Opposite the La Seu Cathedral is the Almudaina Palace, a former fortress of the Arabian rulers and later the residence of the Majoracan kings. Also the arches of an ancient town gate and the Arabian baths on the edge of the old town testify to the Moorish past. In the narrow lanes with their shops, apartments and workshops blows a breath of the middle ages. Many of the houses, mostly town villas for the noblemen, were built in the 13th century and rebuilt over subsequent centuries. Concealed behind massive gates and unassuming facades are enchanting Majorcan patios with draw-wells and palms.

From Palma’s oldest church Santa Eulària it is not far to the Sant Francesc monastery, the Gothic cloisters of which are the biggest and most beautiful in Europe. From the classic Teatre Principal it is just a stone’s throw to the art nouveau Gran Hotel on the Plaça Weyler. Nearby at the Plaça Rei Joan Carles I, the shopping streets Avinguda Jaume III and the Passeig des Born converge. The avenue in the shade of plane trees leads strollers to the Badia de Palma harbour area. At the beginning of the harbour boulevard stands the old commodity exchange Sa Llotja, from times long gone when Palma was the trading metropolis of the Mediterranean. Quite logically, now that tourism has become the main business, countless restaurants, pubs and bars have become established here.At the end of the coast road, high above the city, the Castell de Bellver rises magnificently. The round fortress affords – as its name suggests – the best view across the »Pearl of the Mediterranean«.


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