Our family welcomes you to La Granja - "The Farm." This property has passed hands and held several roles through the years. Now it is a folk museum about Mallorcan history. Artisan trades are explained. Food samples included.
This beautiful property is located in the mountainous region near the West Coast.
This 30 ft high water spout was discovered on this property in Roman Times. In the 1200s part of the land was given to Monks
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In 1474 the Monks lost the property to a wealthy family. It was evident this place housed lavish well-to-do people.
Lots of old world craft tools: including old hand made puppets, an olive mill, watch and jewelry, cheese making, rope making, perfume and soap making, pottery, curing hides...
Caves in the hill off the 2nd floor show rooms from the days when the place was a monastery, with simple rooms the monks inhabited. A December Nativity there.
The church was the driver for the Spanish inquisition. The final stop in the house tour was the prison cells and torture chamber.
As we left, it was hard to reconcile in our minds the lovely house, the Victorian furnishings, the simple, pious quarters of the monks, and the torture that took place in the name of the Church.
Admission at La Granja was 11 Euros per person on Wednesdays. It included the Mallorcan specialties at the end. Donuts called Bunuelos made of potatoes. Jams. Sausage. Cheese. Fruit cakes.
Our Mallorcan hosts were gracious. This place is worth visiting to learn history, sample food, and see the way life was in days gone by.
http://www.lagranja.net/ Click the British flag for English.
