Deià is a small coastal village on the northern ridge of the Spanish island of Majorca. It is located about ten miles north of Valldemossa, and it is known for its literary and musical residents. Its idyllic landscape, orange and olive groves on steep cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean, served as a draw for German, English, and American expatriates after the first World War.

The English poet, novelist, and scholar, Robert Graves, was one of the first foreigners to settle in the village, where he collaborated with Laura Riding in setting up the Seizin Press. Graves returned after the war and remained in Deià until his death. He used the town as the setting for many of his stories, including the historical novel Hercules my Shipmate. His house is now a museum.

Anaïs Nin visited the village in the 1920s, and she wrote a short story set on the village's beach. The Spanish writer, Carmen Naranjo, recently wrote a short story about Nin's. The town is also the unnamed setting of the Uruguayan novelist, Cristina Peri Rossi's "The Ship of Fools" (La nave de los locos). The Nicaraguan poet and novelist, Claribel Alegría, lives in Deià today.

Deia is a wonderful enchanting mixture of honey coloured houses scattered among steep streets and stairways winding themselves up to the town's 18th century church Sant Joan Baptista.

Nowadays the majority of activity takes place along the thriving C/Arxiduc Lluis Salvador which is packed with excellent restaurants and a few little spanish bars.  There are around 700 residents in Deia of which about half are an eclectic mix of foreigners.  There is a definite artistic feel and bohemian buss around the town, especially in the summer months.  This beautiful town set within the Traumuntana mountains has long captivated writers and artists, the most famous being Robert Graves who is buried in the churchyard.  His homes has been turned into a museum, well worth a visit as is the Archaelological Museum and Research Centre which was founded in 1962 by the late Dr. William H. Waldren, offering a fascinating look into the area's prehistoric past.

Cala Deia, a picturesque shingly beach, around a half an hour walk from Deia through olive groves, has two easy going chirinquitos i.e. beach bars, where you can relax and take in the peace and tranqulity of this secluded cove. Ca’s Patró March is the one on higher ground and is more expensive than the simpler Ca’n Lluc right on the beach.