Poet on Majorca

[RCP]

Was there a well known English poet who went to live in (on?) Majorca, and if so who was it and are they buried there. The earlier question about gravestones prompted this as I'm off to Majorca in June.

[Quizmonster]

Robert Graves is buried there. Click http://www.robertgraves.org/bio.php for a Graves website and scroll down to the last paragraph of Part One.

[RCP]

Thanks QM - I didn't realise he'd be so appropriately named.

[Ewood27]

The composer Frederic Chopin also lived in Majorca for a time, though he died in Paris (in 1849).

[WendyW]

As Ewood said Chopin lived in Majorca for a while. If you get a chance whilst you are there it is worth visiting where he lived in Valldemosa.

[RCP]

Thanks - I'll probably rent a car few a few days & try to persuade my wife to stop lying in the sun (the word "wrinkles" should do the trick!)

[mikewith]

Robert Graves (he of 'I, Claudius' fame) lived in Deia (Deya?)-- a few miles north of Chopin's gaff -- and he brought a particular kind of fame to the town. Definitely worth a visit, but check your bank balance before thinking of staying there. It's *achingly* beautiful and must have been utterly idyllic before it was 'discovered' by us tourists.

Can't just blame Graves for that, the north-west coast of the island was never going to escape tourism, but there's a special attention paid to Deia because of him. It became something of a posh hippy's hangout in the 60s and 70s, too. You'll spot lots of aristos with lovebeads and dreads scurrying around, avoiding the coaches and back-packed hordes. And the odd celeb staying at La Residencia - fabbo hotel (good restaurants too) owned by Richard Branson.