Finally, carrots!

Ok, time to come clean….. we didn’t really buy a tractor.

Our last day in Soller was sunny so we started in the Botanic Gardens, filled with many plants from the Balearic Islands, Mediterranean and further afield.

We left Ken and Jacky browsing the gardens and wandered out of town towards Biniaraix. We’d done the walk on our last visit, it wasnt far and we knew there’d be a bar playing very chilled music. Before we knew it, we left the google route behind and were following the GR221 hiking route. Suddenly we were walking far further and Google was sulking.

It was worth the detour through little hamlets with fantastic views back across the valley to the mountains. The bar was just as we remembered with tasty food and interesting signs on the toilet door.

Everyday, we have talked and looked for a carrot tapas similar to one on our last visit. They were the most expensive, and tasty, carrots ever. It was good to finally come across a similar carrot dish on the bar menu.

Refreshed, we returned to Soller and visited Can Prunera which houses the Museo Modernista. Part museum, part art gallery it is housed in an old art nouveau mansion built in the early 20th Century. Restoration of this beautiful home was made possible by a collaboration between the Soller Railway Company and the Serra Art Foundation.

On our way to the airport, our taxi driver spoke about the impact of tourism. Visitors are up 1,000,000 since 2023 and the island is struggling to cope. The made sense of ‘SOS Soller’ signs we’d seen dotted around the town.

Finally, as we wait for our flight, would we come back to Soller? Absolutely, and for at least a week. We’ve mastered public transport and there is much to do in and around this lovely area.