Europe and the Mediterranean
Mallorca
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Directions
BY AIR
- Palma de Mallorca Airport - Son Sant Joan
BY SEA
- The busiest port in Mallorca is Palma, with regular connections to Barcelona, Valencia, Denia, Menorca and Ibiza
- The main companies operating in Palma are Balearia, Trasmediterránea and Iscomar
BY LAND
- To move around Palma there is the city bus (EMT): tel. 971 21 44 44
- To get around the island there are intercity bus and three train lines: Inca - Sa Pobla, Manacor and Sóller (almost a century old rail): http://www.caib.es/sacmicrofront/contenido.do?idsite=330&cont=8689&lang=ca&campa=yes ; www.trendesoller.com/
Currency
euroWhere to sleep
- Hostel Playa de Palma. Calle Costa Brava, 13, 07013. Tel. 971260892, 971260892, 902111188; platjapalma@ibjove.caib.es
- www.hotelius.com/
- www.booking.com/Hoteles
Tourist office
In Palma there are ten tourist information offices; two of the most central are:
- Plaza de la Reina 2; 07012 Palma. Tel 971 72 02 51 / 971 17 39 90 oit@conselldemallorca.net
- “Parque de las Estacions”; 07002 Palma. Tel 971 75 43 29, 902 102 365 palmainfo@a-palma.es
To visit
Sights in Palma:
- Arab Baths
- Cathedral («La Seu»)
- Almudaina Palace
- Bellver Castle
- Convent of Sant Francesc
- Church of Sant Miquel
- Church of Santa Eulàlia
- Renaissance walls
Museums in Palma
- Mallorca Museum: www.museudemallorca.es/
- Cathedral Museum: www.catedraldemallorca.info/principal/
- Diocesan Museum: www.bisbatdemallorca.com/
- Palau March Museum: www.fundacionbmarch.es/
- Es Baluard Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Palma: www.esbaluard.org/
Also…
Lullian places outside Palma: (http://www.consorcidetransports.org/web/ctm/inici )
- Miramar Monastery (Lullian place). It is located in the town of Valldemossa. Intercity bus line 210 (TIB); getting off at Ca Madò Pilla (tell the driver) and walk for about 10 minutes. Other options are to rent a car or take a taxi. More information in: http://www.sonmarroig.com/ . See also a hiking route in: http://www.senderosdemallorca.com/rutas/ficha.ct.html?cr=24
- Cura Sanctuary, in Puig de Randa (lullian place). It belongs to the municipality of Algaida. Intercity Bus Line 490 (TIB); getting off in Algaida and walk for about 1 ½ hours. Other options are to rent a car or take a taxi. There is a hostel. More information in: http://www.santuaridecura.com/home/home.aspx
In the Middle Ages the Port of Palma was in Porto Pi, where there are still two medieval towers
Do not forget
- Palma is the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, which includes four islands: Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza (Eivissa in catalan) y Formentera
- Catalan is the native language of the Balearic Islands and is the official language together with Spanish
- The Serra de Tramuntana has been declared UNESCO World Heritage Site as cultural landscape in 2011. Worth a visit.
- Mallorca cuisine is exquisite. Be sure to try tumbet, frit, Mallorcan sopas, sobrasada or pastries such as ensaimada or robiol.
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