Palma De Mallorca is the capital city of Majorca (Majorca), the largest of the Balearic Islands.

Palma de Mallorca has its own beauty and charm. Approaching the city from the Port, on foot or by car, the Cathedral (La Seu) is instantly recognizable, an immense sandstone building of magnificent architectural design (French Gothic) with a huge stained glass window containing 1,236 pieces of stained glass. At night Palma Cathedral is beautifully illuminated. It’s worth a visit. There are also many other historic places, Bellver Castle, La Lonja, the Museo de Mallorca, the Palau de Almundaina to name a few, the ruins of the 10th century Arab Baths are also in the historic area (see below for prices and opening hours).

The Port and the Marina extend throughout the entire city. and this is a complete labyrinth of small boats, large yachts and even cruise ships. In recent years, Palma has proven to be a very popular destination for cruise ships of all sizes to dock for one or two days. The number of large cruise ships that visited Mallorca between January and November 2010 was 500, breaking all previous records. In fact, 1.5 million visitors are expected in 2011. This has increased tourism in Palma considerably. Along the port road there are many restaurants and bars, as well as popular nightclubs such as Titos. Other nightclubs include Pacha, Garito Club, Jahfarai, L’Havanna to name a few. See other nightclubs in Mallorca.

In Palma you will also find the very famous Spanish department store El Corte Inglés. There are two, both in the city, the largest is on Avenida Alexandre Rosselló and the other on Avenida Jaime (Jaume) III, right next to C&A, yes, the store that disappeared in Britain many years ago is still operational in Palma de Mallorca! You will also find stores like Cartier, Boss, Zara & H&M. Consult our complete guide to shopping in Mallorca

Why not stroll through the many ancient alleys that stretch from Plaza de España, the train station, to Avenida Jaime (Jaume) III? Within these quaint little streets are plenty of bars, cafes, designer boutiques, something for everyone. If you are hungry, we recommend you to have lunch in one of the many cafes or restaurants menu of the day where you can have a two or three course lunch with wine, water/lemonade for a very low price (10-15 euros) or enjoy dinner, we guarantee that you will have many options to choose where to eat.

Car rental is readily available at the airport or from the tourist centers.

If you are going to stay more than one day in Palma de Mallorca, we recommend a visit to Portixol. You can get there on foot along the promenade from Palma or take a short taxi ride. This is a little paradise, which is located on the west side when you approach the city of Palma from the airport by car. This original fishing port (El Molinar) has a lot of charm and character of its own, restaurants and bars and a strip with elegant restaurants serving a variety of cuisine, from Japanese food to Italian food.

If you are unlucky enough to visit Palma in bad weather, visit Porto Pi, a beautiful indoor mall full of shops, cafes and bars (but mostly shops!). Also Carrefour is on the ground floor. This is a large hypermarket that sells just about anything you can imagine at very reasonable prices.

Try the Bar Marítimo on the Paseo Marítimo (first line), near La Lonja for a coffee or some traditional tapas, they also have a daily menu.

Palma is a wonderful city with natural beauty and charm and amazing architecture. A delight to visit and return to again and again.

tourist bus

PAlma city tour bus – It is an economical bus with 16 stops to get on and off. Starting point Plaza Reina, ends Avenida Jaume III. Current cost June 2011 Adult 15.00 child/retired person/student 7.50. Buses depart every 20 minutes, in summer they start from 09:30 to 22:00 and are reduced to 20:00 in winter. Commentary in many languages.

Historic Center of Palma

Cathedral – La Seu (The crowning glory of Palma!)

The price of admission is 4 euros, children and residents free

Opening hours

June – September Monday-Friday 1000-1800 Saturday 1000-1400

November – March Monday-Friday 1000-1500 Saturday 1000-1400

April, May and October Monday to Friday 1000-1700 Saturday 1000-1400

Sundays closed

Palma’s most distinctive landmark with amazing (Gothic) architecture.

The interior hall was designed by Gaudí

Almundaina Palace

west of La Seu (looking at the Cathedral from the sea)

Royal Palau Street

Residence of the Royals of Mallorca

The price is 3.20 euros

Opening hours 1000-1400 1600-2000 (Winter 1000-1315)

Free for all European citizens on Wednesdays

The Market

This building in the historic center to the west of La Seu (looking at the Cathedral from the sea), and can be seen from the Paseo Marítimo. Today it is used for art exhibitions, a beautiful masterpiece of Gothic architecture.

Normally only open for exhibitions.

Church of Santa Eulalia/San Francisco

Two churches located close to each other just to the east of La Seu (looking at the Cathedral from the sea), the oldest church of Santa Eulalia mallorca and San Francisco, a really beautiful church, well worth a visit. The Plaza de Cort, a beautiful 17th century building is next to the churches (town hall).

Opening hours (summer) 0800-1230 and 1730-2030

Arab baths

These date back to the Muslim rule in Mallorca.

Can Serra Street

(east – looking at the Cathedral from the sea)

the price is 2 euros

Opening hours 0900-1900 (1800 in winter)

Bellver Castle (Bellver Castle)

Camilo Jose Cela Street (Urban land El Terreno)

the price is 2.50 euros, 1.00 euros children under 16 years

Considered one of the three jewels of Palma’s architecture along with La Seu and La Llonja.

This castle is located on the outer edge of the historic center of Palma. You can walk but it is very long, about 1 km, you can take a taxi or bus number 3 from Placa Rei Joan Carles.

Paseo de Borne (One of the old streets of Palma)

This is one of Palma’s busiest old streets, a tree-lined promenade with stone sphinxes at each end (near Plaza de Reina)

You can enjoy strolling through some of Palma’s many old streets from here to Plaza de España (train station)

You will find a wide variety of bars and restaurants in this area, you will be spoiled for choice!

Excursions around Palma by boat

You can organize many day trips from Palma by boat, here are a few:

You can take a short boat trip (1h) in the Bay of Palma de Mallorca, see more than 4,000 yachts. Buy the tickets at the port (port) box office. The price is 10.00 euros adults/children and it operates every hour from March to October (Monday to Saturday).

You can also sail in Catamaran from Palma to San Jordi 1000-1530 May – October (most days of the week) price 48 euros (children from 3 years old half price), lunch included 00 34 971 456 182