Sóller

Coordinates: 39°46′3.18″N 2°42′50.36″E / 39.7675500°N 2.7139889°E / 39.7675500; 2.7139889
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Sóller
Municipality
Panorama of Sóller from the north
Panorama of Sóller from the north
Postal code
07100
Official language(s)Catalan and Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Sóller (Catalan pronunciation:

Balearic Island of Mallorca, Spain, 3 km inland from Port de Sóller, in a large, bowl-shaped valley that also includes the village of Fornalutx and the hamlets of Biniaraix and Binibassi. The population is around 14,000. The Tranvía de Sóller tram links Sóller to Port de Sóller
.

Overview

Sóller[2] is linked by the historic railway, the Ferrocarril de Sóller, and by a highway with a tunnel, to the Majorcan capital of Palma. The Ferrocaril was built on the profits from the orange and lemon trade and completed in 1911. The Andratx-Pollença highway also runs through the valley. The present-day economy is based mainly on tourism and the expenditure of foreign residents, complementary to the agricultural economy based around citrus and olive groves. Soller is unique compared to towns on the rest of the island due to its geographical isolation, being surrounded by the Serra de Tramuntana. This isolation from all other major towns on the island, made it easier to trade with French merchants arriving by sea.[3]

Main sights

Sant Bartomeu Church
Port of Sóller

The focus of the town is the Plaça Constitució which is surrounded by cafés and has

Joan Rubió i Bellver, a follower of Antoni Gaudí. The bank's organisation was founded in 1889 with the money of emigrants who returned prosperous to Sóller. On the other hand, the church can clearly be seen standing out from the canopy of the town from other parts of the Vall de Sóller (the surrounding valley). The original building dates from some time before 1236. The current main interior structure is now largely baroque
(1688–1733).

The campanar (belltower) blends in well with its

neo-gothic design. The remarkable façade is a 1904 construction, also by Joan Rubió. The old street plan is of Islamic origin and lined with historic houses of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. The town has a covered market and is bisected by a fast flowing river with a number of bridges. Sóller is also notable for the houses built in the early twentieth century by emigrants who returned wealthy to the town, particularly those on the Gran Via which reflect the fin de siècle Art Nouveau
styles of France.

The renowned Jardí Botanic (

Mediterranean islands. The Modernista mansion in the garden houses El Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals[4]
(The Museum of Balearic Natural Sciences).

Events

Since 1980, Sóller has hosted a week-long international folklore festival every May.

Notable people

Gallery

  • Torre Picada
    Torre Picada
  • The Banco de Sóller
    The Banco de Sóller
  • map of the Sóller Tramway
    map of the
    Sóller Tramway
  • A tramcar in the Port of Sóller
    A tramcar in the Port of Sóller
  • The old town of Sóller
    The old town of Sóller

See also

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "histocat" (PDF).
  3. ^ "The History of Sóller".
  4. ^ Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals

External links

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