<\/span><\/h2>\nThe small town of S\u00f3ller in the northwest of Mallorca has around 13,000 inhabitants and is nestled in an idyllic valley surrounded by the massive Tramuntana mountain ranges. Together with the municipalities of Fornalutx, Biniaraix and the port of Puerto de S\u00f3ller, S\u00f3ller lies in the idyllic “Golden Valley”, surrounded by some of the highest mountains on the island such as the 1,445 meter high Puig Mayor, the 1,093 meter high l’Ofre or the 1,064 meter high Mount Teix. S\u00f3ller became prosperous due to its fertile land and the abundant fruit and vegetable plantations and citrus fruits in the valley. <\/p>\n
For a long time, the city was quite isolated from the rest of Mallorca and could only be reached via a long, sometimes dangerous mountain path. It was therefore much easier in those days to ship the harvested olives, almonds, oranges and lemons to France or Spain than to bring them to Palma overland. Only with the construction of the seven-kilometre-long country road over the “Coll de S\u00f3ller” pass (497 meters above sea level) and the railway line (Ferrocarril de S\u00f3ller) built in 1912 was S\u00f3ller directly connected to Palma. The old winding pass road meanders through the Tramuntana mountains in 57 curves. Today you can get to the city either by bus, train, ferry or by car. The capital Palma is around 34 kilometers away and S\u00f3ller is only around 30 minutes away by car via the MA-11 road and a 3,023 meter long tunnel.<\/p>\n
S\u00f3ller is the starting point of various hiking routes through the mountains, along the coast and of course through “the charming valley of the oranges”.<\/p>\n
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