What to do in Palma de Mallorca
Begoña Márquez of the IH Palma Spanish Department looks at just some of the many, many things there are to do in Mallorca...
Picture © Begoña Márquez
1. Visit some of its wonderful monuments
Palma is a city in which you can just wander around, but it also has a number of monuments that are well worth a visit.
The Gothic cathedral (above) with its stained-glass windows is the city's best known landmark. It dominates the waterfront (and appears on all the postcards!) and backs on to the old part of the city where medieval and later churches are found along with Renaissance buildings like the City Hall and the stately homes with their beautiful patios. The maze of streets at the back of the cathedral leads to the beautiful Banys Àrabs, the old Moorish bath house, which is also worth a visit.
Opposite the cathedral entrance there is then the Palau de l'Almudaina. The Palau used to be the palace of the Moorish governors and was later the seat of the Mallorcan Kings.
The beautiful, well-preserved Castell de Bellver dates back to the 14th century. It is stands to the west of the city centre, at the top of a wooded hill and has spectacular views over Palma Bay.
2. More suggestions
More on what to do in Mallorca on the IH Palma website.
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Further information
International House Palma de Mallorca, Plaza de Cort 11, 07001 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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