Just west of the quaint village of Esporles, is one of the best excursion destinations in Mallorca. Set against a backdrop of pine clad Tramuntana mountains , La Granja is a 10th century country house sitting on a beautiful  5 acre estate.

A visit to the La Granja mansion includes a tour of its different halls, bedrooms, dining rooms, cellars, kitchens and its dungeon with a torture chamber. Twice a week on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, women in traditional costumes perform traditional folk dances and  give demonstrations of lacemaking, embroidery and spinning. You will see medieval traditions revived - donkeys turning threshing wheels and demonstrations of farm equipment. All these, combined with free food tasting of Mallorcan cheese, wine, sausages, pa amb oli*, sopes mallorquines** and oven baked Coca***, transforms La Granja into a living museum.


The grounds of La Granja are wonderful for a leisurely stroll and features beautifully groomed gardens, fountains, ponds, waterfalls  and a thousand-year-old yew. There is also a spring that sprouts water 30 feet up into the air.

Pa amb oli - Country bread (made with brown flour and no salt)  sprinkled with salt and olive oil - if first rubbed with tomato it becomes Pa amb Tomaquet

Sopes Mallorquines - Winter dish.   A 'soup' made with vegetables and maybe some meat served on bread in a bowl.   The  bread soaks up most of the juice making a delicious stodgy meal.

Coca - Mallorcan 'pizza'.  A thin pastry base topped with either red peppers or maybe spinach with raisins and pine nuts, or onions.

Address	Esporles Road, E-07014 Esporles, Mallorca, Spain
Opening Times	Summer (Jun 1 to Aug 31) 10am–7pm Winter (Sep 1 to May 31) 10am–6pm
Admission	7.50 Euros
Telephone	+34 971 610 032
Website	http://www.lagranja.net

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