This book will fire your imagination, revealing to you Sóller and the valley, and your appreciation of this magical place will certainly be changed forever

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The coffee-table book ‘Soul of Sóller’ tells the captivating story of Sóller transformation from a pure and pristine valley into a 21st century holiday destination.

A collection of beautiful antique and coloured pictures, vintage postcards and drawings. It all forms a visual chronicle of Sóller over the centuries illustrating its metamorphosis and documenting the life, work and pastimes of the Sóllerics.

With an extra gift inside: You will find 20 postcards to pull out and send to friends or to keep as a moment of your stay in Sóller.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Hard cover - 152 pages - Size 235mm x 310mm -Text in English - ISBN 978-90-903-4356-3 - First published in 2021 - Second edition 2023 - €45,00

In the media

“The book Ellen has created is a Coffee Table book with stories, photographs, history and mementos. Designed for all those who love this world and want more of the back stories and atmosphere.”

— Shirley, Sóller Web

“If you love Sóller you'll love this new book by resident Ellen Joosten. Her research goes deep into Sóller's fascinating history of pirates, the citrus fruit trade and ever-growing tourism market.”

— ABC Mallorca

My love for Sóller and it’s history

Hi, I'm Ellen the creator of this book. It's good to see you here because it means you're interested in this beautiful Valley and its history. I'm more than happy to share a bit about myself and hopefully the book gives you the same inspiration that I've experienced during my travels.

Born and raised in The Netherlands I lived most of my live in Amsterdam. But Sóller has been my second hometown for 25 years since I bought a house with 5 other friends in this beautiful place. After many years working as an online marketeer and living in different places in the world like San Francisco and Singapore, I discovered on one of my trips a book about Telluride, Colorado (US). I was impressed by the design and all the great stories featured about the history of Telluride. I was questioning myself why isn’t there a book like this about Soller? Through the years I learned bits and pieces about the past of Sóller but never had the complete picture. I also knew there was so much more to discover than a couple of pages usually provided in tourist guides about Mallorca. So the idea to create a book myself became my passion. After two years of investigation, collecting materials and writing the “Soul of Soller” was born.
Thank you for visiting my website and I hope that you will enjoy "Soul of Soller" and give this Valley a special place in your heart. I wish you great pleasure by turning the pages and immerse yourself in the rich history of Soller.

 

What readers say

“It is beautiful and I haven’t put it down since It arrived! I love the name as I’ve always said that my soul is in Sóller even if I am from southern England. It’s just one of those places that gets under one’s skin!”

— Yvonne Roylance

I am blown away with your beautiful book! What a joy. Settled down in the sunshine for long read. A triumph for you. Coming out hopefully next week with a bit more knowledge!

— Irene Greenlees

“What a lovely book, only read preface so far and looked quickly through. Love the idea of the postcards.

— Linda Swailes

Soul of Sóller triumphed in its portrayal of the fascinating history of an exquisitely, beautiful valley with extraordinary accompanying images.

Judy King Sóller Resident

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Sóller newspaper July 2 2021