fredag, april 13, 2012
Fornalutx, mandag den 2. april.
On the second day we went on a guided tour to the small village of Fornalutx, Monday, 2nd of April.
Fornalutx er kåret som den smukkeste by på Mallorca og ligger 3 kilometer nordøst for Sóller, omsluttet af citrus og olivenlunde med storslået udsigt til Mallocas højeste bjerg Puig Major.
Byen har brolagte, trappeformede gader med indtagende og velholdte huse, det gamle vaskehus, og en lille plads med træer og brønd, herfra fører en bred stentrappe op til kirken, og på et hjørne ud mod pladsen ligger et par resturanter og barer, hvor den lokale befolkning sidder og spiller kort - herligt fredeligt er det at sidde her og nyde et lille glas.
Fornalutx is a much-visited colourful village located in the Valley of Sóller, in the centre of the Serra de Tramuntana mountains. Its origins go back to the Middle Ages and it grew up around the site of a primitive Moorish farmstead, as is indicated by the old streets in the highest part of the village, which are narrow, winding and steep.
Nearly all the stone streets of Fornalutx are stepped and are reserved exclusively for pedestrians. The entire village is of great architectural and aesthetic interest, with buildings kept in fine condition. The stone entrances, the austerity and simplicity of constructions, together with their ornamentation, mean that the houses of Fornalutx are fine examples of traditional Mallorcan mountain architecture, reflecting life in times gone by. The village is linked to agriculture, with vegetable, orange and olive cultivation being the driving force behind the economy until the 1960s, just as in the rest of the Valley of Sóller.
Fornalutx er kåret som den smukkeste by på Mallorca og ligger 3 kilometer nordøst for Sóller, omsluttet af citrus og olivenlunde med storslået udsigt til Mallocas højeste bjerg Puig Major.
Byen har brolagte, trappeformede gader med indtagende og velholdte huse, det gamle vaskehus, og en lille plads med træer og brønd, herfra fører en bred stentrappe op til kirken, og på et hjørne ud mod pladsen ligger et par resturanter og barer, hvor den lokale befolkning sidder og spiller kort - herligt fredeligt er det at sidde her og nyde et lille glas.
Fornalutx is a much-visited colourful village located in the Valley of Sóller, in the centre of the Serra de Tramuntana mountains. Its origins go back to the Middle Ages and it grew up around the site of a primitive Moorish farmstead, as is indicated by the old streets in the highest part of the village, which are narrow, winding and steep. 
Nearly all the stone streets of Fornalutx are stepped and are reserved exclusively for pedestrians. The entire village is of great architectural and aesthetic interest, with buildings kept in fine condition. The stone entrances, the austerity and simplicity of constructions, together with their ornamentation, mean that the houses of Fornalutx are fine examples of traditional Mallorcan mountain architecture, reflecting life in times gone by. The village is linked to agriculture, with vegetable, orange and olive cultivation being the driving force behind the economy until the 1960s, just as in the rest of the Valley of Sóller.# posted by Jesper Ansbaek @ 11:44 AM 
