Wash House

These old communal washing sinks, where the towns women would have done their laundry, are to be found in the ancient hamlet of Biniaraix. We passed them a few times during the week as they mark the beginning of the route to the Barranc de Biniaraix.

The Barranc itself is a stone track, which was either built during the period of Moorish rule or during Roman times. This track, down which a torrent flows, passes between the stepped walls which contain olive plantations many of which are in disrepair. The track connected Sóller with Lluc, Orient and L'Ofre long before the arrival of the Romans and the Moors and later, after the introduction of Christianity, it became the pilgrim way to the Monastery of Lluc. (Backblip)