Picture on the Pillar for February 2012

San Salvador Monastery, Mallorca




This photograph shows the monastery Calvary through the draw well.

The foundation stone was laid in 1348 and the last three monks left in the 1990s

The monastery, near to Felanitx, has become a popular tourist spot as, standing at 510 meters, it offers unrivalled views of the south and west of the island.

The austere fortress look of the monastery (the monks had to defend themselves against numerous attacks by Arab pirates in the middle ages) belies the rich interior and notably the altarpiece of alabaster (16th century) which depicts thje last supper and parts of the passion and was created by Guillem Sagrera