Palma

Worth seeing in and around Palma

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Palma Cathedral

   The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, more commonly referred to as La Seu, is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral located in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. It is the Cathedral of the diocese of Mallorca, and is situated on the seashore of Palma, abutting the city walls and situated between the Royal Palace of La Almudaina and the Episcopal Palace of Mallorca.

   300 m · cathedral and minor basilica in Spain · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Estadi Mallorca Son Moix

   Estadi Mallorca Son Moix is a football stadium located in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, and serves as the home ground of Real Club Deportivo Mallorca. It is the largest stadium in the Balearic Islands and the 23th largest in Spain.

   2.9 km · football stadium in Spain · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Bellver Castle

   Bellver Castle is a Gothic-style castle on a hill 3 km to the west of the center of Palma de Mallorca on the island of Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. It was built in the 14th century for King James II of Majorca, and is one of the few circular castles in Europe.

   2.7 km · castle in Mallorca · Wikipedia
4. 04
   University of the Balearic Islands

   The University of the Balearic Islands is a Balearic Spanish university, founded in 1978 and located in Palma on the island of Mallorca. The university is funded by the autonomous Government of the Balearic Islands.

   7.6 km · Spanish public university · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Fundació Miró Mallorca

   The Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró in Mallorca is a museum in Palma de Mallorca, dedicated to the work of the artist Joan Miró. It comprises a main building exhibiting 6000 works donated by the artist, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, sketches, a library, a sculpture garden, and Miró's former studios Sert and Son Boter.

   3.9 km · art museum in Palma de Mallorca, Spain · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Velòdrom Illes Balears

   The Balearic Islands Velodrome is a multisport pavilion of the city of Palma. Its construction involved major cost overruns and massive corruption.

   2.2 km · Palma Velodrome · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Serra de Na Burguesa

   Serra de Na Burguesa is a well-defined mountain on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is the southernmost portion of the Serra de Tramuntana range, terminating in the Mediterranean Sea at Bay of Palma.

   7.9 km · mountain range · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Estadi Balear

   The Estadio Balear is a football stadium located in Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain. Opened in 1960, but closed between 2013 and 2019 on safety grounds, it is the home stadium of CD Atlético Baleares.

   2.4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Es Baluard

   Es Baluard Museu d’Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, located in Palma and inaugurated on 30 January 2004, has a reserve of more than 700 works of art linked to artists from the Balearic Islands and/or of international renown. As well as conserving and publicising its collection, Es Baluard runs a programme of temporary exhibitions, cultural activities and educational and training cycles.

   800 m · Art museum in Palma, Spain · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Portopí Lighthouse

    The Porto Pí Lighthouse is one of the oldest operating lighthouses in the world, and a historic monument. It is located in Palma harbour on the Balearic Island of Majorca.

    3.3 km · lighthouse in Spain · Wikipedia

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Getting to Palma

Airports

Palma de Mallorca (PMI), 8 km · Ibiza (IBZ), 135 km · Menorca (MAH), 138 km

Stations

Palma de Mallorca Airport, 7.8 km · Son Bonet Aerodrome, 5.6 km · Port of Palma de Mallorca, 2.5 km · Palma Intermodal Station, 900 m · UIB metro station, 7.3 km

• Ibiza (Eivissa) → Palma

  125 km · quickest by road, 5h 8m · €15–21
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• Mahón (Maó) → Palma

  143 km · quickest by ferry, 7h 28m · €40.5–132
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• Barcelona → Palma

  207 km · quickest by ferry, 9h 58m · €57–174
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