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Things to do in Mallorca
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Sightlore has 47 places to explore in Mallorca, and 28 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Mallorca's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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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.
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Valldemossa Charterhouse
The Valldemossa Charterhouse is a palace in Valldemossa, Mallorca that was royal residence of the king Sancho of Majorca and later Royal Charterhouse (15th century) of the Carthusians.
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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.
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La Calobra beach
A cove in the Serra de Tramuntana on Mallorca's north coast, in Escorca, where the Torrent de Pareis reaches the sea.
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Santuari de Lluc
The Santuari de Lluc is a monastery and pilgrimage site located in the municipality of Escorca in north-west Mallorca.
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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.
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Torre Picada
An old watch and defence tower overlooking the harbour entrance of Port de Sóller, Mallorca.
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Palma Cathedral
The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, more commonly referred to as La Seu (a title also used by many other churches), is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral located in Palma, Mallorca, Spain.
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Jardí Botànic de Sóller
A botanical garden in the town of Sóller in north-west Mallorca, run by a foundation since 1997.
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Consolat de Mar de Palma
The building in Palma of the Consolat de Mar, a medieval institution of the Crown of Aragon that regulated trade and maritime affairs.
Discovery routes in Mallorca
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Palma: from La Llotja to the Cathedral and San Francisco
From the Es Baluard museum to the Consolat de Mar and La Llotja, the Royal Palace of La Almudaina and Palma Cathedral; then the Parc de la Mar, the Arab Baths, the Basilica of San Francisco, the Basilica of San Miguel and the Gran Hotel.
Mallorca: from Bellver to Valldemossa, Sóller and Lluc
From Bellver Castle to the Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation and the Valldemossa Charterhouse; then the Sóller Botanical Garden, the Church of Sant Bartomeu in Sóller, Torre Picada, Sa Calobra cove and the Sanctuary of Lluc.
Mallorca: from Formentor to Alcúdia and the eastern caves
From Cap de Formentor and its lighthouse to the walls of Alcúdia, the Church of Sant Jaume and Pollentia; then the Son Real necropolis, Ses Païsses, Capdepera Castle, the Caves of Artà, the Caves of Drach and the Caves of Hams.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Llotja de Palma
Built by Guillem Sagrera between 1426 and 1452 as the merchants' exchange, one of the main works of Gothic architecture in Mallorca.
Royal Palace of La Almudaina
The Royal Palace of La Almudaina is one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family. Originally an Arab fortress, major alterations were made at the beginning of the 14th century.
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.
Torre Picada
An old watch and defence tower overlooking the harbour entrance of Port de Sóller, Mallorca.
Far de Formentor
The Formentor or Cap de Formentor Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Spanish island of Majorca.
City walls of Alcúdia
The listed historic town walls surrounding Alcúdia in the north of Mallorca.
Pollentia
Pollentia was a Roman city founded by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus in the present city of Alcúdia, allegedly in the year 123 BC. The first documented remains belong, however, to the first half of the 1st century BC.
Son Real necropolis
A prehistoric necropolis, largely built above ground, on the north coast of Mallorca in the municipality of Santa Margalida.
Ses Païsses
Ses Païsses is a Bronze Age talayotic settlement on the southeastern outskirts of Artà in northeastern Majorca.
Capdepera Castle
The Castle of Capdepera is a walled fortress located in the Spanish municipality of Capdepera, on the island of Mallorca. It is one of the largest castles on the island.
Castell d'Alaró
The ruins of a rock castle below the 825-metre Puig d'Alaró in Alaró, Mallorca; one of the island's three 'castells roquers', protected since 1931.
Capocorb Vell
Capocorb Vell is a talayotic site located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) from Llucmajor on the island of Mallorca, in Spain. It is one of the most highly excavated talayotic sites in the Balearic Islands. A similar site is Ses Païsses.
Closos de Can Gaià
A Bronze Age archaeological site near Porto Cristo, Mallorca, a village of at least nine boat-shaped 'navetas'.
Palma bullring
Palma's bullring, popularly known as the Coliseo Balear, on the avenue named after its architect Gaspar Bennassar.
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.
Castell de Sa Punta de n'Amer
The Castle of la Punta de Amer is a 17th century fortification located in Sant Lorenzo des Cardessar on the island of Mallorca. The sandstone structure was built in the late 17th century, and is now a protected site.
