Property For Sale Mancor de la Vall Mallorca

Real Estate for Sale Mancor de la Vall Mallorca. Mancor de la Vall is a small village in the hills below the Serra de Tramuntana Its quiet and slow apart from November each year when it holds its famous mushroom festival each year over a long weekend. The old road which runs north south though the Serra de Tramuntana passing though Selva Moscari and Biniamar passes below the village, so it’s often overlooked by travellers.  Mancor de la Vall sits at the foot of Puig de Massanella one of the higher peaks of the Serra de Tramuntana at 1,364 m, surrounded by a mountainous area covered with pines and oaks. Olive, almond, carob, and fig trees grow in the surrounding countryside. It is home to architectural landmarks such as the chapel of Santa Llúcia, documented in 1348, and the once prosperous possession of Massanella. In the 19th century, the inhabitants lived from the production of olive oil and forestry, and the mountains above the village still preserve coal pits, lime kilns and snow houses used to collect ice during the winter months to sell to the inhabitants on the coast during the summer months. The tiny hamlet of Biniarroi above the village abandon during the 1950´s then reoccupied in resent years is part of the popular walking routes in the region.