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r Street-by-Street: Palma

On an island whose name has become synonymous
with mass tourism, Palma surprises with its cultural Plaça del Marqués de Palmer
richness. Under the Moors it was a prosperous town
of fountains and cool courtyards. After Jaime I had
The CaixaForum, once
conquered it in 1229, he wrote, “It seemed to me the the Gran Hotel, is now a
most beautiful city we had ever seen.” Signs of Palma’s cultural centre.
past wealth are still evident in the sumptuous
churches, grand public buildings and fine private The Forn des Teatre
is an old pastry
mansions that crowd the old town. The hub of the shop noted for its
city is the old-fashioned Passeig des Born, whose cafés ensaïmades and gató
invite you to try one of Mallorca’s specialities, the (almond cake).
ensaïmada, a spiral of pastry dusted with icing sugar.
PL. MAY OR

CARRER UNIO

PLACA REI
JOAN CARLES CARRER JUAME II
Palau Reial de l’Almudaina CARRER SANT CRIST
This palace belongs to the P A
Spanish royal family and houses S
a museum, whose highlights S I
include the chapel of Santa Ana, E
with its Romanesque portal, and G

the Gothic tinell or salon. D E
DE PALAU REIAL C A R R E R M O R E Y
S
B
O
R
Key N
Suggested route CARRER CARRER DE SANT PERE NOLASC S A N T A L O N S O
A V I N G U D A D A N T O N I M A U R A

La Llotja is a beautiful
15th-century exchange
with tall windows and
delicate tracery. C A R R E R M I R A D O R

To Castell de Bellver C A R R E R D A LT M U R A D A
and Fundació Pilar
i Joan Miró

Parc de
. Cathedral la Mar
Built of golden limestone quarried
from Santanyí, Palma’s huge Gothic
cathedral stands in a dramatic
location near the waterfront.
For keys to symbols see back flap

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