Travel Guide: Mallorca / The Slower Side

A more sustainable approach to the Balearic island

Born on the mainland, it was Joan Miró’s lifelong dream to live and work on Mallorca. His mother was from the island and as a child, he would often travel by ferry from Barcelona, where he lived, to visit his grandmother in Sóller. Islands often a mythical allure, isolated from the reset of the world by the ocean. For an artist like Miró, being able to isolate oneself from the outside world is essential. The dramatic landscape of the island, together with the soft warm light, helped him discover the visual images and symbols that would become characteristic of his work.

In 1929, he married Pilar Juncosa, a native of Mallorca. Together, they planned for a future on the island and in 1956, the dream could finally be realised. He lived here until his death in 1983. In the (at the time) small town of Son Abrines, in the Cala Major district just outside of central Palma.

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