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Things to do in Valldemossa

21 places in and around Valldemossa, picked one by one by locals, each with a local tip.

Valldemossa: the essentials

  1. The Charterhouse and Chopin's cells

    The Cartoixa brings together the cloister, the church, the monks' old pharmacy and the Palau del Rei Sanç. Chopin and George Sand spent the winter of 1838 to 1839 in its cells, and one of them now holds a museum about their stay.

  2. The Chopin and George Sand museum

    One of the Charterhouse cells keeps scores, letters and the Mallorcan piano Chopin played here. It helps explain why the village is so tied to his name.

  3. Carrer de la Rectoria and Santa Catalina

    Behind the church of Sant Bartomeu, on Carrer de la Rectoria, is the birthplace of Santa Catalina Thomàs, the village's own saint, now a small oratory. Look at the front doors: nearly all of them carry a tile with her image.

  4. Coca de patata at Ca'n Molinas

    Coca de patata is the village's sweet: a soft potato bun dusted with icing sugar. Ca'n Molinas has made it for generations, and people have it with coffee or eat it as they stroll.

  5. Down to Port de Valldemossa

    A narrow road full of hairpins drops from the village to a pebble cove below the cliffs, with a handful of fishermen's houses and a seafood restaurant by the water.

  6. The Camí de s'Escolta loop

    An old path above the port, easy going, that runs along the coast with views of the cliffs. It's the quietest way to see Valldemossa's sea without driving all the way down.

  7. Miramar, Ramon Llull's school

    On the Deià road, the monastery where Ramon Llull founded a school of oriental languages for missionaries in 1276. It later belonged to Archduke Ludwig Salvator, who laid out viewpoints and paths above the coast.

  8. Chopin Festival concerts in August

    Every summer the International Frédéric Chopin Music Festival puts on piano recitals in the Charterhouse cloister. If you're here in August, check the programme: evenings in the cloister are among the best things the village has.

Valldemossa is a mountain village just over half an hour from Palma, with stone houses, flowerpots at every door and steep lanes climbing towards the Cartoixa de Valldemossa. Frédéric Chopin and George Sand spent the winter of 1838 to 1839 at the charterhouse, and you can visit its cells, the cloister and the old pharmacy; the Museu Chopin i George Sand tells the story of that stay.

Beyond the centre, the mountains take over. The Camí de s'Arxiduc follows a ridge with views over the sea, and the road towards Deià passes the Monestir de Miramar, where Ramon Llull founded a school in the 13th century. Down a narrow, winding road is Port de Valldemossa, a pebbly cove with the Es Port restaurant by the water. In the village, the potato cocas from Ca'n Molinas go with your coffee, and small shops like Es Molinet sell local produce. It is a village to wander without hurrying, best once the coaches have gone.

Getting there

From Palma it is about 30 minutes by car on the Ma-1110, a mountain road. TIB buses leave from Palma's Estació Intermodal and carry on to Deià and Sóller; in summer they are full. Paid car parks at the entrance to the village fill by mid-morning. The road to the Port is very narrow, with little parking.

When to go

Spring and autumn, for the village and for walking in the mountains. Early morning and late afternoon, once the day trips leave, are the quietest times. The market is on Sunday morning. On 28 July the Beata festival brings the Carro Triomfal through the streets. Winters are cool and some places close.

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Frequently asked questions

What is there to do in Valldemossa in one day?

In the morning, the Charterhouse and the Chopin museum, then a stroll down Carrer de la Rectoria to the church of Sant Bartomeu. Coca de patata mid-morning. In the afternoon, head down to the port or walk the Camí de s'Escolta, and come back past the Miramar monastery.

How do you get to Valldemossa without a car?

On TIB line 203, which links Palma with Valldemossa, Deià and Port de Sóller and leaves from the Estació Intermodal. From Palma it takes just over half an hour. In summer it gets very full, so board at the first stop if you can.

What is the Valldemossa cove like?

Port de Valldemossa is a small pebble cove at the foot of the cliffs, with fishermen's huts and a restaurant. You reach it on a narrow road of about 7 kilometres with very little parking; there's no sand and no beach facilities.

Is Valldemossa worth visiting?

Yes, especially if you arrive before ten or stay into the evening, once the coach groups have gone. It has the Charterhouse, beautifully kept stone streets, good pastries and the mountains right there for walking. At midday in summer it gets very crowded.

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