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It is the official residence of the P Consolat de Mar P Passeig d’es Born
Spanish monarch. The museum Passeig de Sagrera. This is one of Palma’s most
here includes the Santa Ana This Renaissance-Baroque beautiful corners. In Arab times
chapel, with a fine vaulted and building, erected in 1614–26, it featured a moat that guarded
embossed ceiling, and a side is the official residence of the access to the walls. Now this
chapel dedicated to St Praxedis. governor of the Balearic Islands. wide avenue, which gets its
The façade features a magni- name from the 17th-century
Y Parc de la Mar ficent covered arcade and the jousting tournaments held here,
The Parc de la Mar was estab­ interior has a fine coffered ceiling is Palma’s main promenade and
lished in the 1960s in the (1664–9). The Consolat building it forms the axis of the entire city. East frontage of the beautiful Passeig
area between the southern joins with La Llotja via Porta At the southern end is Plaça d’es Born
Horsedrawn cabs in Palau de l’Almudaina section of the city walls and Vella del Moll – a former harbour de la Reina. The entrance on
Ronda Litoral. Its designers, gate, brought here in the late this side is guarded by stone P Avinguda Unió and
Exploring Palma The eastern rose window, Josep Lluís Sert and Joan 19th century. sphinxes. At the north end is Plaça Weyler
Palma is rich in historic sights. measuring over 12 m (40 ft) Miró (see p62), built the park Plaça del Rei Joan Carles I, with This lively area is full of shops
Christian kings, Arab rulers and in diameter, is made of 1,200 on several levels and its land­ Train and Bus stationsTrain and Bus stations a stone obelisk resting on bronze and there are also numerous
300 m (350 yards)300 m (350 yards)
Jewish merchants have all left pieces of stained glass. scape includes a man­made turtles standing at its centre. The cafés in the squares and streets
PLAÇAPLAÇA
H OR T
their mark on the Balearic capital The cathedral features stalls lake in which you can see a H OR T S S OLIVAROLIVAR avenue’s most note worthy house leading off Avinguda Unió.
and it is a genuine pleasure to made of walnut, an interesting reflection of the cathedral. is the Casal Solleric residence In Plaça Mercat two identical
stroll through its narrow streets stone pulpit and 14 chapels, Nearby Ses Voltes is an PASSEIG DE LA RAMBLA SantSant SA N T MIQUEL SA N T MIQUEL (No. 27). It was built in 1763 as buildings stand side by side.
TERESE
TERESES S
MI S S IO
MI S S IO
and quiet courtyards. including Nostra Senyora de exhibition space, used MiquelMiquel V IL A N O VA the home of a merchant who These fine examples of
CAN OLIVA
PO LS
la Corona, with statues of for art exhibitions SACRISTIA DE CAN OLIVA PO LS MOLINER PENT traded in cattle and olive Modernista architecture
SAN T JA U M
V IL A N O VA
S ANTO ESPIRITU
PASSEIG DE LA RAMBLA
SACRISTIA DE
PENT
R Cathedral (La Seu) allegorical angels. and concerts. SAN T JA U ME E SANT JAUME CaixaCaixa MOLINERS S oil and has a beautiful were built by banker
SANT JAUME
Plaça Seu. Tel 902 022 445. In the oldest part of the CAN PUEYO Museu FundaciónMuseu Fundación S ANTO ESPIRITU Baroque courtyard. Josep Casasayas in 1908.
