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Things to see in Palma

Tourist information: 

Palma Tourist Information Centre
Parc de les Estacions, Palma
Tel: 902 102 365.
Website: www.infomallorca.net

There is also a tourist information office located at Passeig des Born 27, and one at the airport (tel: 971 789 556).

Passes: 

There are currently no tourist passes in Palma.

Basilica de Sant Francesc (Basilica of St Francis)

The sober facade of this gothic church belies a typically exuberant baroque interior. But the real draw is its adjoining cloister. With its simple gothic architecture, a central fountain and citrus trees, it is a veritable oasis of peace at the heart of the old town.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Plaça Sant Francesc 7, Palma, Spain
Telephone: (971) 712 695.
Castell de Bellver (Bellver Castle)

Spain's only circular castle is so well preserved that it is hard to believe it was constructed over 700 years ago as a royal palace. Since then it has been used as a military prison and a mint. It now contains a local history museum and affords a truly bell ver (beautiful view) of Palma Bay from its rooftop.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Carrer Camilo José Cela 17, Palma, Spain
Telephone: (971) 730 657.
Es Baluard Museum d'Art Modern I Contemporani (Es Baluard Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)

Palma's dazzling museum of modern and contemporary art and sculpture contains works by such celebrated artists as Cézanne, Matisse, Dalí and Picasso, together with a remarkable collection of Balearic paintings by both local and foreign artists.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Plaça Porta Santa Catalina 10, Palma, Spain
Telephone: (971) 908 200.
Website: www.esbaluard.org
La Seu

Dominating the waterfront, Palma's majestic sandstone cathedral is one of the largest and most beautiful gothic cathedrals in the world. The interior is also impressive for its sheer size and proportions, and contains many striking features by Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí who remodelled the church in the early 20th century.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Carrer de Palau Reial 29, Palma, Spain
Telephone: (971) 723 130.
Palau Reial de l'Almudaina (Royal Palace of the Citadel)

There has been a palace here, rising out of the city's defensive walls on the seafront, ever since the Muslim governors built their alcázar here shortly after the Arab Conquest in 902. Today, with its remarkable blend of gothic and Moorish architecture, it bears witness to the centuries of conflict here between the Moors and the Christians.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: Carrer de Palau Reial, Palma, Spain
Telephone: (971) 214 134.
Plaça Weyler and Plaça Mercat

These adjoining squares contain some of the island's most remarkable modernista (Spanish art nouveau) architecture, including the ornamental Gran Hotel (today the Fundació La Caixa art gallery); the Forn des Teatre bakery and, in Plaça Mercat, Pensió Menorquina and Can Casasayas, with their rippling facades and butterfly and fern motifs.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Plaça Mercat and Plaça Weyler, Palma, Spain
The Seafront and Port

The city's lengthy seafront illustrates Mallorca's long-standing love affair with the sea, with everything from tiny traditional fishing boats to super-yachts, naval vessels and massive cruise liners. Here too, at the eastern end are La Llotja (Maritime Exchange) and the galleried Consulat del Mar (Sea Tribunal) - grand historic buildings recalling Palma's Renaissance maritime heyday.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: Passeig Maritím, Palma, Spain

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