Entrance for the manor house / museum "La Granja" in Esporles, central Majorca

Booking option: Entrance to the "La Granja" mansion and museum in Esporles

Immerse yourself in the history of Majorca and discover La Granja, a stately country house in the heart of the Tramuntana with a museum, gastronomy, handicrafts and opulent, elegant gardens. The entrance fee includes the tasting of Mallorcan products, including the famous Buñuelos. The traditional pastry is served with jams, fig bread, sobrasada, cheese, palo (liqueur) and hierbas (aniseed liqueur).

The La Granja mansion dates back to the 10th century and tells of the island's eventful history and cultural heritage. The estate bears witness to the people who lived there: Romans and Arabs (10th century), monks (13th century) and noble families (15th century). The museum is a wonderful Mallorca destination for families with children. The estate has a restaurant and a terrace café.

Overview

• Times: Summer 10:00 am to 07:00 pm (last admission 05:30 pm) / Winter 10:00 am to 06:00 pm (last admission 04:30 pm)
• Days: daily
• Months: possible all-year
• Languages: German, English, Spanish
• Pick-up not included
• Starting points: Esporles

Included

• Entry fees

Detailed description

Entry tickets to the mansion Museum "La Granja" in Majorca, Esporles

Visit the authentic Majorca! La Granja is a 10th-century mansion that gives visitors the opportunity to discover the Majorca of old in a lovely relaxed setting. The visit shows how life on the island was in the past, from the mansion itself to the work areas. The Museum offers also the chance to try various traditional products, such as Majorca wines, various sweet delicacies such as fig bread and our famous buñuelo fritters, which can be enjoyed with La Granja jams, bread with sobrasada sausage, cheese and cured meats. There is also a cafeteria and a restaurant with a broad and varied menu.

Traditional majorcan cuisine. Fig bread has been made in Mallorca for many years and is indispensable during the cold winters in the country houses. The figs are mashed together with small pieces of aniseed, "hierbas" and almonds, and then baked in the oven. Various jams are also made on the premises, such as apricot, fig and orange and all from natural products. All of which you are invited to taste and are on sale in the shop.

Beautiful flora. There are pines, holm oaks, strawberry trees, shrubs, rosemary, asparagus etc. A couple of magestic conifers rise up in the centre of the garden, however, the central attraction is the yew tree which proudly stands at one end of the pond. Throughout the centuries the yew was very much prized for its hard wood but at the same time feared, due to its deadly fruit. "The yew which grows in La Granja is one of the very few examples left on the Island, being a thousand years old with an ornately shaped trunk and interweaving branches."

Varying fauna. We find a selection of animals usually found on a farm, such as pheasants, ducks and geese and others from the forests, like African partridges and deer. The "porc negre" - black Mallorcan pig, deserves a special mention as its meat is fundamental for making the islands' best quality sausages - "sobrasada, llengonissa, botifarra, camaiot" etc. Some animals that inhabit this area are the Mallorca goat, rabbits, hares, kites, kestrels, pigeons, partridges, turtledoves, quail, shrikes, sparrows, goldfinches and, if you're very lucky you may catch sight of the graceful glide of a black vulture.

Furtermore you can see: Blacksmith,Turner´s Workshop, Candlemaker, Pottery, Looms, Carpenter´s Workshop, Spanish Grasswork, Cobbler. There is also a 1.2 km long walking path through the forest, where you can enjoy the amazing views over the mansion and gardens.