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P Consolat de Mar P Passeig d’es Born
Passeig de Sagrera. This is one of Palma’s most
This Renaissance-Baroque beautiful corners. In Arab times
building, erected in 1614–26, it featured a moat that guarded
is the official residence of the access to the walls. Now this
governor of the Balearic Islands. wide avenue, which gets its
The façade features a magni- name from the 17th-century
ficent covered arcade and the jousting tournaments held here,
interior has a fine coffered ceiling is Palma’s main promenade and
(1664–9). The Consolat building it forms the axis of the entire city. East frontage of the beautiful Passeig
joins with La Llotja via Porta At the southern end is Plaça d’es Born
Vella del Moll – a former harbour de la Reina. The entrance on
gate, brought here in the late this side is guarded by stone P Avinguda Unió and
19th century. sphinxes. At the north end is Plaça Weyler
Plaça del Rei Joan Carles I, with This lively area is full of shops
Train and Bus stations a stone obelisk resting on bronze and there are also numerous
300 m (350 yards)
turtles standing at its centre. The cafés in the squares and streets
H OR T S PLAÇA avenue’s most note worthy house leading off Avinguda Unió.
OLIVAR
(No. 27). It was built in 1763 as
buildings stand side by side.
TERESES MI S S IO is the Casal Solleric residence In Plaça Mercat two identical
Sant SA N T MIQUEL V IL A N O VA the home of a merchant who These fine examples of
Miquel
PO LS
SAN T JA U ME SANT JAUME CAN OLIVA Caixa Museu Fundación S ANTO ESPIRITU PENT traded in cattle and olive Modernista architecture
PASSEIG DE LA RAMBLA
SACRISTIA DE
were built by banker
oil and has a beautiful
MOLINERS
Baroque courtyard.
Josep Casasayas in 1908.
Forum
Palma
CAN
CAN SERINYA CAN PUEYO Juan March VALLORI FEL IU Now a cultural The real gem of the district’s
ROSA Avinguda Unió Plaça SA centre, it also has architecture, however, is the
AVDA JAUME III
AVDA. UNIÓ
PLAÇA
& Plaça Weyler
REI JOAN
HOSTAL DE L’ESTEL LAT
PLAÇA
Major
CARLES I
PAU SANT GAIETA CIFRE Passeig BRONDO MERCAT PLAÇA L'Aguila B Plaça del RUBI SIND I CAT O FE R R ER IA a gallery, café Caixa Forum Palma in Plaça
and bookshop.
Weyler. The former Grand
Marqués de Palmer
CAN
S A NT LLOR E NÇ VI CAN SALES Solleric d’es Born PA R A IR E S CAN PUIGDORFILA CAN VERI LAU VALERO TAGAMENT C OL OM A R GE N TER IA OS S ER I A CO RD SAMARITANA E R I A BAULÓ Hotel was given its present
CAN
PLAÇA
JA U ME I I
ST NICO
Casal
name after the Fundació
COLL
CANISSERIA
L LO T G E TA
La Caixa savings
SANT FELIU
PLAÇA
FORN
DE LA GLORIA ESTANCO CONSTITUCIO PLAÇA PLAÇA PESCATERIA CAN SANÇ TERRA SANTA G ERR ERI A bank financed its
restoration. It was
Poble Espanyol, ROSARI CORT LLUMS C A N S AVEL L A
Castell de Bellver APUNTADORS Palau PLAÇA reopened in 1993
PLAÇA March Santa Eulàlia QUADRADO
DRASSANA PLAÇA by King Juan Carlos
PLAÇA
SANTA
Es Baluard Museu Consolat DE LA REINA CO N Q UI S TAD O R PA L AU EULALIA Basílica de
Sant Francesc
d'Arte Modern i de Mar SANT JOAN RE I AL ALMUDAINA NGLADA PLAÇA POSADA DE LL U C and Queen Sofia.
Contemporani PASSEIG DE SAGRERA D A D'ANTONI MAURA LA SEU SANT Built in 1903, this
MAR R A M O N L L UL L
La Llotja ESTUDI GENERAL MOREY PARE NADAL FRANCESC prime example of
PLAÇA
PES DE
Cathedral ZA Casa SO L LA PALLA Catalan architecture
Palau de (La Seu) Olesa PONT I VICH is the work of
l'Almudaina PALAU MO N T I- S I O N PELLETÉRIA Entrance to Forn d’es Teatre Lluís Domènech i
AV G MIRADOR MIR A MA R Museu S E M IN A R IO Montaner. As an
City Walls de Mallorca Sant outstanding masterpiece
DALT P ORT EL L A SAN T A L ON SO Jeroni
MURADA Banys Àrabs
Palau Episcopal of the Modernista style, it
& Museu Diocesà MONSERRAT
has been included on the
D'EN BERARD and houses, (among other
Parc de T E M PL E UNESCO World Heritage list
la Mar
AV I N G U D A G A B R I E L R O C A
BASTIO CALATRAVA
PLAÇA LLORENÇ things), a restaurant and
VILLALONGA 0 metres 200
DALT MURADA
DALT exhibition rooms, including
MURADA
0 yards 200 a permanent collection of
Son Sant Joan Airport paintings by the important
A U T O P I S TA D E L L E VA N T
9 km (6 miles) Key
Modernista artist Hermengildo
Sights at a Glance Street-by-street map pp50–51 Anglada-Camarasa.
Almost opposite Fundació
1 Plaça Major q Palau Episcopal and Museu La Caixa is the Forn d’es
2 Plaça del Marqués de Palmer Diocesà Teatre (theatre bakery).
3 Avinguda Unió and Plaça Weyler w Banys Àrabs This is a small, eye-catching
4 Passeig d’es Born e Museu de Mallorca patisserie where you can
5 Consolat de Mar r Casa Olesa buy deliciously flaky spiral
6 La Llotja t Santa Eulàlia pastries (ensaimadas). Adjacent
7 Palau de l’Almudaina y Basilíca de Sant Francesc to the bakery is the Teatre
8 Cathedral (La Seu) u Es Baluard Museu d’Art Modern Principal (1860). This is the
9 City Walls Contemporani most important ballet, opera
0 Parc de la Mar i Palau March and theatre venue in town.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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