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A comprehensive and complete information guide related to Palma, Mallorca, Spain

Palma De Mallorca is the capital city of Majorca (Majorca), the largest of the Balearic Islands.

Palma de Mallorca has its own beauty and charm. Approaching the city from the Port, walking or by car, you instantly recognize the Cathedral (La Seu), an immense sandstone building of magnificent architectural design (French Gothic) with a huge stained glass window containing 1236 pieces of stained glass. At night the Cathedral of Palma is beautifully illuminated. It is worth a visit. There are also many other historical places, the Bellver Castle, La Lonja, the Museum of Mallorca, the Palau de Almundaina to name a few, the ruins of the Arab Baths from the 10th century are also in the historical area (see below for the prices and opening hours).

The Port and the Marina extend throughout the entire city. and this is a complete maze of small boats, large yachts and even Cruise Ships. In recent years, Palma has proven to be a very popular destination for cruise ships of all sizes to dock for a day or two. The number of large cruise ships that visited Mallorca between January and November 2010 was 500, breaking all previous records. In fact, 1.5 million visitors are expected in 2011. This has considerably increased tourism in Palma. Along the port road there are many restaurants and bars, as well as popular nightclubs such as Titos. Other nightclubs include Pacha, Garito Club, Jahfarai, L’Havanna to name a few. See other nightclubs in Mallorca.

In Palma you will also find the very famous Spanish department store El Corte Inglés. There are two, both in the city, the largest is on Avenida Alexandre Rosselló and the other on Avenida Jaime (Jaume) III, right next to C&A, yes, the store that disappeared in Great Britain many years ago is still operational in Palma de Mallorca! You will also find stores like Cartier, Boss, Zara & H&M. Consult our complete guide to shopping in Mallorca

Why not stroll through the many old alleyways that stretch from Plaza de España, the train station, to Avenida Jaime (Jaume) III? Within these quaint little streets are many bars, cafes, designer boutiques, something for everyone. If you are hungry, we recommend you to have lunch in one of the many cafes or restaurants set menu of the day where you can have a two or three course lunch with wine, water/lemonade for a very low price (10-15 euros) or enjoy dinner, we guarantee that you will be spoiled for choice where to eat.

Car rental is readily available at the airport or from the tourist centers.

If you are going to stay more than one day in Palma de Mallorca, we recommend a visit to Portixol. You can reach it on foot along the promenade from Palma or take a short taxi ride. This is a little paradise, which is located on the west side when you approach the city of Palma from the airport by car. This original fishing port (El Molinar) has a great charm and character of its own, restaurants and bars and a strip with elegant restaurants serving a variety of cuisines, from Japanese to Italian food.

If you are unfortunate enough to visit Palma when the weather is bad, visit Porto Pi, a beautiful indoor shopping center full of shops, cafes and bars (but mostly shops!). Also Carrefour is on the ground floor. This is a large hypermarket that sells almost anything you can think of at very reasonable prices.

Try the Marítimo bar on the Paseo Marítimo (first line), near La Lonja for a coffee or some traditional tapas, they also have a menu of the day.

Palma is a wonderful city with natural beauty and charm and amazing architecture. A delight to visit and return to again and again.

tour bus

PAlma city tour bus – it’s a cheap 16 stop hop on hop off bus. Starting point Plaza Reina, ends Avenida Jaume III. Current cost June 2011 Adult 15.00 child/retired person/student 7.50. Buses leave every 20 minutes, in summer they start from 09:30 to 22:00 and reduce at 20:00 in winter. Commentary in many languages.

Palma Historic Center

Cathedral – La Seu (The crowning glory of Palma!)

The entrance price is 4 euros, children and residents free

Opening hours

June – September Monday-Friday 1000-1800 Saturday 1000-1400

November – March Monday-Friday 1000-1500 Saturday 1000-1400

April, May and October Monday to Friday 1000-1700 Saturday 1000-1400

closed sundays

Palma’s most distinctive landmark with amazing (Gothic) architecture.

The interior hall was designed by Gaudí

Almundaina Palace

west of La Seu (looking at the Cathedral from the sea)

Palau Real Street

Residence of the Royals of Mallorca

The price is 3.20 euros

Opening hours 1000-1400 1600-2000 (Winter 1000-1315)

Free for all European citizens on Wednesdays

La Lonja

This building in the historic center to the west of La Seu (looking at the Cathedral from the sea), and can be seen from the Paseo Marítimo. Today it is used for art exhibitions, a beautiful masterpiece of Gothic architecture.

Normally only open for exhibitions.

Church of Santa Eulalia/San Francisco

Two churches located close to each other just to the east of La Seu (looking at the Cathedral from the sea), the oldest church of Santa Eulalia mallorca and San Francisco, a really beautiful church, well worth a visit. The Plaza de Cort, a beautiful 17th century building is next to the churches (town hall).

Opening hours (summer) 0800-1230 and 1730-2030

Arab baths

These date back to the Muslim rule in Mallorca.

Can Serra street

(east – looking at the Cathedral from the sea)

the price is 2 euros

Opening hours 0900-1900 (1800 in winter)

Bellver Castle (Bellver Castle)

Camilo Jose Cela Street (El Terreno Urban Land)

the price is 2.50 euros, 1.00 euros children under 16 years

Considered one of the three jewels of Palma architecture along with La Seu and La Llonja.

This castle is located on the outer edge of the historic center of Palma. You can walk but it is very long, about 1 km, you can take a taxi or a number 3 bus from Placa Rei Joan Carles.

Paseo de Borne (One of the old streets of Palma)

This is one of the busiest old streets in Palma, a tree-lined promenade with stone sphinxes at each end (near Plaza de Reina)

You can enjoy walking through some of the many old streets of Palma from here to Plaza de España (train station)

You will find a wide variety of bars and restaurants in this area, you will be spoiled for choice!

Excursions around Palma by boat

You can organize many day trips from Palma by boat, here are a few:

You can take a short boat trip (1h) in the Bay of Palma de Mallorca, see more than 4,000 yachts. Buy the tickets at the ticket office of the port (port). The price is 10.00 euros adults/children and it operates every hour from March to October (Monday to Saturday).

You can also sail on a Catamaran from Palma to Sant Jordi 1000-1530 May – October (most days of the week) price 48 euros (children from 3 years half price), lunch included 00 34 971 456 182

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