Majorca

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Majorca
THE ART OF LIVING
A comprehensive and gorgeously illustrated guide to the style and traditions of Majorca and the Balearic Isles. With over 200 breathtaking photographs and a lively text, author and photographer explore the more intimate, picturesque,
and rarely seen sides of these lovely island retreats.

MAJORCA
The Art of Living
Photographs by Solví dos Santos Text by Lanning Aldrigh
Situated at the crossroads of Europe and Africa, directly south of Barcelona, Majorca and the Balearic isles have inspired a stunning array of architectural styles. Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Moors—all left traces of their stay on the landscape, with its fine combination of rugged coastal views, windswept sierras, and fertile valley floors.
The handsome Romanesque arches and classic interiors of Majorca's mansions recall an era of aristocratic luxury, while rudimentary beach cabins and isolated stone huts reflect a different side of the islands' history, from years of piracy... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Majorca
THE ART OF LIVING
A comprehensive and gorgeously illustrated guide to the style and traditions of Majorca and the Balearic Isles. With over 200 breathtaking photographs and a lively text, author and photographer explore the more intimate, picturesque,
and rarely seen sides of these lovely island retreats.

MAJORCA
The Art of Living
Photographs by Solví dos Santos Text by Lanning Aldrigh
Situated at the crossroads of Europe and Africa, directly south of Barcelona, Majorca and the Balearic isles have inspired a stunning array of architectural styles. Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Moors—all left traces of their stay on the landscape, with its fine combination of rugged coastal views, windswept sierras, and fertile valley floors.
The handsome Romanesque arches and classic interiors of Majorca's mansions recall an era of aristocratic luxury, while rudimentary beach cabins and isolated stone huts reflect a different side of the islands' history, from years of piracy to the toil of generations of field workers. Such diversity has inspired an amazing group of artists, travelers, and designers to make homes here, from Chopin and Miró in the past to Ben Jakober and Philippe Starck today.
In this book, renowned photographer S0IVÍ dos Santos has chosen to photograph almost thirty of the islands' most beautiful houses whose styles range from baroque, traditional Moorish and African tribal to pared-down Scandinavian and modern minimalism. Lanning Aldrich, meanwhile, a part-time inhabitant of Majorca, has interviewed each of the owners, revealing their philosophies of style and discovering what it is for each of them that makes life so special in the islands.
For tourists and armchair travelers, the authors also include a resource guide of local galleries, art studios, shops, markets, restaurants, and places to stay Stunningly reproduced, this book perfectly captures the lure and romance of island life. Vissza