Majorca - Miramar Son Morroig

Continuing on the coast road from Cartuja de Valldemosa, we come to the country house and estate of Miramar, once the property of the Austrian Archduke Ludwig Salvator (1847-1915), second son of Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany. A great amateur of the natural sciences, he pursued his researches during extensive travels in the Near East and the Mediterranean area. Between 1860 and 1913 he lived mostly on Majorca, in his country house of Son Morroig (2km/1.25mi northeast of Miramar), which is now preserved as a memorial to him. There he wrote his seven volume opus on the Balearics, which is still a standard work.