We head off in a northeasterly direction towards Alaro Castle, in the middle of the Tramuntana Mountains. Flying parallel to this range, we reach Alcudia, where, from a height of 1,000 feet, we can see Alcudia and Pollença bays, two of the most spectacular in Mallorca. Next, we fly over Cape Formentor, the northernmost point of the island. To the southwest, along the coast, we will see the most beautiful, wild and inaccessible part of Mallorca, including the splendid Torrent de Pareis and countless coves. Crossing the Tramuntana Mountains and the spectacular Port of Soller. We follow the coastline in a southeasterly direction and pass over Sa Foradada, a remarkable rock with a hole in the centre, eroded by the wind and sea. Next, we fly over Michael Douglas’s house, an estate that can only be visited from the air. We then turn south and head towards Valldemossa Flying back towards Palma we can admire Bellver Castle, the port and the majestic Cathedral.
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Colour and Light in Gothic Palma Cathedral
It is not surprising that in the Middle Ages an art form was developed in which the brilliance of simple colours is married to the brilliance of light.The developement of Gothic arquitecture which led to the virtual replacement of wall by window provide the opportunity for combinig pictorial embellishment with intense luminiscense.
It helped that Light was often cited as a metapfor for God , and even believed to be a manifestation of the deity .
Despite the concerns voiced by austere monastic oders that such sensuous stimulation might detract from focusing on God , bishops and lay patrons gave free rein to the creative possibilities of brilliant, multi-coloured glass . Its beauty seems largely to have been indivisible from the cognitive understanding of symbolism, delight in colour was remarkably direct and uninhibited.
Light was other source of immediate aesthetic uplift - The light of the sun , the glitter of gold and polished surfaces and all forms of luminosity.
This tour will show you the color significance the conflicting aims of richness of colour and illumination of the interior,the meaning,symbolism and narration, revelatory of the fundamental shifts which occurred during the course of the Middle Ages in theology,intellectual outlook and society generally.
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