It was a long ride from Porto Petro, leaving the arid yellow land of our part of the island to enter the lush green mountains of the west, where terraces of olive trees and forests of pine trees stood tall amid the mist of lingering clouds hundreds of meters above the sea.
01 Cloud lingering in a valley
As we approached the Sierras of Tramuntana, I noticed how a few dark clouds seemed stuck between two cliffs, not very willing to move on. I hoped that wasn't the spot we were headed, since the rest of the sky was magnificently cerulean.We drove higher and higher into the mountains on the serpentine road; turning and curving so that you'd have to look straight ahead to fight motion sickness. The higher we climbed the mountain, the more we had to decompress our ears. Valldemossa lay 1300 meters above sea level and I was already thinking a town this high up must be worth visiting.
02 First view of Valldemossa
Just as I had dreaded, the spot we were heading into was right in the center of the stuck cloud, right in a valley, right where Valldemossa lies. Even though the sunlight was gone, we looked upon Valldemossa as we approached the clouded valley. Its little stone houses with its different colored doors and windows clustered around the church tower which was the highest peak of the town. All around leafy trees popped up as if protecting the town, making it seem as if it were floating on the valley. It looked like a picture from a fairy tale book.The mountain road circled the village until the entry to Valldemossa was inevitable. We quickly parked the car to begin the excursion. As soon as I stepped out, I noticed a difference in the air. The oxygen was purer, and the air smelled of dampened pine cones. CLICK FOR MORE
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