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Palma de Mallorca
N 39°34.054', E 2°38.893'
2018-11-28, 2019-12-31
Our rating: 7.40
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Palma is the capital of Majorca and a major tourist center. We visited it already twice, and the second time we came on New Year's.
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Both times we stayed at Hotel Palma Bellver (booking.com ). There are Premium Room with Sea View that offer the best view of the city. Also under the hotel there is a large and inexpensive covered parking, only 5 euros per day (N 39 34.104 E 2 37.885 ).
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
The second time we stayed there to watch New Year's fireworks. And we succeeded, the whole city was visible from the balcony.
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma has really good promenade. It is huge, in the city its length is 5 kilometers, though you can walk another 15 kilometers, since all the suburbs are connected.
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
In the very center, on the promenade, stand the main attractions of the city - the Palm Cathedral and the Almuden Palace.
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
The construction of the cathedral began in 1230, after the victory over the Moors (Arabs). The main construction was completed at the end of the 16th century, but some work was carried out even in the 20th century. The cathedral was conceived as a tomb for local kings, they rest inside.
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Nearby is the 13th-century Almuden Palace. If the cathedral was built on the ruins of the Moorish mosque, the palace was built on the site of the Alcazar - the Moorish fortress.
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The beautiful Parc de la Mar was built in 1984, after the famous artist and sculptor Joan Miro chose the project among the finalists.
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Palma also has an old city, we walked there on New Year's Eve.
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Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
If the backlighting of the central streets was still more or less normal.
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
The Christmas markets turned out to be not so good. After Germany and Austria, they look just silly.
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And this huge Santa, which can scare children, is the best proof.
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One of the markets is located in the central square of Plaza Mayor. It is interesting because the central office of the Spanish Inquisition, a prison and a torture chamber were located here. In 1823, the people of Palma looted and burned the building, thereby closing the shameful page of history.
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Another interesting place in Palma is the gothic castle Belver. It can be reached on foot from the city or drove by car (N 39 33.758 E 2 37.179 ).
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It was built in the years 1300-1311, as the summer royal residence. But later it was used as a real defensive castle with the artillery.
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In the 18th century it became a prison. The road that leads to the castle was built by prisoners.
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In 1976, the Museum of the History of Palma opened in the castle.
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On the roof there is an observation deck overlooking the city.
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Palma de Mallorca ©Yuriy Buriak
Of the restaurants we visited the following: - PadThaiWok (Avinguda de Gabriel Roca, 3), Asian Takeaway - Prosecco Santa Catalina Ristorante Pizzeria (Carrer de Sant Magí, 48) - good pizza - Block House (Avinguda de Gabriel Roca, 54) - grill and burgers, located in the Porto Pi Centro Comercial shopping center on the waterfront, there is also a large Carrefour supermarket. Getting there: there is a large airport in Palma, which is connected to the city by bus A1 (map ). Estació Intermodal Train Station (N 39 34.560 E 2 39.240 ) is located in the very center of the city and hidden underground. There is also a bus station from where buses travel throughout the island.
Tags, Spain: castle , cathedral , resort , sea Tags, all countries: castle , cathedral , resort , sea
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 7.40
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help