Must-see attractions in Mallorca

  • Spain, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Palma de Mallorca, Parc de Mar, Almudaina Palace, Cathedral La Seu

    Palau de l'Almudaina

    Palma de Mallorca

    Originally an Islamic fort, this mighty construction opposite the cathedral was converted into a residence for the Mallorcan monarchs at the end of the…

  • Spain, Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, La Seu Cathedral in the evening light

    Catedral de Mallorca

    Palma de Mallorca

    Palma’s vast cathedral ('La Seu' in Catalan) is the city's major architectural landmark. Aside from its sheer scale, treasures and undoubted beauty, its…

  • Water field natural park of Albufera

    Parc Natural de S’Albufera

    Northern Mallorca

    The 688-hectare Parc Natural de S’Albufera, west of the Ma12 between Port d’Alcúdia and Ca’n Picafort, is prime birdwatching territory, with 303 recorded…

  • Spain, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Pollena, Town and Santuario del Puig de Maria, aerial view - stock photo


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Santuari de la Mare de Déu des Puig

    Santuari de la Mare de Déu des Puig

    Pollença

    South of Pollença, off the Ma2200, one of Mallorca's most tortuous roads bucks and weaves up 1.5km of gasp-out-loud hairpin bends to this 14th-century…

  • Palau March, a private palace now used as a modern art gallery, with palm trees in foreground.

    Palau March

    Palma de Mallorca

    This house, palatial by any definition, was one of several residences of the phenomenally wealthy March family. Sculptures by 20th-century greats,…

  • Spain, Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, View of walls of Es Baluard

    Es Baluard

    Palma de Mallorca

    Built with flair and innovation into the shell of the Renaissance-era seaward walls, this contemporary art gallery is one of the finest on the island. Its…

  • Grand staircase at the Museum Fundacion Juan March.

    Museu Fundación Juan March

    Palma de Mallorca

    The 17th-century Can Gallard del Canya, a 17th-century mansion overlaid with minor Modernist touches, now houses a small but significant collection of…

  • Scenic Coll Baix beach on Mallorca, Spain.
Coll Baix beach on Mallorca, Spain. - stock photo

Platja des Coll Baix

    Platja des Coll Baix

    Northern Mallorca

    It's a fantastic ramble to Platja des Coll Baix – and what a bay! Snug below sheer, wooded cliffs, this shimmering crescent of pale pebbles and…

  • Pol·lèntia

    Alcúdia

    Ranging over a sizeable (but walkable) area, the fascinating ruins of the Roman town of Pol·lèntia lie just outside Alcúdia's walls. Founded around 70 BCE…

  • Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró

    Mallorca

    The Catalan artist Joan Miró lived and worked at this beautiful hilltop compound, now a major museum celebrating his life and work. Miró's friend, the…

  • Real Cartuja de Valldemossa

    Valldemossa

    This grand old monastery and former royal residence has a chequered history. It was once home to kings, monks and a pair of 19th-century celebrities:…

  • Ca'n Prunera – Museu Modernista

    Sóller

    One of Mallorca's standout galleries, Ca'n Prunera occupies a landmark modernist mansion along Carrer de Sa Lluna. The list of luminaries here is…

  • Santuari de Nostra Senyora de Cura

    Mallorca

    This gracious monastery stands atop the 548m hill of Puig de Randa. Like most monasteries, it was built partly for defensive purposes, though the views…

  • Cap de Ses Salines

    Southern Mallorca

    Follow the Ma6110 highway 9km south of Llombards to reach the Cap de Ses Salines, a beautiful bluff on Mallorca's southernmost tip with a lighthouse (Far…

  • Sala Picasso & Sala Miró

    Sóller

    In two rooms at street level in Sóller's station are two fascinating, introspective and contemplative art exhibitions: the Sala Picasso and Sala Miró. Few…

  • Talaia d'Alcúdia

    Northern Mallorca

    Accessed by a lovely, relatively undemanding 30- to 40-minute hike through the pine trees, this astonishing viewpoint has 360-degree wide-angle views over…

  • Ermita de Santa Magdalena

    Mallorca

    For extraordinary views, make the pilgrimage to this hermitage with 13th-century origins, which sits astride the Puig de Santa Magdalena (307m). From the…

  • Museu Arqueològic de Son Fornés

    Mallorca

    Housed in an 18th-century mill on the northwest edge of town, this enthusiastic, well-curated little museum explores the prehistoric talayotic…

