We flew from Alicante to Palma to walk along the Serra de Tramuntana Mountains.
Palma de Mallorca (pop 431,000) is located on the island of Mallorca within the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea about 250 km east of the Spanish mainland. Founded by the Romans in 123 BC, after being in the hands of the Vandals and the Arabs it was conquered in 1229 by Aragon and later became its own kingdom.
The Balearic Islands and Catalunya share historical ties and cultural similarities, including a common language, Catalan. However the Balearic Islands are a separate autonomous community.
Gothic Cathedral-Basilica of Santa María, founded 1229, renovated by Gaudi between 1904 and 1914Royal Palace of La Almudaina, Roman origin, a modification of the Muslim alcázar and now the residence of the Royal family when in PalmaWalls of Palma, completed in 1115 by the Arabs and rebuilt 5 times sinceLa Riera Canal but in 1613Mills on Indústria Street, four mills of the seven that were built around 1680 are preserved in what is now a residential streetEnsaimada de Mallorca, a pastry with a great tradition on MallorcaCoca Mallorquina – tomato, green and red peppers, and onion, seasoned with oil, vinegar, and salt baked on a biscuit type basePlaza Mayor in Palma was the headquarters of the Spanish Inquisition until 1838Can Casasayas, Catalan modernismo 1908