Forum Forum
Juan MarchJuan March
CAN
CAN
PalmaPalma
After the capture of Palma cathedral, hidden behind AVDA JAUME III CAN SERINYA ROSA VALLORI FEL IU S Now a cultural The real gem of the district’s
CAN SERINYA
ROSA
VALLORI FEL IU
by Jaume I, the town’s main the altar, is the Trinity PLAÇA AVDA. UNIÓ Avinguda UnióAvinguda Unió Plaça Plaça SIND I CAT O SA A LAT centre, it also has architecture, however, is the
AVDA JAUME III
CAN PUEYO
AVDA. UNIÓ
SANT GAIETA
& Plaça Weyler& Plaça Weyler
PLAÇAPLAÇA
mosque was used as its Chapel, containing the REI JOANREI JOAN BRONDO MERCATMERCAT L'AguilaL'Aguila MajorMajor RUBI SIND I CAT O HOSTAL DE L’ESTEL a gallery, café Caixa Forum Palma in Plaça
CARLES ICARLES I
FE R R ER IA
FE R R ER IA
PAU
RUBI
cathedral. Work on the present tombs of Jaume II and PAU SANT GAIETA CAN Plaça delPlaça del HOSTAL DE L’ESTEL LAT and bookshop. Weyler. The former Grand
PLAÇA BRONDO
Marqués de PalmerMarqués de Palmer
CAN
VALERO
CIFRE
S A NT LLOR E N
building (see pp54–5), known Jaume III (not open to CAN SAL CIFRE PasseigPasseig ST N VALERO PLAÇAPLAÇA B Hotel was given its present
d’es Bornd’es Born
CAN CAN
A R GE N TE R IA
CAN PUIGDORFILA
C OL OM
JA U ME I I I
CasalCasal
in Catalan as La Seu, began in visitors). In the early S A NT LLOR E NÇ Ç VI VI CAN SALES SANT FELIU TAGAMENTTAGAMENT C OL OM PLAÇAPLAÇA CO RD D E R I A L LO T G E TA name after the Fundació
JA U ME I
COLLCOLL
CO R
ES
ST NICOLAU
SollericSolleric
CANISSERIA
L LO T G E TA
1230, immediately after the fall 20th century, PA R A IR E S PA R A IR E S CAN PUIGDORFILA ICO CAN VERI CAN VERI LAU A R GE N TE R IA OS S ER I AB OS S ER I A SAMARITANA E R I A BAUL La Caixa savings
PLAÇAPLAÇA
of Palma. The main work lasted Antoni Gaudí FORN PESCATERIAPESCATERIA CANISSERIA CAN SANÇ SAMARITANA TERRA SANTA bank financed its
SANT FELIU
BAULÓ Ó
CAN SANÇ
FORN
DE LA GLORIA
for almost 400 years and resulted removed the Poble Espanyol,Poble Espanyol, DE LA GLORIA ESTANCO CONSTITUCIO ROSARIROSARI PLAÇAPLAÇA LLUMS C A N S AVEL L A G ERR ERI A restoration. It was
G ERR ERI A
CONSTITUCIO PLAÇAPLAÇA
TERRA SANTA
CORTCORT
ESTANCO
PLAÇAPLAÇA
in a monumental Gothic church. Baroque altar Castell de BellverCastell de Bellver PLAÇA PLAÇA APUNTADORS Palau Palau Santa EulàliaSanta Eulàlia QUADRADOQUADRADO reopened in 1993
LLUMS
POSADA DE LL U C
MarchMarch
C A N S AVEL L A
APUNTADORS
It has three entrances, each and put in DRASSANADRASSANA PLAÇAPLAÇA CO N Q UI S TAD O R R PLAÇAPLAÇA Sant Francesc LL U C by King Juan Carlos
SANT JOAN
Basílica deBasílica de
SANTASANTA
framed with a portal. The most its place an Es Baluard MuseuEs Baluard Museu ConsolatConsolat SANT JOAN DE LA REINA DE LA REINA CO N Q UI S TAD O PA L AU U ALMUDAINA NGLADA EULALIAEULALIA PLAÇAPLAÇA Sant Francesc and Queen Sofia.
