The highest town in Mallorca is probably best-known as the place where composer Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin and his lover, the French writer George Sand, spent the winter of 1838-1839, staying in rented rooms in the monastery. And, as a result, it\u2019s probably Mallorca\u2019s most visited town.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn fact, Chopin and Sand didn\u2019t have the best of stays and Sand\u2019s book about their experiences didn\u2019t pull any punches. Nevertheless, the book \u2018A Winter in Majorca\u2019 is a bestseller and is on sale in almost every shop in Valldemossa, in a variety of languages.
Valldemossa is also home to Costa Nord \u2013 a contemporary cultural centre, established by Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, whose home S\u2019Estaca is off the Valldemossa to S\u00f3ller coast road, near Dei\u00e0.
Learn all about the history of Valldemossa, including the Archduke Lluis Salvador\u2019s adventures here, at cultural centre Costa Nord. In addition to a short documentary narrated by founder Michael Douglas himself and compelling visual effects, visitors have the chance to taste local Mallorcan products and watch traditional Mallorcan dance displays.
Major Attractions
You can visit Valldemossa\u2019s Real Cartuja (Royal Carthusian Monastery), including the church, cloisters, and old pharmacy. Part of the monastery is King Sancho\u2019s palace \u2013 later gifted to Carthusian monks, who converted it and other buildings into the monastery. It probably has more visitors than any other building in Mallorca, apart from Palma\u2019s cathedral, La Seu. A ticket for the Real Cartuja includes a short Chopin piano recital.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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