Mallorca (part 3)

Documentary that includes landscapes and monuments from all over Mallorca. Images of the outskirts of Palma with the Bellver Castle, the farming land of Palma, the Molinar and the Secar de la Real neighbourhoods, Bendinat Castle, Son Vida Castle, the Son Berga, Raixa, Alfabia and Son Veri stately homes, a typical farmhouse and the Riera torrent. Next, various popular trades and customs are shown: fishermen, spinners, farmers, palm leaf weavers, ropemakers, the quay, a bullock cart, a quarry, a waterwheel, a windmill, farmers chopping chickpeas up, the labour of beating the wheat on a threshing floor and the parade of the Beata in Valldemossa in July.



Director
Verger Llinàs, Josep Maria
Year
1927
Type
Film
Length
00:14:39
Gauge
35mm
Sound
Silent
Image
Tinted
Genre
Documentary
Theme
Sites and monuments, Society and traditions, Tourism and leisure
Place
Espagne > Palma, Espagne > Valldemossa, Espagne > Bunyola, Espagne > Marratxí
Film archive
Arxiu del So i de la Imatge de Mallorca