Fort San Carlos
A fortification in Palma guarding the Portopí roadstead; today inside the naval base, it houses the city's Military History Museum.
Castell de Santueri
A rock castle on a 408-metre summit of the Serres de Llevant in Felanitx, Mallorca, rebuilt on the ruins of an 11th-century Arab fortress.
Far des Cap de ses Salines
Lighthouse at the southernmost point of Mallorca, built in 1863; in 1982 it became the first lighthouse in Spain powered by solar panels.
Son Fornés
A prehistoric Talayotic settlement near Montuïri, Mallorca, with a history of about three thousand years.
Museums
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.
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.
Palma Aquarium
Palma Aquarium is a commercial aquarium and park that first opened in 2007 in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. The aquarium is the property of Coral World International.
Poble Espanyol de Palma
An open-air museum in the Son Espanyolet district of Palma, opened in 1967 and designed as a village reproducing buildings from across Spain.
Places of worship
Palma Cathedral
The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, more commonly referred to as La Seu (a title also used by many other churches), is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral located in Palma, Mallorca, Spain.
Basilica of St. Francis
The Franciscan friary in Palma, comprising the minor basilica, a Gothic cloister and adjoining buildings; construction began in the late 13th century.
Basilica of St. Michael
A church in Palma's old town dedicated to the Archangel Michael, proclaimed a minor basilica in 2018.
Valldemossa Charterhouse
The Valldemossa Charterhouse is a palace in Valldemossa, Mallorca that was royal residence of the king Sancho of Majorca and later Royal Charterhouse (15th century) of the Carthusians.
Church of Sant Bartomeu, Sóller
The parish church of Sóller on the Plaça de la Constitució; a protected heritage site.
Santuari de Lluc
The Santuari de Lluc is a monastery and pilgrimage site located in the municipality of Escorca in north-west Mallorca.
Church of St. Jaume
The Church of St. Jaume is a Roman Catholic church in Alcúdia, Majorca.
Santuari de Nostra Senyora de Cura
A monastery on the summit of Puig de Randa in Algaida, Mallorca, said by tradition to stand where Ramon Llull retreated.
Monuments
Consolat de Mar de Palma
The building in Palma of the Consolat de Mar, a medieval institution of the Crown of Aragon that regulated trade and maritime affairs.
Arab Baths of Palma de Mallorca
The Arab baths, one of the most emblematic monuments of Palma, on Carrer de Can Serra.
Gran Hotel
The Gran Hotel is a former historic hotel located in Plaza Weyler, in Palma, the capital of Mallorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands. It is part of the historic centre of the city.
Nature
Parc de la Mar
One of Palma's largest parks, about nine hectares, lying between the city walls and the coastal motorway below the cathedral.
Jardí Botànic de Sóller
A botanical garden in the town of Sóller in north-west Mallorca, run by a foundation since 1997.
La Calobra beach
A cove in the Serra de Tramuntana on Mallorca's north coast, in Escorca, where the Torrent de Pareis reaches the sea.
Cap de Formentor
Cap de Formentor is the northernmost point of Mallorca, on the Formentor peninsula.
Coves d’Artà
A system of stalactite caves on the east coast of Mallorca, in the municipality of Capdepera.
Coves del Drach
The Caves of Drach are four great caves that are located in the island of Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, extending to a depth of 25 m and reaching approximately 2.4 km in length.
Coves dels Hams
The Coves dels Hams are a solutional cave system on the east coast of the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca. The caves are in the municipality of Manacor, about 1 km to the west of the town of Porto Cristo.
Cala Agulla
Cala Agulla is a beach in Mallorca, Spain. It was declared a Àrea natural d'especial interès in 1991 by the Parliament of the Balearic Islands.
Cala Esmeralda
A white-sand beach at Cala d'Or in the municipality of Santanyí, south-east Mallorca.
Cala Llombards (bay)
Cala Llombards is a beach and resort on the southeast coast of Majorca, located in Santanyí municipality. The village where it is located is called Es Llombards.
Coves de Campanet
Caves of about 3,200 m² on the southern slope of Puig de Sant Miquel in the Serra de Tramuntana, northern Mallorca.
Es Trenc
The beach of Es Trenc close to Campos on the southern coast of Mallorca is part of the Natural Area of Special Interest Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos. The beach is about 10 km long and extends from Sa Ràpita to Colònia de Sant Jordi.
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