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t Puig de Randa
8 km (5 miles) northeast of Llucmajor.
@ to Llucmajor, then taxi.
n Carrer Constitución 1, Llucmajor,
971 66 91 62.
In the middle of a fertile plain
called the pla rises a mini-
mountain 543 m (1,780 ft) high,
the Puig de Randa. It is said that
Mallorca’s greatest son, the
14th-century theologian and
mystic Ramon Llull, came to a
hermitage on this mountain to
meditate and write his religious
treatise, Ars Magna. On the
way up Puig de Randa there
are two small monasteries, the
14th-century Santuari de Sant
Honorat and the Santuari de
Nostra Senyora de Gràcia. The
latter, built on a ledge under
an overhanging cliff, contains
a 13th-century chapel with fine
Valencian tiles inside.
On the mountaintop is the
Santuari de Cura, built to
commemorate Llull’s time on
the puig, and largely devoted
to the study of his work. Its
central courtyard is built in the
typical beige stone of Mallorca.
A small museum, housed in a
16th-century former school
The cloisters of the Convent de Santo Domingo in Pollença off the courtyard, contains
some of Llull’s manuscripts.
e Pollença altar there is a Gothic Christ,
carved in wood. The nearby Port
Baleares. * 16,200. @ n Carrer
Guillem Cifre de Colonya s/n, 971 de Pollença is an attractive resort
53 50 77. ( Sun. _ Sant Antoni spread around a huge bay.
(17 Jan), Patron Saint (2 Aug).
Environs
Although Pollença is one of Alcúdia, 10 km (6 miles) to the
Mallorca’s most popular tourist east, is surrounded by 14th-
spots, it still appears unspoiled. century walls with two huge
The town, with its ochre- gateways. Near the town centre
coloured stone houses and is the Museu Monogràfic de
winding lanes, is picturesquely Pollentia, exhibiting statues,
sited on the edge of fertile jewellery and other remains
farmland. The Plaça Major, with its found in the Roman settlement The philosopher Ramon Llull
bars frequented mainly by locals, of Pollentia, 2 km (1 mile) south
has an old-world atmosphere. of Alcúdia.
Pollença has fine churches, y Capocorb Vell
including the 18th-century E Museu de Pollença Carretera Llucmajor–Cap Blanc (MA-
Parròquia de Nostra Senyora dels Carrer Guillem Cife de Colonya 33. 6014) km 23. Tel 971 18 01 55. @ El
Àngels and the Convent de Tel 971 53 11 66. Open Tue–Sun. & Arenal. Open 10am–5pm Fri–Wed.
Santo Domingo, containing the E Museu Monogràfic & ∑ talaiotscapocorbvell.com
Museu de Pollença, with its de Pollentia
displays of archaeology and art. Carrer de Sant Jaume 30, Alcúdia. Mallorca is not as rich in
It also holds Pollença’s Classical Tel 971 54 70 04. Open Tue–Sun. & megalithic remains as Menorca,
Music Festival in the summer. A but this talaiotic village (see
chapel on the hilltop, El Calvari, r Palma p531) in the stony flatlands
is reached either by road or a of the southern coast is worth
long climb of 365 steps. On the See pp522–5. seeing. The settlement, which
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp574–5 and pp602–4

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