PA L A
RE I AL L
de Marde Mar
RE I A
d'Arte Modern id'Arte Modern i
beautiful of these is the 14th­ alabaster table, Contemporani Contemporani PASSEIG DE SAGRERA D A D'ANTONI MAURA LA SEU ALMUDAINA PARE SANTSANT POSADA DE Built in 1903, this
LA SEU
NADAL
MAR
century Portal del Mirador, with an illum­ La LlotjaLa Llotja MAR ESTUDI GENERAL ZANGLADA MOREY MOREY PARE NADAL FRANCESCFRANCESC PLAÇAPLAÇA prime example of
ESTUDI GENERAL
PES DEPES DE
PONT I VICH
overlooking the Bay of Palma inated canopy PASSEIG DE SAGRERA AV G D A D'ANTONI MAURA CathedralCathedral ZA CasaCasa SO L LA PALLALA PALLA Catalan architecture
SO L
R A M O N L L UL L
to the south. It is topped with sym bolizing the l'Almudainal'Almudaina (La Seu)(La Seu) OlesaOlesa PONT I VICH MO N T I- S I O N PELLETÉRIA is the work of
R A M O N L L UL L
PELLETÉRIA
Palau dePalau de
a pediment depicting the Last crown of thorns. PALAU PALAU Entrance to Forn d’es Teatre Lluís Domènech i
MO N T I- S I O N
MIR A MA
Supper. Built above the Gothic AV G MIRADOR MIR A MA R R MuseuMuseu SAN S E M IN A R IO Montaner. As an
MIRADOR
Portal de l’Almoina is a fortified P Palau de l’Almudaina AV I N G U D A G A B R I E L R O C A City WallsCity Walls DALTDALT P ORT EL L A P ORT EL L A de Mallorca SAN T A L ON SO SantSant outstanding masterpiece
S E M IN A R IO
JeroniJeroni
belfry. The main Portal Major Carrer de Palau Real. Open MURADAMURADA Palau EpiscopalPalau Episcopal de Mallorca T A L ON SO of the Modernista style, it
Banys ÀrabsBanys Àrabs
& Museu Diocesà & Museu Diocesà
(Great Door), facing the 10am–6pm Tue–Sun (to 8pm Apr– MONSERRAT T E M PL E has been included on the
MONSERRAT
Almudaina palace, has a Sep). Tel 971 214 134. & 8 Parc deParc de BASTIO T E M PL E UNESCO World Heritage list
la Marla Mar
AV I N G U D A G A B R I E L R O C A
Neo­Gothic finish and is the Almudaina means “citadel” in DALT MURADA D'EN BERARD and houses, (among other
D'EN BERARD CALATRAVA
BASTIO CALATRAVA
least successful of the three. Arabic. This royal residence of PLAÇA LLORENÇPLAÇA LLORENÇ 0 metres 200 things), a restaurant and
VILLALONGAVILLALONGA
DALT MURADA
The splendid interior features Jaume II was built after 1309, A U T O P I S TA D E L L E VA N MURADAMURADA exhibition rooms, including
DALTDALT
14 slender octagonal pillars using the walls of an Arab P La Llotja 0 yards 200 a permanent collection of
supporting the vault. The fortress. The Gothic palace Plaça Llotja. Son Sant Joan AirportSon Sant Joan Airport paintings by the important
A U T O P I S TA D E L L E VA N T T
9 km (6 miles)9 km (6 miles)
44­m (145­ft) central nave is includes Moorish­style arches This late Gothic building (a Key Modernista artist Hermengildo
one of the highest in Europe. and carved wooden ceilings. former stock exchange) was Sights at a Glance Street-by-street map pp50–51 Anglada-Camarasa.
erected between 1426 and 1456 Almost opposite Fundació
from plans by Guillem Sagrera – 1 Plaça Major q Palau Episcopal and Museu La Caixa is the Forn d’es
the designer of La Seu’s Portal 2 Plaça del Marqués de Palmer Diocesà Teatre (theatre bakery).
del Mirador. The vault rests on 3 Avinguda Unió and Plaça Weyler w Banys Àrabs This is a small, eye-catching
slender spiral pillars, the walls 4 Passeig d’es Born e Museu de Mallorca patisserie where you can
are pierced by tall windows. The 5 Consolat de Mar r Casa Olesa buy deliciously flaky spiral
entrance is framed by a portal, 6 La Llotja t Santa Eulàlia pastries (ensaimadas). Adjacent
is adorned with a pediment feat­ 7 Palau de l’Almudaina y Basilíca de Sant Francesc to the bakery is the Teatre
uring a statue of the Guardian 8 Cathedral (La Seu) u Es Baluard Museu d’Art Modern Principal (1860). This is the
Angel. La Llotja’s interior is open 9 City Walls Contemporani most important ballet, opera
A section of the giant mural by Joan Miró, Parc de la Mar only for special exhibitions. 0 Parc de la Mar i Palau March and theatre venue in town.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp148–150 and pp155–9 For keys to symbols see back flap
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