Mallorca Attractions
Valldemossa
Valldemossa
Mallorca’s favourite titbit of tabloid gossip has turned
the monastery in the small town of Valldemossa, on the west
coast, into a tourist attraction. In 1838 Frederic Chopin
arrived with his lover, George Sand, to stay in a former
monk’s cell in the Cartoixa Reial monastery and carry on
their affair away from the eyes of Paris. The shocked locals
shunned the tubercular Chopin and his lover, and the couple were so
unhappy that their relationship never recovered from the wet, windy
and miserable winter in the monastery. Today the cells occupied by
the lovers are open to visitors. The library and old pharmacy can
also be visited and there is a small art museum with works by
Picasso, Miro and Juli Ramis.
Opening time: Cells open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 6pm, and Sunday 10am to 1pm
