The Real Cartuja

Hi there!!

How are you? I finished all my exams. It’s time to relax! Zero books, zero learning! I’m very happy. I want to scream!! The first thing what I did when I finished me exams were sleeping. You may not believe me, but I slept 15 hours.

In the last post I wrote about Valldemossa. Now, I want to tell you something about one of the principal attractions of Mallorka, that is to say, the Real Cartuja. The Real Cartuja is nothing more that a monastery in Valldemossa but what is the most important for us is that in this place lived for some time Fryderyk Chopin with George Sand.  

The original part of the monastery dates from the times of King James II, who chose this unique place in the Tramuntana montain to build a palace for his son Sanc. However, in 1399 King Martín el Huamano donated all the royal possessions in Valldemossa to the Carthusian Monks. These funded the monastery, The Real Cartuja.

Currently, the visit to the buildings starts in the church, them monks’ pharmacy, garden, chapel, library, bedroom, etc. In the other word, the tourists have the opportunity to see how the monks lived. Also, in cells 2 and 4 there are a lot of mementoes of Fryderyk Chopin and George Sand’s stay in Valldemossa between 1838 and 1839.

Cell of Chopin

In addition, as a person who visited this magnificent place, I can say that it is worth to go to Valldemossa because a views of the mountains are breathtaking.
See you later!
Kamila

 

Views of the Real Cartuja