Cartoixa de Valldemossa
Cartoixa de Valldemossa
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9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
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The charterhouse was founded as a royal residence and later converted into a monastery of the Carthusian order, until its secularisation in 1835. Now it's open to the public to showcase the antique things of the ancient times and the story of those who inhabited it in an incredible way which make it a real enjoyment for all age groups.
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- ToonArmy9Tamworth, United Kingdom81 contributionsValldemossaVisited here many times in past and had returned here last week again always best to arrive early as possible as it’s very busy and hard to find car spaces. The Town is lovely and always bustling place to visit. The Chopin House I found was lovely and nice gardens I’ve always visited inside The Chopin museum in past but this time didn’t but last time I had it was worth the visit got few gifts from the gift shop there too.Visited October 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 7 October 2023
- Elisabeth BVisby, Sweden29 contributionsCharmig by i ValldemossaMy partner and I took a bus trip to Valldemossa and to Soller. Wonderful bus tour. We left our hotel for Valldemossa. Which means moss in the valley. It was a Muslim named Mossa. And he owned the valley. There is a monastery there. In which, among other things, Chopin has lived together with his female friend for three months. He was suffering from tuberculosis and believed that he would be healthier if he came there. Unfortunately, he arrived in December. And it was very cold. So unfortunately he did not get healthier from the stay. But went back to France. In Soller you can hike, take the train into Palma. Take the tram down to the harbor in Soller. Fantastic experience. Very worthwhile full-day excursion.Visited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 19 April 2024
- Jasmine38Chichester UKChichester, United Kingdom1,980 contributionsQuite interesting12 euro ticket (extra for access to upper terrace) gets you entry to palace and monastery rooms, including Cell 1 for the exhibit on Chopin and The Sands. It also includes the municipal museum, which is a bit of a random range of displays. However, you have to buy a separate 5 euro ticket for Cell 2, which were Chopin's rooms with his piano. We didn't bother as it didn't seem worth it for a couple of extra rooms. Quite interesting, but there should be explanatory text in each of the rooms as not everyone wants to download the guide on their phone. (I was short on battery!) Irrespective of the museum, Valdemossa is beautiful and worthy of a visit in itself but parking is tricky!Visited September 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 30 September 2024
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Robert A
Dalarna County, Sweden14,414 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
In the beautiful village of Valdemossa on Mallorca lies a cunning tourist trap. It was King Jaime II who in 1309 began building a palace for his asthmatic son Sancho on the site of a former Muslim fort (called Mussa, hence the name of the community). In 1399, King Martin I of Aragon and Valencia donated the royal residence to monks and nuns of a Carthusian order who developed and ran their growing monastery until 1835 when all monasteries closed and were confiscated by the Spanish state. After that, the buildings got private owners and have now been transformed into a museum.
As you approach the large monastery area, you are greeted by a small shop where we bought tickets to the Museo Cartoixa. After walking through the old palace with beautiful original furniture and art, checking out a restored monk's cell, listening to a piano concert in the former church and admiring the beautiful view from the terrace, we continued back across the square to the monastery section. Here we found the famous and musty-smelling pharmacy with its old medicine containers (which was open and active until 1895), the large monastery church, an art exhibition in ķlostercell #2 and the municipal museum with the old printing press. When we wanted to look into cell #4, the big drag patch where Fredrik Chopin and his beloved George Sand spent some chilly winter months in 1838, we were surprised to find that you have to buy another €5 ticket to enter. Foolishly calculated, many visitors probably just want to see Chopin's piano.
As you approach the large monastery area, you are greeted by a small shop where we bought tickets to the Museo Cartoixa. After walking through the old palace with beautiful original furniture and art, checking out a restored monk's cell, listening to a piano concert in the former church and admiring the beautiful view from the terrace, we continued back across the square to the monastery section. Here we found the famous and musty-smelling pharmacy with its old medicine containers (which was open and active until 1895), the large monastery church, an art exhibition in ķlostercell #2 and the municipal museum with the old printing press. When we wanted to look into cell #4, the big drag patch where Fredrik Chopin and his beloved George Sand spent some chilly winter months in 1838, we were surprised to find that you have to buy another €5 ticket to enter. Foolishly calculated, many visitors probably just want to see Chopin's piano.
Written 8 December 2023
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Nubus
Copenhagen, Denmark473 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Valldemossa is a cozy but also very touristy mountain town, where after 11 is almost impossible to find parking. On Sundays (market day) it is completely hopeless. Remember coins for parking.
The former monastery in Valldemossa is famous for the fact that Chopin lived in a room for 2 months. The monastery is not very original, but if you show up at the right time, you get 15 minutes. piano concert with VIP gives you a seat in rows 1-2 and a glass of cava - save money. If you buy a ticket online, you will receive an invoice that must be shown at the ticket sale. There is no advantage in terms of time. The monastery is in several parts, but it is not a must-see experience.
