Ferrocaril de Soller

I was there in 2007 and the "Tren de Sóller" is absolutely fantastic. A narrow-gauge (914 mm) electric railway (built in 1912) with that beautiful familiar sound of old electric railways and trams that only those who lived deep into the last century will recognize. There was an exhibition of Picasso ceramics at the station building in Sóller, and the small, always crowded old trams (Tranvía de Sóller), which run from Soller to the port (Puerto de Sóller), completely delighted me. Trams were supplied from the city of Palma (after the tram traffic was abandoned there), Bilbao and from Lisbon (Portugal). I visited the island precisely because of this fantastic train and trams.

There are lots of wonderful museums (don't miss the Pilar and Joan Miro Foundation!) and interesting castles with dungeons where visitors can see torture devices. By the way, when you are in Mallorca and you like trains, you should definitely visit other beautiful island places by local trains that leave from the intermodal station in Palma. There is a nice little toy museum in the town of Sa Pobla. There is also a metro to the university of Palma; they opened the metro the same year I visited Mallorca. In any case, for fans of old trams and old (and new) trains, this island is a paradise pure. 😊