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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Baleares. * 380,000. n Plaça
Reina 2, 971 17 39 90. ( Sat. _
San Sebastián (20 Jan). ∑ info
mallorca.net Museu de Mallorca:
Tel 971 17 78 38. Open 10am–6pm
To Plaça Espanya, bus Mon–Fri, 11am–2pm Sat. Banys
and train stations Àrabs: Open daily. & Palau de
l’Almudaina: Open Tue–Sun. &
Transport
k 9 km (6 miles) east. £ Plaça
0 metres 100 Espanya, 971 75 20 51. @ Plaça
0 yards 100 Espanya, Calle Eusebi Estada, 971
17 77 77. g Muelle de Peraires, The circular walls of Palma’s Gothic Castell
971 70 73 00 (Transmediterranea).
PL. MAY OR de Bellver
+ Castell de Bellver
Carrer Camilo José Cela 17. Tel 971 73
50 65. Open Tue–Sun. &
About 5 km (3 miles) from
the city centre, 113 m (370 ft)
above sea level, is Palma’s
CARRER JUAME II CARRER SANT CRIST . Basílica de Sant Francesc Jaime II during the short-lived
Gothic castle. Commissioned by
King dom of Mallorca (1276–
1349) as a summer residence, it
soon after became a prison until
The church and cloister of St Francis
are in a refined Gothic style with a
hosts concerts and plays.
Baroque altarpiece and rose window. 1915. Today the castle frequently
+ Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró
Carrer Joan de Saridakis 29. Tel 971
DE PALAU REIAL C A R R E R M O R E Y 70 14 20. Open mid-May–mid-Sep:
10am–7pm Tue–Sat; mid-Sep–mid-
May: 10am–6pm Tue–Sat; 10am–3pm
Sun all year. & (free Sat). 7 8
∑ miro.palmademallorca.es
When Joan Miró died in 1983,
S A N T A L O N S O his wife converted his former
CARRER DE SANT PERE NOLASC The Museu studio and gardens into an
Diocesà, housed in
art centre. The building –
the Bishop’s Palace, “the Alabaster Fortress” – was
has a collection of designed by Navarrese architect
religious treasures. Rafael Moneo. It incorporates
Miró’s original studio (complete
Museu de Mallorca with unfinished paintings), a
C A R R E R M I R A D O R
The museum has permanent collection, a shop,
displays on local history, a library and an auditorium.
art and architecture,
including this statue of O Palma Aquarium
C A R R E R D A LT M U R A D A
an ancient warrior. Carrer Manuela de los Herreros i Sorá
21. Tel 902 70 29 02. Open daily. &
∑ palmaaquarium.com
Located a 15-minute drive from
the city centre, this aquarium
is home to a range of flora and
fauna from the Mediterranean
Banys Àrabs Sea and the Indian, Atlantic
The 10th-century baths, with and Pacific oceans. Visitors
their well-preserved arches, can see recreated ecosystems
are a remnant of the Balearic featuring 700 species and
Islands’ Moorish culture. 5 million litres of seawater.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp574–5 and pp602–4

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