The former monastery in Valldemossa is famous for the fact that Chopin lived in a room for 2 months. The monastery is not very original, but if you show up at the right time, you get 15 minutes. piano concert with VIP gives you a seat in rows 1-2 and a glass of cava - save money. If you buy a ticket online, you will receive an invoice that must be shown at the ticket sale. There is no advantage in terms of time. The monastery is in several parts, but it is not a must-see experience.
Written 15 August 2023
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Morris_1000
Leverkusen, Germany1,288 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
It wasn't our first visit, but we just wanted to go in again. It's not cheap, but the old walls certainly need every euro to be preserved. The view from the "balcony" down into the valley is priceless anyway.
Please note: You can only see Chopin / Sand's cell for a separate additional entrance fee. For this you can also go into the small palace next door, which was once built by Jaume I of Mallorca.
Please note: You can only see Chopin / Sand's cell for a separate additional entrance fee. For this you can also go into the small palace next door, which was once built by Jaume I of Mallorca.
Written 28 February 2024
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GoPlaces36178336508
Strasbourg, France361 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
To visit the charterhouse you will take your ticket at the Palace of King Sancho, included in the visit.
At the price of €12 we will offer you the climb up the palace tower for €2.50 more. Although the view is very beautiful from this viewpoint, we can consider that the entrance price is already quite high.
In the Palace of King Sancho there is an impression of dilapidation. The paintings are not restored, the chandeliers seem disjointed. There is clearly a lack of conservation work for certain pieces. The tour is finally quickly dispatched.
Direction the chartreuse. The highlight is the old Chartreuse pharmacy. The church is more beautiful from the outside than the inside, but is worth a look. You will be able to access a space dedicated to Chopin and George Sand included in the entrance price. However, to access the 3 small rooms occupied by the illustrious occupants, you will be asked for an additional €5. With your initial ticket, you also access a space dedicated to Archduke Louis Salvador, a room dedicated to Majorcan painting and a (very disappointing) exhibition of Miró posters.
All of the spaces are rather disjointed and one really has the impression, when visiting this chartreuse, of going from rooster to donkey.
The overall price of the visit therefore quickly rises to €19.50 to access all the areas and this is really a bad surprise, it adds up quickly when visiting with family. Especially for an overall visit of around 2 hours.
That said, the Chartreuse remains the emblematic monument of the city, there is hardly any other real visit, apart from obviously the village itself which is highly picturesque.
At the price of €12 we will offer you the climb up the palace tower for €2.50 more. Although the view is very beautiful from this viewpoint, we can consider that the entrance price is already quite high.
In the Palace of King Sancho there is an impression of dilapidation. The paintings are not restored, the chandeliers seem disjointed. There is clearly a lack of conservation work for certain pieces. The tour is finally quickly dispatched.
Direction the chartreuse. The highlight is the old Chartreuse pharmacy. The church is more beautiful from the outside than the inside, but is worth a look. You will be able to access a space dedicated to Chopin and George Sand included in the entrance price. However, to access the 3 small rooms occupied by the illustrious occupants, you will be asked for an additional €5. With your initial ticket, you also access a space dedicated to Archduke Louis Salvador, a room dedicated to Majorcan painting and a (very disappointing) exhibition of Miró posters.
All of the spaces are rather disjointed and one really has the impression, when visiting this chartreuse, of going from rooster to donkey.
The overall price of the visit therefore quickly rises to €19.50 to access all the areas and this is really a bad surprise, it adds up quickly when visiting with family. Especially for an overall visit of around 2 hours.
That said, the Chartreuse remains the emblematic monument of the city, there is hardly any other real visit, apart from obviously the village itself which is highly picturesque.
Written 29 February 2024
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Jasmine38Chichester UK
Chichester, UK1,980 contributions
Sept 2024 • Couples
12 euro ticket (extra for access to upper terrace) gets you entry to palace and monastery rooms, including Cell 1 for the exhibit on Chopin and The Sands. It also includes the municipal museum, which is a bit of a random range of displays. However, you have to buy a separate 5 euro ticket for Cell 2, which were Chopin's rooms with his piano. We didn't bother as it didn't seem worth it for a couple of extra rooms. Quite interesting, but there should be explanatory text in each of the rooms as not everyone wants to download the guide on their phone. (I was short on battery!)
Irrespective of the museum, Valdemossa is beautiful and worthy of a visit in itself but parking is tricky!
Irrespective of the museum, Valdemossa is beautiful and worthy of a visit in itself but parking is tricky!
Written 30 September 2024
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia19,450 contributions
Aug 2022
Valldemossa is a very cute town in the middle of the Serra Tramontana mountain range. The stone cobbled streets were a joy to explore on foot with many art galleries, shops, bars and restaurants.
However, the town became famous for the Monastery where Chopin and George Sand resided for two years. Entry fee is reasonable and the tour was interesting.
However, the town became famous for the Monastery where Chopin and George Sand resided for two years. Entry fee is reasonable and the tour was interesting.
