Rialto Living is Palma's most famous interior design and concept store. Located right in the heart of the city, it has a small art gallery inside with temporary art exhibitions.
Sights in Palma de Mallorca
Discover and book the top Palma de Mallorca sights
La Seu Cathedral, Palma de Mallorca
The stand-out landmark building of Palma
The glory of Palma - a magnificent Gothic cathedral whose sandstone walls and flying buttresses seem to rise out of the sea.
Palau March Sculpture Gallery
Modern & contemporary sculptures in a historical palace
Just next to the cathedral is the impressive Palau March (Bartolome March Foundation) with a great collection of 20th century sculpture.
Sa Llotja, Palma de Mallorca
Cultural Centre & Art Gallery
With twin turrets and an angel over the door, this 15th-century seafront building looks half-castle, half-church. In fact it is neither.
Fundacio La Caixa
The old Gran Hotel, this iconic Modernist building is now used as a gallery
The Gran Hotel was Palma's first luxury hotel when it opened in 1903. Designed by the Catalan architect Lluis Domenech I Montaner, it was the building that began the craze for modernists (art nouveau) architecture in the city.
Museum of Spanish Contemporary Art (Colleccio March)
Art gallery featuring 20th-century Spanish artists
The Museu Fundación Juan March houses a small collection of 20th century Spanish art shich belonged to the Mallorcan banker Joan March, once one of the world's richest men.
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Fundacio Pilar i Joan Miro
Art gallery & museum devoted to the famous Spanish painter
The painter and sculptor Joan Miro spent most of his life in Barcelona, but both his wife and mother were Mallorcan and he always longed to return to the scene of his childhood holidays to draw inspiraton from what he called "the light of Mallorca".
Pueblo Español - Spanish Village
A 'show village' featuring a range of Spanish architecture
Spain gets the theme-park treatment at this 'village' in the outskirts of Palma, where reproductions of famous buildings from Cordoba, Toledo and Madrid are gathered together with typical houses from the Spanish regions.
Museu de Sa Jugueta
One of the best toy museums in Spain
Based on the collection of Antoni Roig Clar, this museum showcases over 3,000 toys from all around the world and from different eraas.
Museu Diocesa
Home to the Bishop of Mallorca & religious artefacts
This small museum of religious and historical antefacts is based in a wing of the former episcopal palace tucked behind the cathedral.
Palace de l'Almudaina
Ancient 13th-century residence for Mallorca's rulers
A royal palace has stood on this site next to Palma's cathedral since the Muslim walis (governors) built their alcazar soon after the Arab conquest.
Es Baluard Museu
Wonderful contemporary art gallery in a 16th-century fort
Es Baluard Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art was opened in 2004 as a cultural institution for research and dissemination of Balearic & Mediterranean art from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Casal Solleric
Exhibition and Documentation Centre for Contemporary Art
A wonderful 18th-century Baroque building with feature courtyard and decorative touches, Casal Solleric is now home to temporary exhibitions specialising in contemporary art and photography.
Museu de Mallorca
Discover the history of Mallorca
Billed as Mallorca's most important museum, this undoubtedly contains some fascinating exhibitsbut beware that it is difficult to get excited about bits of stone in glass cases if you do not understand the captions. The museum has recently been refurbished, so we are hoping it is now more tourist-friendly.
Plaça de Cort
Central square with the town hall and an ancient olive tree
The small and charming square of Plaça Cort, located in the heart of the city, is famous for the ancient olive tree ('Olivera de Cort') that stands in the centre. The square is named 'Cort' because it was here where the feudal court gathered. The town hall dominates the plaça, built between 1649 and 1680 by local architects Pere Bauçá, Miquel Oliver and Bartomeu Calafat, its façade has been decorated with Mannerist and Baroque style features.
Passeig des Born
Famous tree lined avenue with shops, cafes & entertainments
For more than a century this short, tree-lined promenade has been at the heart of city life; it has witnessed fiestas, demonstrations and countless generations of families enjoying an evening stroll. During the Franco era it was renamed after the dictator, but everyone still called it 'the Born'. Now lined with a selection of mid and high range shops, the central promenade also hosts music and dancing during Palma's many fiestas.
Plaça d'Espanya
Its position in front of Palma's principal bus and train station means Plaça d'Espanya is always bustling
At the centre, overseeing all the activity is a statue of Jaime I astride a horse. This is a popular meeting point. Ice cream parlours, tapas bars and fast food joints sit side by side along the pedestrianised zone. If you've hit your limit of 'cafes con leches' but haven't tired of observing life in the capital, then I suggest crossing the road and entering the park behind the station. From a grassy patch or a wooden bench, you can carry on watching without any obligation to spend a cent. Enjoy!
Plaça de la Llonja
A picturesque square in Palma’s old town
The square takes its name from Sa Llotja, the impressive Gothic market exchange building which overlooks it from one side. The decorative sandstone facade, contrasted with the lush green palm trees, makes for an idyllic setting. The plaza opens out towards the seaside promenade on one side and, on the other, tables and chairs from the surrounding restaurants spread out across the cobblestones. A great spot during the day and the evening.