  • Calvari

    Pollença

    They don't call it Calvari (Calvary) for nothing. Some pilgrims do it on their knees, but even just walking up the 365 cypress-lined steps from the town…

  • Medieval Walls

    Alcúdia

    Although largely rebuilt, Alcúdia's fine city walls are impressive. Those on the north side are largely the medieval originals while near the Porta Roja …

  • Església de la Mare de Déu dels Àngels

    Pollença

    A church was first raised on this site in Gothic style shortly after the conquest in 1229, but was given a complete makeover in the 18th century, so what…

  • Capocorb Vell

    Southern Mallorca

    At this sprawling prehistoric village, you can wander along rocky pathways and beside rough stone structures that date to 1000 BCE. The site, which…

  • Cala Llombards

    Southern Mallorca

    A petite cove defined by rough rock walls topped with pines, Cala Llombards is a truly beautiful place. A beach-hut bar and sun loungers shaded by palm…

  • Platja de Muro

    Northern Mallorca

    Around 5km south of Port d'Alcúdia (on the bus line to Ca'n Picafort), Platja de Muro is a long, alluring stretch of sand, with extensive blue views of…

  • Museu Monogràfic de Pol·lèntia

    Alcúdia

    This one-room museum has a fascinating but limited collection of statue fragments, coins, jewellery, household figurines of divinities, scale models of…

  • Cala Pi

    Southern Mallorca

    Reached via a steep staircase (follow the signs along Cami de la Cala Pi), this beach is only 50m wide but it is a beauty, stretching more than 100m…

  • Es Pontàs

    Southern Mallorca

    One of the top photo-ops on the south coast, this natural arch in between Cala Santanyí and Cala Llombards is a simply stunning sight. If you're fortunate…

  • Castle, Castell de Bellver, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain

    Castell de Bellver

    Palma de Mallorca

    Straddling a wooded hillside, the Castell de Bellver is a 14th-century circular castle (with a unique round tower), the only one of its kind in Spain…

  • Soller, Mallorca, Spain - May 26, 2016: Panoramic view of a town center of Soller with Sant Bartomeu Church on Placa de sa Constitucio, Majorca.

    Església de Sant Bartomeu

    Sóller

    A disciple of architect Antoni Gaudí, Joan Rubió landed some big commissions in Sóller. The town didn't want to miss the wave of modernity and so Rubió…

  • People photographing shark in fishtank

    Palma Aquarium

    Mallorca

    Marine-research, -conservation and -preservation programs offset any animal-welfare qualms you may have visiting the excellent Palma Aquarium. Five…

  • Museu Diocesà

    Palma de Mallorca

    Located in the Palau Episcopal (Bishop’s Residence; a mainly Gothic ensemble dating to the 13th century), the Museu Diocesà, behind the cathedral to the…

  • Basílica de Sant Francesc

    Palma de Mallorca

    One of Palma’s oldest churches, the Franciscan Basílica de Sant Francesc was begun in 1281 in Gothic style, while the baroque facade, with its carved…

  • Els Calderers

    Mallorca

    On a pretty country back road between Montuïri and Petra, this stout rural mansion has been converted into a period museum. Els Calderers was built around…

  • Passeig d’es Born

    Palma de Mallorca

    One of Palma's most appealing boulevards, Passeig d’es Born is capped by Plaça del Rei Joan Carles I (named after the present king and formerly after Pope…

  • Museo Sa Bassa Blanca

    Alcúdia

    Around 6km east of Alcúdia, in a Hispano-Moorish style house, this eclectic cultural institution concentrates on children's portraits from the 16th to…

  • Santuari de Sant Salvador

    Mallorca

    One of inland Mallorca's most spectacular viewpoints, the hermitage Santuari de Sant Salvador crowns a hilltop 5km southeast of Felanitx and 509m above…

  • Banys Àrabs

    Palma de Mallorca

    These baths, dating from the 10th to 12th centuries, are the single most important remaining monument to the Muslim domination of the island, although all…

  • Can Balaguer

    Palma de Mallorca

    One of Palma's most emblematic buildings, the permanent exhibition, entitled La Casa Posible, re-creates rooms of this former noble house from 1600–1951…

  • Església de Santa Magdalena

    Palma de Mallorca

    The main claim to fame of the baroque Església de Santa Magdalena is as the resting place of Santa Catalina Thomàs of Valldemossa. Her clothed remains are…

  • Convent de Santa Clara

    Palma de Mallorca

    The 'Poor Clares' were one of the first orders to establish a presence in Palma, following the Reconquesta of 1229. The land on which the convent stands…

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