Soller
Sóller combines a sheltered Mediterranean harbour with the rugged escarpments of Mallorca’s northwest coast in a way that reflects its position between the Serra de Tramuntana and the sea. The town lies inland in the Sóller valley, while Port de Sóller occupies the natural bay that long connected it to maritime trade. Citrus groves became a defining part of the valley economy, and its fruit was shipped from the port. Since 1913, the wooden tram has linked Sóller with the harbour through the valley. The Serra de Tramuntana is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape, recognised for centuries of terracing, irrigation and farming adapted to steep terrain. Limestone headlands meet the Mediterranean here, setting the area apart from Mallorca’s broad resort beaches.
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