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Palma & the Badia de Palma Highlights
Admire Barceló, Gaudí and a rainbow of stained glass in the Gothic
Catedral
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.
Tap into Palma's contemporary art scene in top-of-the-ramparts
Es Baluard
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Discover baroque patios and the Moorish
Banys Àrabs
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) in labyrinth-
ine Old Palma.
Glimpse Picasso, Miró and Dalí at the
Museu Fundació Juan March
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Survey the Badia de Palma from hilltop
Castell de Bellver
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).
Swing with Palma's boho groove in the bars and boutiques of
Santa Catalina
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Marvel at the cathedral at dusk from the seafront
Parc de la Mar
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)
.
See the light from Miró's perspective at the
Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró
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Hang out with cool, cocktail-sipping kids at
Puro Beach
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) in Ca'n
Pastilla.
PALMA DE MALLORCA
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Nestled in the crook of the Badia de Palma, Mallorca's capital is the most agreeable of
all Mediterranean towns. Shaped and defined by the sea and backed by not-so-distant
mountains, it is a city of open horizons and oft-blue skies, with good looks and a festive
nature. Surveying it all from a gentle rise is the old quarter, crowned by its colossal
Gothic cathedral. Slip away from the crowds that swarm around the trophy sights for just
a minute and you will find yourself deep in a labyrinth of cobbled lanes, which call for
serendipitous strolls. Take your lead from the locals and wander here at ease, pausing for
market banter, boutique finds, snapshots of baroque churches, palaces and patrician
courtyards, and lunches that linger long into the afternoon.
