Picasso, Miró and Klee
A collection unexpectedly strong for a small mountain town.
An early twentieth-century modernista house in the town of Sóller in northern Mallorca, converted into a museum of modern art. The building is half the visit: it was built for a family grown wealthy on the orange trade with France, and designed in the Catalan modernista manner then at its height in Barcelona. Plant ornament, wrought iron, a carved staircase and mosaic floors, with every room furnished as it was. That means you walk through a house rather than galleries: the original furniture stands where it stood, with modern artworks among it. The collection holds work by major names — Picasso, Miró, Kandinsky, Klee — alongside Mallorcan artists, and is unexpectedly strong for a small town. It is not in Palma: Sóller lies about thirty kilometres north through the mountains. The finest way to reach it is the historic wooden train from Palma, a journey in itself through orange groves and mountain tunnels. It has a weekly closing day and seasonal hours — check before going.
A collection unexpectedly strong for a small mountain town.
The original furniture in place, with modern art shown among it.
Built by merchants grown rich exporting Sóller's oranges to France.
Sóller, about 30 km north of Palma
A narrow-gauge line from 1912 linking Palma to Sóller through the Tramuntana mountains, with original wooden carriages. The journey takes about an hour through citrus groves and thirteen tunnels. It is transport and sight at once, and can be continued by an old tram from Sóller down to the port.
Yes if you take the train. The town itself is attractive with its square and modernista church, the valley around it is planted with citrus, and the tram runs down to Sóller's port on the sea. Combine the train, the museum, the town and the port in one day — among the best things to do in Mallorca outside Palma.
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