Coca de Patata: Mallorca’s traditional potato pastry

Valldemossa is a 5th millennium BC village located in the Serra de Tramuntana, a mountain range running southwest-northeast which forms the northern backbone of the Spanish island of Mallorca. From traditional Mallorcan cuisine to artisanal pastries, the visitors can savour a variety of delicacies.

The village is particularly known for its ‘Cocas de Patata’, traditional Mallorcan pastries. They are made with potato, egg, sugar and fat. These are spongy and lightly textured rolls made with mashed potatoes and served with a generous sprinkling of powdered sugar. It can also be enjoyed with hot chocolate during winter or almond horchata in summer.

Valldemossa is ideal for growing potatoes because of its fertile soil and thus, no visitor can miss out on trying the village’s culinary specialty.

Ca’n Molinas: 19th century bakery & pastry shop

Ca’n Molinas is a 19th-century bakery and pastry shop in Valldemossa (Photo: Ca’n Molinas)

Maintaining a Moorish oven from the first generation of bakers, Ca’n Molinas is a bakery and pastry shop in Valldemossa that is popular among visitors and locals for its Coca de patata, with a long tradition dating back to 1920.

The bakery has its own style of serving its specialty. They also serve Mallorcan pastry with red pepper and sobrasada. A visitor’s experience in Valldemossa is incomplete without making Ca’n Molinas their pitstop.

Valldemossa: An escape from the bustling beach resorts of Mallorca

Apart from its delicious potato pastry, Valldemossa is also known for the Charterhouse of Valldemossa, a 14th-century Carthusian Monastery. It was built by the King of Mallorca and became home to composer Frédéric Chopin and writer George Sand, during the winters in the 18th century.

A 14th-century Carthusian Monastery was formerly known as ‘Carthusian Monastery’

The cobblestoned streets of Valldemossa lend it the ambience of a medieval-era town. Wandering down these narrow streets, one must visit the Palace of King Sancho, a historical architecture, that attracts a large number of tourists as it boasts a rare collection of artifacts. While walking around the village, one can always collect souvenirs and popular souvenir taken back by tourists is the local pottery.

From serving local dishes especially for people with a sweet tooth to providing a rustic experience for visitors having an eye for aesthetics, Valldemossa can be an authentic island experience for the guests. It is an Instagrammable village which has kept its traditional touch intact