Tourist attractions Palma de Majorca

The winding MA10 corniche road runs along cliffs that extend all the way along the northwest coast of Mallorca. It boasts superb views and is shaded by pine trees along almost its entire length from Andratx to Sóller. Stop at the Mirador Ricardo R..

In spite of several later alterations, the Cathedral is one of the most beautiful achievements of the late Gothic period. On the south side, the Mirador doorway is surrounded by 2 Sagrera statues. Inside, the proportions of the pillars and the sparta..

An old watchtower affords a sweeping view along the coast from the Isla de Dragonera to Port de Sóller.

This Museum of Contemporary Spanish Art (March Collection) is housed in what was formerly the head office of the March Bank, a regional style residence (18C). Its permanent collection includes more than 70 pieces by 52 contemporary Spanish artists. I..

La Llotja is a Commodity Exchange built in the 15C to plans drawn up by the Majorcan architect Guillermo Sagrera . The building appears to be fortified but includes an open gallery like a covered way. The merlons and turrets are more decorative than..

Built in the 14C, Bellver Castle offers a unique view across the bay. Once the summer residence of the Kings of Majorca, it later became a prison. The writer Jovellanos was imprisoned here from 1801 to 1808. A keep dominates the astonishing circular ..

The Pueblo Espanyol is a village which has brought together exact replicas of some of Spain’s most typical sights. Unlike the village in Barcelona, it is the scrupulous reproduction of famous buildings (Myrtle Courtyard (Alhambra), El Greco's House (..

The Saint Eulalia Church was built in the 13C and 15C. The interior is distinctive for its lofty central nave in very plain Gothic style. In the first chapel to the right is a fine 15C altarpiece.

The Berga House is a stately old residence built in 1712. Today it houses the law courts. Although the stone balconies on either side of the door make the façade a little heavy, the huge interior courtyard reproduces the typical layout of Majorcan pa..

The Sant Francesc Church, built in the 13C and 14C, was decorated at the end of the 17C with a plateresque rose window and a baroque doorway, the tympanum of which is the work of Francisco Herrera. The interior, made up of a huge nave, houses in one ..

The museum is notable for its 14C and 15C Majorcan paintings. The master of Privileges, influenced by the miniatures of Sienna, dominates among the earliest artists. Much later, Ramon Destorrents and the master of Bishop Galiana drew inspiration from..

The former fortress of the Wali (Arab governor), the Almudaina, was remodelled in the 14C and 15C by the Kings of Majorca. It is now one of the residences of the King of Spain. Inside, several rooms have been restored and elegantly furnished (Flemish..

It was in the heart of the aristocratic Carrer del Sol that the Marqués del Palmer’s house was built in 1556. Its impressive stone façade has been blackened by time. On the first floor, the Renaissance decoration of the windows softens the starkness ..

The Arab Baths is the only building still intact to remind us of the Moslem presence in Palma, then called Madina Mayurga. They were used after the Reconquest by Jews and Christians without suffering any damage. The classical cupola, lit by bull's ey..

The Diocesan Museum especially houses many Gothic works. Among them feature the remarkable Saint George (1568) by Pere Nisart, who introduced the Flemish style to Majorca: the Saint felling the dragon is portrayed before Palma as it appeared in the..

The Solleric Palace is typical of the architecture of wealthy 18C Majorcan houses. It opens onto El Born through a façade decorated with an elegant gallery. Going round the building through a narrow passage, you will find the most balanced patio in..

Built at the beginning of the 17C and decorated with a Renaissance gallery, the former Sea Consulate was the seat of the maritime mercantile court. The Presidency of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands is now installed here.

The Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation was born from the couple's desire to give Palma a living cultural and arts centre. In the shadow of Son Abrines, Miró's home since 1956, the Star Space designed by the architect Rafael Moneo Vallès accommodates wo..

This Charterhouse in the village of the same name became famous when George Sand and Chopin stayed here during the winter of 1838-1839. On another side of the cloister, the 18C pharmacy holds a fine collection of jars and boxes. The cells occupied ..