Tag: Tramuntana

Art

Garden of Eden: Jardines de Alfabia

Jardines de Alfabia

Sunlight flashes through the high tops of the palm trees. Water splashes and bubbles everywhere. A walk through the Jardines de Alfabia with the historic manor and surrounding gardens is full of fabulous discoveries. The estate at the foot of the Tramuntana mountains is a rare piece of paradise.  Entire colonnades are covered in dark purple by bougainvillea, while lavender, wisteria, and agapanthus compete for the most intense blue. It was the Arabs who laid out the sophisticated irrigation…

Outdoors

Valldemossa treasure: Ermita de la Trinitat

Ermita de la Trinitat

Long ago, before insta, it often was the monks who knew the coolest spots. Places in unspoiled nature with spectacular vistas and heavenly peace. Like the Ermita de la Trinitat, the small monastery near Valldemossa. The moment you enter the patio with the cistern you’re in a different world. All you hear in the tranquility is the wind, the birds and humming insects in the beautiful, well-kept garden that provides the hermits and monks with the bare necessities until today.  A paved path leads…