Written 2 October 2022
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ToonArmy9
Tamworth, UK81 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Visited here many times in past and had returned here last week again always best to arrive early as possible as it’s very busy and hard to find car spaces. The Town is lovely and always bustling place to visit. The Chopin House I found was lovely and nice gardens I’ve always visited inside The Chopin museum in past but this time didn’t but last time I had it was worth the visit got few gifts from the gift shop there too.
Written 7 October 2023
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saronic
Zurich, Switzerland28,810 contributions
Dec 2021
The attractive mountain village of Valldemossa is dominated by the big Cartoixa, which is the Catalan name for a charterhouse. On some signs one can also read the Spanish name for it: Cartuja. In Italian it would be 'Certosa' (see the famous Certosa di Pavia), in German 'Kartäuse'. All these names (also the misleading English 'charterhouse', which has nothing to do with a 'charter') are derived from the French 'Chartreuse', from the famous monastery (now 'Grande Chartreuse', north of Grenoble), where this order of shared silence and solitude had been founded in the 11th century.
When coming from Valldemossa centre one will first arrive at the Plaça de la Cartoixa with plane trees. Here is the entrance to the former monastery, where most people will mainly go to see the Chopin Museum in cell No 4. After the secularisation in 1835, when all monastic land was confiscated by the state and sold to private individuals, some of the cells were rented out to visitors.
The Carthusian monks lead a life in silence, but their cells, consisting generally of three rooms and a garden, were quite comfortable. Here they also had a great view out into the Tramuntana countryside, which one can see, when looking at cell No 4, where Frederic Chopin and George Sand (a female French writer) spent together a rather miserable time in the unusually cold and rainy winter 1838-39.
The Cartoixa had originally been a royal palace for the kings of Mallorca, built in 1309. When Mallorca became a part of the kingdom of Aragon its functions changed and so 90 years after its construction it was given to the Carthusians, who had the place extensively rebuilt at the beginning of the 18th century.
When coming from Valldemossa centre one will first arrive at the Plaça de la Cartoixa with plane trees. Here is the entrance to the former monastery, where most people will mainly go to see the Chopin Museum in cell No 4. After the secularisation in 1835, when all monastic land was confiscated by the state and sold to private individuals, some of the cells were rented out to visitors.
The Carthusian monks lead a life in silence, but their cells, consisting generally of three rooms and a garden, were quite comfortable. Here they also had a great view out into the Tramuntana countryside, which one can see, when looking at cell No 4, where Frederic Chopin and George Sand (a female French writer) spent together a rather miserable time in the unusually cold and rainy winter 1838-39.
The Cartoixa had originally been a royal palace for the kings of Mallorca, built in 1309. When Mallorca became a part of the kingdom of Aragon its functions changed and so 90 years after its construction it was given to the Carthusians, who had the place extensively rebuilt at the beginning of the 18th century.
Written 5 November 2022
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Rachel R
10 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
We took a drive from Port de Soller to Valdamossa for the day. The highlights that made this day 5 stars were the breathtaking drive through the mountains, the live Chopin concert at the monastery, and the paella at Sa Matta restaurant. The monastery was fine, but we have a musician in the family so we really enjoyed the Chopin cell/rooms and the live piano concert was about 20 minutes and top notch. Don’t miss it! The paella…this was early in our trip so I wanted to wait to compare the paella and, yep, it was the best of the trip! Get there early for easy parking and less crowds. Enjoy!
Written 5 June 2023
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Peter B
Solihull, UK333 contributions
Dec 2022 • Solo
Very picturesque but only the choppin museums was open with the rest of areas usually open closed. Lovely architecture and views but left to admire entirely from outside. Lovely view from terrace. (This may be seasonal don’t trVely solely for this outside of peak season maybe)
Written 21 December 2022
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Es posible hacer la visita con nuestro perro llevándolo en su bolsa de transporte. Gracias
Written 18 August 2021
Unfortunately we don't know if dogs are allowed. Technically it should be no problem to carry your dog.
Written 22 August 2021
Buongiorno, vorrei organizzare una visita x venerdì 24.8.2018, e sarebbe ns intenzione ascoltare anche il piccolo concerto, oltre che visitare il monastero ed il museo dedicato a Chopin. Grazie.
Written 22 August 2018
Mi dispiace di non essere arrivato in tempo per aiutarti. Spero che tu abbia potuto visitare il Monastero della Cartuja e che tu abbia avuto la possibilità di godere del recital pianistico incluso nella visita.
Written 31 August 2018
Bonjour, est ce pratique en poussette ?
Quel est le prix pour des enfants de moins de 7 ans ? Et Bébé ?
Merci
Written 18 August 2018
Bonsoir , c’est jouable avec des petits enfants. C’est accessible. Sauf une dernière partie de peinture moderne.
Prix adulte 9,50, bébé gratis, et enfant autour de 7€
Written 18 August 2018
Can you explore the grounds before 9:30am or does the whole area open at 9:30am.
Written 21 July 2018
The Monastery of La Cartuja and the Palace open the visit at 9.30
You can check the schedules at website.
Best regards,
Written 23 July 2018
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