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Pollensa
The town of Pollensa was founded in 1229 with the Catalan conquest of Majorca, although
the name goes back many years before this. Under Moorish rule the town was known
as Al-Bulansa and by the Romans as Pollentia, although the Roman city of Pollentia
currently lies in the municipality of Alcúdia. Located in the valley enclosed by
the Puig de Maria and the Calvari, Pollensa is the main municipal centre, with over
8,000 inhabitants.
Its old town, dating back to the 18th century, is made up of a
series of narrow streets and emblematic buildings such as the Calvari, the Parish
Church, the Cloister of Sant Domingo and the Jesuit School, among others.
Pollensa
plays a leading role in the island’s cultural life. From the earliest years of the
20th century Pollensa became a favourite place for painters visiting the island;
names like Miquel Costa i Llobera, Ramon Picó i Campamar, Santiago Russinyol, Joaquim
Mir, Anglada Camarasa, and many others, have contributed with their works (literature
and painting) to making Pollensa well-known both in and outside Mallorca.
Places of Interest in Pollensa
Pollença Museum: Pollensa Museum is housed in what was the old Dominican convent,
constructed between 1588 and 1616; the Dominican friars occupied it until 1836. The
Pollensa Museum was officially founded in 1975. Over time its collection of paintings
has grown, and this collection has been enriched with pieces of an archaeological
nature, a Buddhist mandala and the Atilio Boveri collection.
Pollença Festival: An
outstanding feature of Pollensas cultural image is the Festival of Classical Music
which has been held annually in the cloister of Sant Domingo over the months of July
and August since 1961. During its 40 years of uninterrupted existence and constant
evolution, festival goers have been able to listen to Mstislav Rostropovich, Jessye
Norman, Alban Berg Quartett, Montserrat Caballé and the National Orchestra of France
with Lorin Maazel.
Pollensa Festival – presided by Her Majesty Queen Sofia - has
been a member of the European Association of Festivals for many years.
Las Golondrinas - lovely, spacious apartment Puerto Pollensa, Mallorca