Literary/Arts Pilgrimage: Majorca

George Sand spent an infamous winter in Majorca; Robert Graves wrote endlessly about its lure and inspiration; Joan Miró built his dream studio. Plus, how to find the magic in today times.

The biggest of the Balearic Islands, Majorca has been attracting writers and artists seeking solitude, beauty and inspiration for the past 100-plus years, leaving a paper trail of creative genius in its wake—the stuff of great books, poetry, preludes and paintings. Known among tourists for its charming stone mountain villages, ancient terraced olive groves and the sea in every direction, there’s a deeper gravitational pull for the traveler of the mind, all these years later, luring us back to this once rugged, remote island where Robert Graves wrote more than 100 books and Joan Miró covered his walls in charcoal drawings.

Together, these three house museums offer a deeply satisfying pilgrimage that tells the collective story of the creative mythos and artistic siren song of Majorca—which still beckons if you know where to look.