Rutas WOW 2025The Fundació Mallorca Literària has announced the programme for the Rutas WoW 2025 (WoW Routes 2025), which will feature a total of 15 literary itineraries throughout the year. These routes, taking place between 21 March and 29 November, will be centred around the figure of Mallorcan poet Josep M. Llompart and will be accompanied by other proposals dedicated to authors such as Llorenç Villalonga, Costa i Llobera, Gertrude Stein and Robert Graves. This year’s programme, celebrating the centenary of Llompart’s birth, includes activities such as dramatized tours, poetry recitals and musical performances, offering an opportunity to explore the literary echoes embedded in Mallorca’s landscape.

The Rutas WoW 2025 (WoW Routes 2025) will be led by experts in literature and local culture, providing a unique way to explore Mallorca through words and landscape. Spaces are limited, and reservations can be made through the website of Fundació Mallorca Literària (www.mallorcaliteraria.cat). Additionally, the content of the tours will be available through the free WoW Mallorca app.

‘Camins florits de paraules’ (‘Paths in Bloom of Words’)

This edition will revolve around the poem Camí florit by Josep M. Llompart, under the title ‘Camins florits de paraules’ (‘Paths in Bloom of Words’). Furthermore, the programme introduces new partners, linking the Rutas WoW 2025 (WoW Routes 2025) project with other initiatives such as the Versud poetic action cycle and collaborating with cultural institutions such as Teatre Principal de Palma, Ca n’Alluny, Robert Graves’ house, Jardins de Raixa and the Fundació Rotger Villalonga. The initiative aims to bring literature closer to the landscapes that inspired these authors.

Rutas WoW 2025 (WoW Routes 2025) Programme

Villalonga en el país dels desbaratats. Literary route in connection with the premiere of ‘Desbarats’.

  • Dates and times:
    • 21 March, 19:00 – 21:00.
    • 22 March, 11:00 – 13:00.
    • 28 March, 17:00 – 19:00.
    • 29 March, 17:00 – 19:00.
  • Guide: Joan Carles Palos.
  • Starting and ending point: Teatre Principal de Palma.
  • Summary: A route dedicated to the novel Desbarats by Llorenç Villalonga, an ironic portrayal of Mallorcan society in the 20th century. Coincides with the new theatrical adaptation of the work at the Teatre Principal de Palma.

Paraules i flors. Ethnobotanical and literary visit to the Can Sabater garden.

  • Date: 29 March.
  • Time: 10:00 – 12:00.
  • Guides: Karen Navarro and Joana Maria Abrines.
  • Meeting point: Can Sabater, Casa Llorenç Villalonga, Museu Literari de Binissalem.
  • Free entry. Registration at: www.mallorcaliteraria.cat
  • Summary: An ethnobotanical and literary walk to discover medicinal plants, their history and their use in literature. Includes the creation of a natural incense with Mediterranean herbs.

Robert Graves i la muntanya de Deià. Dramatized route through poetry and discovery.

  • Date: 5 April.
  • Time: 11:00 – 14:00.
  • Guides: Eduard Moyà and Julian Bastida.
  • Meeting point: Ca n’Alluny, Robert Graves’ House, Deià.
  • Entry fee: 5€.
  • Summary: Theatrical visit to Robert Graves’ House Museum, followed by a walk along Camí de s’Empeltada, featuring readings of his mountain poems and a tasting of Tramuntana products.

Les primeres viatgeres i escriptores. A poetic look at the city.

  • Date: 12 April.
  • Time: 10:00 – 13:00.
  • Guide: Jaume-Bernat Adrover.
  • Meeting point: La Llotja, Palma.
  • Entry fee: 5€.
  • Summary: A walking tour through Palma’s old town following the footsteps of 16 travelling women writers who explored the city, with references to Mallorcan authors such as Maria Antònia Salvà.

La deixa de Nuredduna. Poetic itinerary dedicated to the poem by Miquel Costa i Llobera ‘La deixa del geni grec’.

  • Date: 3 May.
  • Route and performance in Artà.
  • More information coming soon.

De ruta amb Llompart! Educational routes with IES J. M. Llompart.

  • Dates: 7 and 14 May.
  • Time: 9:00 – 14:00.
  • Guide: Xesc Alemany.
  • Meeting point: IES Llompart, Palma.
  • Registration through the Educational Service of Fundació Mallorca Literària.
  • Summary: Educational tours celebrating the centenary of Josep M. Llompart, exploring his legacy as a poet, editor, and cultural activist.

Un regne surant damunt les ones. Palma and Josep Maria Llompart.

  • Date: 11 May.
  • Time: 10:00 – 12:00.
  • Guide: Tomàs Vibot.
  • Meeting point: Església de Sant Miquel, Palma.
  • Entry fee: 5€.
  • Summary: A walking tour of Palma in homage to Llompart, highlighting his literary works and cultural activism.

Bloomsday Mediterrani. James Joyce and his Ulysses in Palma.

  • Date: 16 June.
  • Time: 18:30 – 20:30.
  • Guide: Eduard Moyà.
  • Meeting point: Llibreria Embat Llibres, Palma.
  • Free entry with prior registration.
  • Summary: A literary walking tour through Palma celebrating Bloomsday, where participants will follow in the footsteps of Leopold Bloom, the protagonist of Joyce’s Ulysses, with dramatic readings along the way.

Domina les muntanyes i aguaita l’infinit. Poetic itinerary dedicated to the poem by Miquel Costa i Llobera ‘El pi de Formentor’.

  • Date: 14 September.
  • Route and concert in Formentor.
  • More information coming soon.

Un casalot de muntanya. Josep Maria Llompart in the Serra de Tramuntana.

  • Date: 18 October.
  • Time: 10:30 – 13:00.
  • Guide: Joan Carles Palos.
  • Meeting point: Deià.
  • Entry fee: 5€.
  • Summary: A literary tour through the Serra de Tramuntana, following the traces of Josep M. Llompart and his childhood memories of the mountains.

De Gertrude Stein a Antònia Vicens. Words of women writers in El Terreno.

  • Date: 8 November.
  • Time: 11:00 – 14:00.
  • Guides: Eduard Moyà and Maria Magdalena Pons as Gertrude Stein.
  • Meeting point: Plaça Remígia Caubet, Palma.
  • Entry fee: 5€.
  • Summary: A literary route through El Terreno, exploring its history as a refuge for artists and writers, from Gertrude Stein to Antònia Vicens.

Jardins de Raixa. Prose and verse of a crimson dream.

  • Date: 29 November.
  • Time: 10:00 – 13:00.
  • Guide: Tomàs Vibot.
  • Meeting point: Jardins de Raixa.
  • Entry fee: 5€.
  • Summary: A literary and cultural tour through the Jardins de Raixa, exploring their architectural, landscape, and literary significance.