Port de Pollença (Balearic ; es, Puerto Pollensa) is a small town in northern

Majorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

, on the Bay of Pollença about 6 km east of

Pollença Pollença (Balearic Catalan: ; es, Pollensa) is a town and municipality in the northern part of the island of Majorca, near Cap de Formentor and Alcúdia. It lies inland, about west of its port, Port de Pollença. History The name "Pollen� ...

and two kilometres southeast of Cala Sant Vicenç.

Cap de Formentor Cap de Formentor () is the northernmost point of Majorca, on the Formentor peninsula. Location Cap de Formentor is located on the northernmost point of the Balearic Island Majorca in Spain. Its highest point, ''Fumart'', is 384m above sea le ...

is connected to Port de Pollença via a 13.5 km road.

Geography

Boquer Valley and Port de Pollença from the air

Port de Pollença is the most northerly town in Majorca. It is split into several main areas: Pine walk, Boquer, Central, Siller, Pinaret, Llenaire and Gotmar. The scenic Boquer Valley runs north-east from the town, near the ruins of the pre-Roman city of Bocchoris, one of the oldest settlements on the island.

The Pine walk

The Pine Walk fronts onto a sheltered part of the larger . It is the most popular walk around the coastal line of the town and features a

bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...

bust of the artist

Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa (1871–1959), known in Catalan as Hermenegild (or Hermen) Anglada Camarasa, was a Catalan and Balearic Spanish painter. Life and career Born in Barcelona, he studied there at the Llotja School. His early work had ...

. Near the end of the Pine Walk stands the old Military Base, home of a number of fire fighting aircraft.

Military

During the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...

, the base was supporting ''Seefliegerstaffel'' aircraft from the German Condor Legion, for instance, a number of Heinkel He 59. Nowadays, a number of amphibious fire fighting aircraft, typically

Canadair CL-415 The Canadair CL-415 (Super Scooper, later Bombardier 415) and the De Havilland Canada DHC-515 are a series of amphibious aircraft built originally by Canadair and subsequently by Bombardier and Viking Air, and De Havilland Canada. The CL-415 ...

, are kept at the air base to the north of the town and can often be seen on exercise around the bay. The air base is also used as a holiday destination for military personnel from

member states of NATO NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is an international military alliance that consists of 30 member states from Europe and North America. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. Article 5 of the ...

Central

The main square ''Plaça Miguel Capllonch'', named and featuring a bronze bust of pianist and composer Miquel Capllonch Rotger, is surrounded by restaurants, shops and bars, with the ''Church of Our Lady of Carmen'' lying to the west. A weekly market, held on Wednesdays, sees the square filled with traders selling fruit, fish, clothing and crafts.

Southern

To the south, there is a large, older urbanisation, consisting of three areas: ''Urban El Pinaret'', ''Urban Gotmar'' and ''Urban Llenaire''. The area is made up mainly of flats, small hotels and private homes, and has slowly developed over the years. The beach around the area is family friendly, with a gentle grade into the sea, water sports and a wide promenade suitable for walking and cycling.

Highways

A bypass links the main road into the town ''PM-220 Carretera Pollença'' north to the ''PM-221'' following a scenic route along the Cap de Formentor.

Culture

Many artists and celebrities have made Port de Pollença their home, or made short trips to the bay during their life. Famous painters such as the Argentinian Atilio Boveri and

lived in Port de Pollença and popularized the place. A number of Atilio Boveri's paintings can be seen at the Museum of Pollença. Famous writers such as

Ruben Darío Reuben or Reuven is a Hebrew Bible, Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben (son of Jacob), Reuben was the Reuben (son of Jacob), firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include R� ...

visited the place in the early 1900s and wrote a number of poems while on the island. The poet Miquel Costa i Llobera wrote several of his poems about landscapes or history of Pollença and Formentor. Recently, the Peruvian writer

Mario Vargas Llosa Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (born 28 March 1936), more commonly known as Mario Vargas Llosa (, ), is a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and former politician, who also holds Spanish citizenship. Vargas Ll ...

stayed at the Hotel Formentor. Hotel Formentor is also the backdrop to

Màxim Huerta Máximo Huerta Hernández (born 26 January 1971), also known as Màxim Huerta, is a Spanish journalist, writer, television celebrity and former politician. In June 2018 he was appointed by PM Pedro Sánchez (politician), Pedro Sánchez to the p ...

's 2018 novel, "Firmamento".

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...

visited the town in the early 20th century and stayed at a hotel in the Pine Walk area, which she describes in her book

Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories ''Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories'' is a short story collection by Agatha Christie published in the UK only in November 1991 by HarperCollins. It was not published in the US but all the stories contained within it had previously been p ...

"... a small hotel standing on the edge of the sea looking out over a view that in the misty haze of a fine morning had the exquisite vagueness of a Japanese print."

Argentine singer-songwriter and actress Marilina Ross wrote a song titled " Puerto Pollensa" that was popularized by Sandra Mihanovich in 1982. It tells a love story that Ross lived in the beaches of Port de Pollença and is considered a quintessential gay anthem in Argentina.

Gallery

File:Badia de Pollença (La Victòria) 03 ies.jpg, Pollensa Bay File:SunriseMallorcaResidence.JPG, Sunrise across Port de Pollença File:Pollenca Halbinsel Formentor Blick nach Port Pollenca 1.JPG, Views over the harbour File:Puerto de Pollensa. Playa.jpg, Beach about Llenaire File:Finca Boquer at Port de Pollença.JPG, Finca de Boquer, near Boquer Valley File:Pinewalk.JPG, Pinewalk File:061 Exploring the pine walk.JPG, The Pine Walk File:061 Puerto Pollenca beach by day.JPG, The small beach File:072 The pine walk at night.JPG, The Pine Walk at night File:Sunset in the bay of Pollença.jpg, Sunset in the bay of Pollença

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Port de Pollenca Populated places in Mallorca Geography of Mallorca Pollença Seaside resorts in Spain