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Palma

Mallorca's harbour capital, dominated by La Seu — a honey-coloured Gothic cathedral right on the water, with one of the biggest rose windows in the world and an interior Gaudí had a hand in. A rare round castle up at Bellver, a 1912 wooden train over the mountains to Sóller, and cocktails among the flowers at Abaco. Island pace, city looks.

Visited October 202239.57°N 2.65°EAPT PMI
Palma
Fig. 1 — PalmaPhotograph · O. Daly

Top recommendations

3 picks
Bellver Castle

Bellver Castle

One of Europe's few round castles, up over the bay.

Es Baluard

Es Baluard

A Renaissance sea bastion that's now a modern-art museum.

Abaco

Abaco

A baroque courtyard cocktail bar dripping with flowers and fruit.

Where to eat

1 entry

Pizza

Where to drink

2 entries

Iconic cocktail bar

Jazz Voyeur ClubApple ↗·Google ↗

Near Abaco

What to do

5 entries
Ferrocarril de SóllerApple ↗·Google ↗

Vintage railway

Cathedral de Mallorca (La Seu)Apple ↗·Google ↗
Bellver CastleApple ↗·Google ↗

Modern & contemporary art museum

Museo Juan MarchApple ↗·Google ↗

The gallery

7 postcards
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