Valldemossa

Valldemossa () is a village and municipality on the island of Mallorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is famous for one landmark: the Royal Charterhouse of Valldemossa, built at the beginning of the 14th century, when the mystic and philosopher Ramon Llull lived in this area of Mallorca. thumb|Valldemossa village centre.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Valldemossa
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Valldemossa 2003.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Valldemosa (Islas Baleares).svg
Settlement.image_map: Localització_de_Valldemossa_respecte_de_Mallorca.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Valledemossa in Mallorca
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Mallorca #Spain Balearic Islands#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mallorca
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Judicial district
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Balearic Islands
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Balearic Islands
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Valldemossa
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 123 BC

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections

Contents

History
Chopin and Sand in Valldemossa
Tourism
Events and festivals
Gallery
Notable people
Born in Valldemossa
Related to Valldemossa
References
External links

Since the 19th century Valldemossa has been promoted internationally as a place of outstanding beauty, largely as a result of the affection of distinguished traveller and cultural writer, the Austrian Archduke Ludwig Salvator. Valldemossa is the birthplace of Catalina Thomas, Mallorca's patron saint.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Valldemossa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.