Palma & the Badia de Palma - Mallorca - page 104

Soak up views along the Renaissance sea wall Dalt Murada ( Click here ) . Turn
left at medieval gateway Sa Portella , with a keystone and coat of arms. Carrer
de la Portella hides historic courtyards: 17th-century Cal Marquès de la Torre
and 19th-century Can Espanya-Serra , with a neo-Gothic staircase. Swing left
onto Carrer de la Puresa, pausing at Can Salas , one of Palma's oldest patios,
with carved pillars, a beautiful loggia and a 13th-century coat of arms.
Pause in tiny Jardí del Bisbe ( Click here ) or continue to Cal Poeta Colom ,
named for its one-time resident poet. Its baroque patio reveals tapered columns.
Further along is grand medieval manor Can Marquès .
On Carrer de l'Almudaina, the medieval gateway Porta de l'Almudaina ( Click
here ) was originally part of the Roman walls. Close by is Can Bordils ( Click
here ), a 17th-century courtyard, and neighbouring Can Oms , with its Gothic
portal. Nearby, on Carrer d'en Morei, Can Oleza is a baroque patio with a loggia,
Ionic columns, low arches and wrought-iron balustrade. Pass spired Església de
Santa Eulàlia ( Click here ) to Carrer de Can Savellà, home to Corinthian-column-
lined Can Vivot and Can Catlar del Llorer , one of Palma's oldest Gothic
patios. Stop for hot chocolate at old-school Ca'n Joan de S'Aigo ( Click here )
before finishing at Basílica de Sant Francesc ( Click here ) .
Es Puig de Sant Pere
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(Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani; www.esbaluard.org ; Plaça de Porta de Santa Catalina 10;
adult/child €6/free, temporary exhibitions €4; 10am-8pm Tue-Sat, to 3pm Sun) Built with
flair and innovation into the shell of the Renaissance-era seaward walls, this contempor-
ary art gallery is one of the finest on the island. Its temporary exhibitions are worth view-
ing, but the permanent collection - works by Miró, Barceló and Picasso - give the gal-
lery its cachet.
The 21st-century concrete complex is cleverly built among the fortifications, including
the partly restored remains of an 11th- century Muslim-era tower (on your right as you
arrive from Carrer de Sant Pere).
Inside, the ground floor houses the core of the permanent exhibition, starting with a
section on Mallorcan landscapes by local artists and others from abroad; the big names
here include Valencia's Joaquín Sorolla, Mallorca's own Miquel Barceló and the Catalan