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Monday, June 11, 2007

The Arab Wall

The arab wall was built on top of the roman wall. When the cristians came to invade the island, were not able to cross the wall, at the end the city sorrounded and opened the wall

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Sunday, May 20, 2007

Arc de la Almudaina

The arch of Almudaina, is one of the old doors of Medina Mayurka (Palma) though it origins are roman and not arab. When you see its walls, you can see the strenght of the wall and you can understand why the troops of the christian James I could not cross them. The arch of Almudaina, is located in Almudaina Street

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Thursday, January 25, 2007

Gran Hotel

Was the first luxury hotel in Palma, it is considered the startings of tourism in Mallorca. Now it is the best exposition hall of Mallorca

Old Rooms of Gran Hotel

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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Santa Eulalia

The church of Santa Eulalia is at one of the ends of the shopping district of Street San Miguel-Plaza Mayor-Colon, is at the end of carrer Colon, near the town hall building, after the cathedral is the nicest church in Palma, the nice thing about it, is that you do not have to pay to get in, but is not as nice as the cathedral

Webcam

Plaza Santa Eulalia 2

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Palma Cathedral

The cathedral of Palma has becomed 700 years old, if you want to see how is it watch this video

The Cathedral of Palma is one of the best and most known monuments of Palma well worth a visit, just the local people of Mallorca do not have to pay, everybody else has to pay the nice thing about it, is that you have to pay but you can walk arround all the time you want, and make all the pictures you want, if you do not want to pay, or if you go when there is no tourist visit, you can go to the cathedral when there is mass, you will not have to pay at all but also you will not be able to wander arround because if you do somebody will tell you that you can´t do that. In the past before the cristian conquest the cathedral was an old mosk

This is the most known monument in the island

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Cathedral Plaza. Almoina, s/n. Tel. 971 72 31 30 http://www.cathedral.webb-com.com/

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Ca la Torre

It is a good idea to get lost in the center of Palma, here we will have the chance to see many mansions. This one in the picture is Ca la torre, one of the nicest houses of Palma. At its time when it was build was house of a Marquis, but arround twenty years ago was sold to the architects of Palma, anyway still now you can enter the patio

C/Portella, 14

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Cloister of Sant Francesc

The cloister of Sant Francesc is the nicest cloister in Palma, recently restored, when you do the visit, you can see the cloister and the church of Sant Francesc, the visit will not take you long time but you have to see it, admision cost one euro. It is a little bit out of the path and a little less touristic, but you have to look well when is open, because most of the time is closed.

One of the kings of Mallorca, the first son of James II, gave up his right to be a king to become a monk of Sant Francesc. Another daughte of James II, Sancha queen of Napels, Sicily and Jerusalem.

Church of Sant Francesc

Sancha, made sure that the fanciscan order could install in Jerusalem and in Belen in the wholy places, and made sure that those monks always had money, so that they could prevail as they have done till the day of today there, so now in the headquarters of the franciscan order in Jerusalem there is a painting of the queen Sancha

In the past, before the christian conquest, Sant Francesc was an old mosq

The Complex of Sant Francesc we know today, is one third of what it was in the past. Due to a law called Desamortizacion two of the three cloisers were taken to the monks.

Cloister Of the Right, it used to be used as the prison of the city, this are the rest of the cloister.

Back Cloister, also taken away

Plaza de Sant Francesc Tel: 971 712 695

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Arab Baths

The arab baths are the only remains of medina mayurca, that was the name that palma had in the arab times. In 1229 the city was taken by the cristians and they destroyed everything, only this was left. The arab baths are small, but worth the visit, is one of the monuments more visited of Palma, the arab baths are located in a very nice malloquin garden, there you will be able to sit for a while and rest a little bit. Is open every day of the year.

Carrer Can Serra 7 Tel: 971 721 549

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Sunday, December 17, 2006

Castell de Bellver

This is a really good video of Castell de Bellver

Webcam

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Friday, December 15, 2006

700 hundred aniversary of the Cathedral