Lights off in Valldemossa. At least in Palma there is still a sight of light and life. Do people in Valldemossa actually sleep that early? 9 x 14 cm, coloured pencil and Schmincke watercolour on Moleskine Volant paper.
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Cartuja de Valldemossa
„Real Cartuja de Valldemossa“ – From the Carthusian-cloister garden you have a perfect view to its neoclasic church. In 1751 they started building the new church on top of the old primitive church. You can see its spire covered with green tiling from almost everywhere in the village. The monks lived there from 1399 to
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Streetviews
In Valldemossa gleicht keine Strasse der anderen. Es gibt immer wieder was Neues zu entdecken. Hier in dieser Strasse hat die Dorf-Heilige Santa Catalina gewohnt. Heute gibt es in ihrem Haus eine kleine Kapelle zum Besichtigen. Gleich um die Ecke von diesem Wege-Kreuz ist die Polizeiwache. Abseits vom Touristenstrom gibt es auch schöne Ecken
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Valldemossa
„La Real Cartuja de Valldemossa“ – Valldemossa’s charterhouse – is one af the most famous sights in Majorca. The 18th century monastery has been inhabited by some grand people in the 19th century. For instance, Frédéric Chopin and Gerorge Sand have been there in the winter of 1838/1839. If you have come all the way
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Beaching at Cala Blava
The urbanization „Cala Blava“ is situated at the majorcan South coast. The small sandy beach is called „Cala Mosca“, even thogh it is commonly known as the „Cala Blava“ beach. But don’t hesitate to head even further for the rocks on the right and left hand side of the beach. It will be less crowded
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Marítimo
Wenn man in Calas de Mallorca den „Paseo Marítimo“ – eine Promenade über der Steilküste – lang geht, hat man eine sehr schöne Aussichten an der Küste entlang. Einmal der Ausblick in Richtung Porto Cristo im Nordosten. Wenn man die Promenade weitergeht, sieht man dann Cala Murada im Südosten. Abends geht man sich, wie immer,
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La Beata
This night was the „Beata“ celebration at Valldemossa. It means „Blessed“ and is in honour of the „Beata Catalina Tomàs“. She is Valldemossa’s saint, as she was born there. Firtst, there is picture time at Saint Catalinas house, in front of a flower-decorated framework. In the background is a bronze statue of Santa Catalina. At
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Cala Antena
The smallest bay in Calas de Mallorca is called „Cala Antena“. Obviously it is less crowded than the bigger bays. If you fancy to chill out, that’s the beach where you should go. Nowhere else in Calas you can have a cool Mojito right at the beach. Therefore you must stop at the „Mojito“ beach-hut,
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Deià
The village of Deià sits on the top of the mountain and then extends to the valley. Newer houses already strech up the mountain on the other side of the valley. Walking up the hill through the old city centre, one will reach the church. From there one can overlook the sea, the mountains and
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Doorways in Valldemossa
On my morningstroll through Valldemossa I did some sketching. First I passed by at the Nils Burwitz exhibition. Fascinated by his huge watercolour paintings, I got out my paints and did some doorways. This is the doorway of the „Iglesia Parroquial de San Bartolome“, constructed in the XIII century. This is Nils Burwitz doorway. 11
Ich schreibe und ich reise. Mal bin ich ganz weit weg, mal erkunde ich meine Stadt oder nur meinen Block, manchmal reise ich durch mein Zimmer. Dazu gibt es meistens Zeichnungen aus meinem Sketchbook. Auch mal Fotos. Und vielleicht bringe ich von der ein oder anderen Reise auch ein leckeres Rezept mit. Hier findest du all meine Erinnerungen. Schön, dass du vorbei schaust!