Les Journées du Modernisme 2026 in Sóller

Les Journées du Modernisme is an autumn cultural programme that Sóller uses to showcase its history and early twentieth-century architecture. The second edition had a wide programme: guided routes, exhibitions, workshops, children's activities, music, dance, literature, parades and period costume. According to the council, some activities needed advance registration.

On 28 October 2026 the council published its closing note, thanking the organising team, the partner groups and the public, and promising to return next year.

• Friday 16 October: opening at Can Prunera with the presentation of the book Sóller Modernista and the show Poemes i dansa, followed by a dance in plaça de l'Estol.
• Saturday 17: the busiest day, with a sketchbook contest, a children's play area, routes around the Port and the cemetery, workshops and live music.
• Tuesday 20: closing at the Teatre Victòria with the documentary Sóller Modernista.
• Sunday 25: the day rescheduled after the weather, centred on Gran Via, with a writers and travellers walk, a cart exhibition and a vermouth with a concert in the Can Dulce garden.

These details come from local press and the council announcement; the full programme was a PDF in Catalan on the council website.

The festival is run by Sóller town council and Can Dulce, with support from the Consell de Mallorca. This edition brought in more local groups and new venues, including Can Prunera. The organisers told local media that, after a broader first edition, they wanted to dig deeper into modernist literature and its authors in Mallorca.

It is tied to the Sóller Modernista project, which local press says has a budget above 379,000 euros and includes a web portal, a mobile app, a route guide and heritage signs. Good news for visitors: information about the buildings should get easier to find.

You do not need to wait for October. Three buildings sum up Sóller's modernism, and they are a short walk from one another:

• Church of Sant Bartomeu: its modernist and neo-Gothic facade is the work of Joan Rubió Bellver, a disciple of Antoni Gaudí.
• Banc de Sóller: also by Joan Rubió, built between 1909 and 1912 next to the square and declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 2000.
• Can Prunera: a house built between 1909 and 1911 for Joan Magraner Oliver, known as Joan Prunera, and turned into a museum in 2009. Its architect is not firmly documented: Rubió is suggested, but some historians doubt it.

For everything else in town, see our guide to what to see in Sóller.

Sóller's mansions and modernist buildings were paid for by the fruit trade. Oranges and mandarins left through the Port for France, and many locals emigrated or worked there. Joan Magraner, who commissioned Can Prunera, made his fortune in that trade.

That history also explains the festival's French name. The sources we checked do not mention any French organiser or an event in France, so the link is historical and in the name, not institutional. For another piece of that era, built on the citrus trade, see the Sóller train.

1. Start at plaça de sa Constitució.
2. Look at the facade of Sant Bartomeu.
3. Cross the square to the Banc de Sóller.
4. Continue along carrer de sa Lluna, a pedestrian street with shops.
5. Finish at Can Prunera; if you go in, check opening times and tickets on its official website first.

Without entering the museum it takes about 20 minutes at a relaxed pace. Afterwards you can hop on the tram to the Port.

Checked on 1 November 2026 against the town council's closing note, the programme announcement and the El Sóller report. Building details: Can Prunera and our sightseeing guide.