For sale the house of the poet Guillem Colom for 1.5 million euros in the center of Sóller
The property has 575 square meters built, a garden of 661 meters and views of the mountains, the church and the Sóller train
PalmaA real estate agency in Sóller has one of the most unique properties in the town for sale. It is the birthplace of the poet, playwright, and translator from Sóller, Guillem Colom (Sóller, Mallorca, 1890 - Palma, 1979), which is being sold for 1.5 million euros and is located in the very center of the municipality, just a few minutes from the Town Hall square. The property, which requires renovation to adapt it to new uses, retains dimensions and features that make it an especially unique property within the town center of Sóller.
The house is distributed over four floors plus a basement and has 575 square meters of built area. The property also includes a large garden of 661 square meters, one of its main attractions, which is reached via a bridge that crosses the stream. The dwelling currently has six bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and several rooms, although the top floor offers the possibility of enabling up to three more rooms.
Among the elements that stand out most about the property are the views of the Serra de Tramuntana, the church of Sant Bartomeu de Sóller, and the Sóller train, three of the most characteristic elements of the landscape and heritage of the municipality. The estate also retains water rights of five hours per week, an element added to the value of the property and especially relevant in a house with a garden of these dimensions.
Born into a wealthy family associated with the Sóller industry, Colom studied classical languages at the seminary with Llorenç Riber as his teacher. In 1906 he moved to the Institut Balear and between 1912 and 1917 he studied Philosophy and Letters at the University of Barcelona. In 1918 he went to Madrid to take doctoral courses. That same year he published his first book of poems, Iuvenília, and began his collaborations with the weekly newspaper Sóller. Upon returning from Madrid, he settled once again in Mallorca and lived between Sóller and Palma.
Between 1953 and 1962, he directed the baccalaureate college of Sóller. The postwar period was a time of great literary production for the author. During this period he wrote the works Cançons de la terra (1947) and Ofrena mística (1949). With El Comte Mal (1950), he was awarded at the Jocs Florals of Perpignan and with La terra al cor (1957), he obtained the Ciutat de Palma Prize in 1956. During this time, the poetry collections Terra endins (1950) and Pedrís al sol i altres poemes (1956) also appeared, as well as the plays Cecília de Solanda (1945) and Jaume IV de Mallorca (1955).