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TRAMUNTA RANGE. Lluís Arbona i Josep Garcias. 1. LOCATION. The Serra de Tramuntana is a mountain range of southwest-northeast which forms the northern backbone of the Spanish island of Mallorca. INTERESTING SURROUNDING PLACES.
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TRAMUNTA RANGE Lluís Arbona i Josep Garcias
1. LOCATION • The Serra de Tramuntana is a mountain range of southwest-northeast which forms the northern backbone of the Spanish island of Mallorca.
INTERESTING SURROUNDING PLACES • There are many places that are frequented by tourists visiting our island, most are of British nationality and other Nordic countries.The places they visit are among others in the Sierra de Tramuntana, and amongst these municipalities as Escorca, Soller, Fornalutx, Deia and, many other municipalities.
PUIG MAJOR • The Tramuntana range mountains is like many others, in the Tramuntana range is the Puig Major who is at an altitude of 1455 meters above the sea, and is located in the municipality of Escorca.
THE CLIMATE • The climate of the Sierra de Tramuntana is different from the rest of the island, because being the most high, the clouds pass over the height of the mountain and this is the rainiest area and therefore is the wettest and cold, is the only area of the island it snows, and the climate in summer is very hot because the humidity and wind is almost never.
3. FAUNA • Eagle is the name given to predatory birds and the largest of which is protected in the mountains north of Mallorca.Las eagles are mainly characterized by its large size, strong constitution and heavier head and bill.Like all birds of prey, eagles have a large beak, powerful and pointed to loosen the flesh of their prey. They also have tarsal claws and powerful. Also called attention to the power of the eagles, which allows them to prey in flight lift much heavier than themselves. They also have an extremely acute hearing allows them to see potential prey from a distance.
ANOTHER BIRDS ESPECIES • Hawk, pigeon, partridge, gull, heron, owl ...
4. THE MONASTERY IN LLUC • The monastery is the Sanctuary of Santa María de Lluch, the patron saint of Mallorca, which is located in the municipality of Escorca about 400 meters, in full Tramontana range. Is also considered a school where students recycle called Lluc Blavets.
Alaró Andraitx Bañalbufar Buñola Calviá Campanet Deyá Escorca Esporlas Estellenchs Fornalutx Lloseta Mancor del Valle Palma de Mallorca Pollensa Puigpuñent Santa Maria del Camí Selva Sóller Valldemosa 5. TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN TRAMUNTANA RANGE
6. ORAL TRADITIONS • In most of the saw used various ways of speaking, which are frowned upon by the Catalan language. The best known are changing the lyric o to the u in Soller, making use of the one o more sound in all words that are in Bunyola, the use of more sound è in words that are in Alaró and many other dialects.
7. FLORA • In most of the mountain pine forests and abundance of oaks, but there are also growing areas, which are grown in orange, lemon, apricot ... and other small plants such as parsley,fennel,etc. All this vegetation is thanks to the fertile land with abundant mineral content, protein, oxygen ... and perfect weather.
8. THE HYDROLOGICAL LANDSCAPE • In all our mountains abound a large number of sources and streams that gradually become torrents, which are dry most of the year.Across the island, we can only find two reservoirs, the Cuber and Gorg Blau, which are located in the communes of Escorca.
9. CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS • The traditions that we know best are going fishing, going hunting, going to pick mushrooms and go to take land snails. And suppose many others, which we do not know.
10. WALKING ROUTES • Because of the grandaria of the mountains, there are many routes, some longer and other accomplices. All these, are properly marked indicating its length, difficulty and travel.The best known are those who climb the highest peaks, with the exception of the famous Pareis down the torrent.
