Sóller - Banco de Sóller

Mallorca is the largest island in the Mediterranean Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain. Mallorca is an extremely popular holiday destination. The Palma de Mallorca Airport, one of the busiest in Spain, is used by about 30 million tourists per year.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the island was invaded by the Vandals in 425. The time of the Vandals ended, when Byzantine troops general took the island in 534. The first Muslim arrivals were in 707. These ended the Byzantine domination and established their own hegemony. Until 903, the island was part of the Umayyad Caliphate.
From Between 902 and 1229 the island was under Islamic control. James I of Aragon ( aka "Jaume el Conqueridor") conquered Mallorca in December 1229.

Sóller lies in a large, bowl-shaped valley, surrounded by the Tramuntana mountain range. It was known for olive oil in Moorish times, but since the late 18th century mainly oranges and lemons are grown here in are large orchards. The town got very prosperous through the trade and keeps its grows today - through tourism.

The Sóller Bank was founded in 1899. The modernist bank building is right next to Sant Bartomeu and was designed by Joan Rubio i Bellver, a Gaudí student. The construction was completed in 1912. The facades show the same stone texture as the adjacent church, whose facade was also by Rubio.

Today the building is used by Banco Santander.