Fornalutx

Fornalutx is a little village, there are 700 inhabitants.Fornalutx is very beautiful village. This village is in the highest mountain in Mallorca , it is called Puig Major , it is 1445 m high.

The architecture of the village is of stone and light brown roof tiles, with most buildings' windows also having green painted wooden shutters. The stone façades on the majority of these houses have been exposed in recent years by removing the original render to give the buildings a more rustic appearance than was originally the case. Built on different levels, many of the higher streets are pedestrianised and cobbled, with grassy paths leading off into the orchards and farms to the north.

The village centre is Plaça d'Espanya

The dominant large plants in the area are orange trees, lemon trees and cacti. Thousands of house sparrows flit around the area and sheep graze in the surrounding orchards.

Fornalutx has received prizes and recognition for tourism and conservation. In 1983 it was awarded the Mallorcan Tourism Board Silver Plaque for the defence and maintenance of the village. The same year the General Secretary for Tourism gave it the Second National Price for Towns embellished and maintained in Spain. In 1985 it received the Premi Alzina from the Grup Balear

The typical festival takes place in september. Apart from music concerts, people from the village carry a bull from the mountain to the main square, the bull is tied up with a rope.Finally a girl puts a crown of flowers on its head.

By Laura Patino and Clara Colom.