checking how much you donate.

One of the "prettiest" Jesus babies I've ever seen.

Majorcan artist Joan Bennàssar you already know from my

earlier postings. Now his sculptures are decorating the famous

stairs in Pollença, the 365-step stairway north of the church square.

That stairways leads up to a chapel on top of the hill known as Calvary. 

"Human Reasons” addresses the essentially fragile nature of the future, 

highlighting the ties that bind humans. It is a synthesis between two spaces, 

the Calvary and the Convent church: one raises us to the heights inhabited 

by the tribulations and triumphs of the heart, whilst the other takes us into 

the labyrinth of public affairs and laws. Yet now more than ever, both reflect 

the quest to answer the principal questions that surround the human being.

https://www.bennassar.com/en/raons-humanes/

I do like his funny figures, so por favor, have a look.

Quite an interesting pose in the beginning.

This impressive stairway consists of 365 steps, one for each day of the year, 

and is flanked by cypress trees and fourteen three-metre-high crosses, evoking 

the ordeal that, according to Christian tradition, Jesus Christ suffered on the 

way to his crucifixion on Mount Golgotha.

http://www.pollensa.com/en/places/to-visit/el-calvari/

Yes, we were caught by a short rain shower when walking up.

Done! 365 steps.

The church was closed, so we have to visit Mount Calvari again.

The sculpture includes also ... cats?

Must say, the cat in the front could be part of the art work.

The views from the Calvari mountains are impressive.

This is so typical.

Bye bye ladies, we'll be back - and if you not there anymore,

maybe some other art work is put on the stairs.

The weird pose again, now in the sun.

https://www.mallorcamagazin.com/nachrichten/kultur/2020/07/23/82289/steinerne-kunst-schmuckt-pollencas-kalvarienberg-auf-mallorca.html

Just to show the size of those sculptures.

And my warm winter jacket.

Okay folks, what do I like to eat: PIZZA HAWAII

😂😆😂

Culinary greetings from Mallorca.

Yes, food is served during corona times daytime outside, 

on the terraces, until 18 hours.