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The municipality of Artà, which is situated in the north east of Mallorca, occupies most of the island´s eastern tip, covering an area of 140 km2 and running along 25 km of coast. The area is mountainous, with the highest peak rising to 562m, and it forms part of the Llevant Natural Park.
Artà is one of the few areas of Mallorca which has long sandy beaches which are not built up; this is due to the residents´ awareness of the importance of protecting the region. It goes without saying that these natural areas, where the sea always plays an important role, are the great attraction of both Artà and the island of Mallorca as a whole.
At the upper part of the old-town of Artà are vast ancestral homes; these either belonged to local landowning gentry or were built by returning emigrants who had made their fortune in South America. There are also more basic houses, which were built in accordance with the traditional architectural style of the island and which give the streets in the town an air of times gone by. Many visitors come here, and there are some small hotels and a good range of cafés and restaurants, mainly located in the pedestrian zone as you approach the town from Palma de Mallorca, along the streets of Carrer Ciutat and Carrer Antoni Blanes; also in this zone is Na Batlessa - an old ancestral home which has been turned into a cultural centre, with a stock of pieces documenting the work of the painter Miquel Barceló. On the same property stands the modern building of the municipal theatre.
La Colònia de Sant Pere (Colony of Sant Pere), within the municipality of Artà, is located on an extensive tract of coastal land at the foot of the range of the Serra de Llevant, at the eastern end of the Bay of Alcúdia. The coast in this area doesn´t have too many cliffs, which facilitates access to the sea, where visitors can enjoy rocky coves or unspoilt beaches. There are four developed areas here - la Colònia de Sant Pere itself, Betlem, Montferrutx and S´Estanyol - which basically consist of low-rise family homes, many of which are used as second homes by people from other parts of Mallorca and Europe.
The colony dates back to 1880, when it was founded as an agricultural colony producing vines and almonds; however, there are numerous prehistoric remains here, such as the burial cave on Carrer de Sant Mateu, which record the presence of man in the distant past. The urban growth of the 1960s, when Mallorca´s economy began to revolve around tourism, was moderate here. There is a marina, which is where the Club Nàutic de la Colònia de Sant Pere is located, and there is a sufficient range of restaurants and cafés, though the same can´t be said about shopping facilities.
The origins of the Monastery of Bellpuig date back to 1230, when, following the Christian conquest of Mallorca, King Jaume I gave the Premonstratensian monks the eastern region of Mallorca. The monks took advantage of existing constructions to build their monastery and adapted the Moorish irrigation network for their own crops. The monastery contains a small church, a square courtyard and various other constructions, some of which are in ruins. The primitive-Gothic style church, which was begun in 1240, has a rectangular form and a single nave with a vault roof.
In 1425 the monks exchanged this site for the lands of the Monastery of La Mare de Santa Maria de Bellpuig de les Avellanes, in Catalonia. From this moment on, the Monastery of Bellpuig d´Artà became a farmhouse. In 1999 it became the public property of the Island Council of Mallorca.
The monastery is located at 1.5 km from Artà within a beautiful setting where holm oaks abound. In order to get here you have to take the old Palma de Mallorca road from the old train station (where trains ran until 1977) towards Capdepera, and then you take the first track on the right (known as Camí del Rafal d´Alt) and after 200 metres you´ll find a sharp turn and you have to follow a straight track down to the bridge of the Ocell Verd, which crosses a torrent. Having crossed the torrent, you reach a small slope, at the top of which is a crossroads. You have to take the track on the right, known as S´Estelrica. After following this for 500 metres you´ll come to Mustí Vell on the right - this is a building constructed by the Franciscans in the 15th century, where they stayed until the middle of the 17th century, when the current convent in the village of Artà was built. You have to continue on as far as the electricity sub-station belonging to the electricity company Gesa, from where you have to follow the track on the left, which isn´t tarmacked. 200 metres further on you´ll get to the climb which will take you to the Monastery of Bellpuig.
