Mallorca Cathedral (La Seu)
Palma's great Gothic icon, with an interior visit, museum and, depending on ticket, terrace access.
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Culture & heritage in Mallorca: quick comparison
| Experience | Price from | Duration | Family | Weather-dependent | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallorca Cathedral (La Seu)Catedral de Mallorca (La Seu) | – | – | 3 | 1 | Palma |
| Royal Palace of La AlmudainaPalacio Real de la Almudaina (Patrimonio Nacional) | from €8 | – | 3 | 1 | Palma |
| Bellver CastleCastell de Bellver (Ajuntament de Palma) | from €4 | – | 4 | 3 | Palma |
| Royal Charterhouse of ValldemossaReal Cartuja de Valldemossa | – | – | 3 | 1 | Serra de Tramuntana |
| Son Marroig (Deià)Son Marroig | from €4 | – | 2 | 3 | Serra de Tramuntana |
| Alfàbia GardensJardins d'Alfàbia | from €10 | – | 4 | 3 | Raiguer & the inland villages |
| Pilar and Joan Miró FoundationFundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca | from €10 | 2 h | 2 | 1 | Palma |
| Lluc SanctuarySantuari de Lluc | from €8 | – | 4 | 2 | Serra de Tramuntana |
| Gordiola glassworks and glass museum in AlgaidaGordiola (vidrieras y museo del vidrio) | from €8 | – | 3 | 1 | Es Pla (central plain) |
| Roman ruins of Pollentia and monographic museum (Alcúdia)Ciutat romana de Pollentia y Museu Monogràfic | from €2 | 1 h–2 h | 3 | 3 | Bay of Alcúdia |
| Es Baluard, Palma's museum of modern and contemporary artEs Baluard Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma | from €8 | 1 h–2 h | 2 | 1 | Palma |
| Raixa estate and gardens (Bunyola)Finca pública de Raixa | Free | 1 h–2 h | 4 | 2 | Raiguer & the inland villages |
| Hike to Castell d'Alaró from Es VergerCastell d'Alaró (refugio y Es Verger) | – | 2 h–4 h | 3 | 4 | Raiguer & the inland villages |
| Santuari de Cura and Ramon Llull museum (Randa)Santuari de Cura | from €2.50 | 1 h–2 h | 3 | 2 | Es Pla (central plain) |
| Capdepera Castle: walls and views over LlevantCastell de Capdepera | from €3 | 1 h–2 h | 4 | 3 | Llevant (east) |
| Fra Juníper Serra House Museum in PetraCasa Museu Fra Juníper Serra | Free | 30 min–1 h | 2 | 1 | Es Pla (central plain) |
| Guided visit to the Hassan Fathy House and Sa Bassa BlancaFundació Yannick i Ben Jakober (Sa Bassa Blanca) | from €28 | 1 h–1.5 h | 2 | 2 | Bay of Alcúdia |
| Palma old town free walking tour (pay what you want)Guías locales de free tour (vía GuruWalk y Civitatis) | – | 2 h | 4 | 3 | Palma |
| Can Prunera Modernist Museum, SóllerCan Prunera Museu Modernista | from €11 | 1 h–1.5 h | 2 | 1 | Serra de Tramuntana |
| Museu de Mallorca (Can Desbrull, Palma)Museu de Mallorca | – | 1 h–1.5 h | 3 | 1 | Palma |
| Palau March Museum: sculptures and Neapolitan nativityPalau March Museu (Fundación Bartolomé March) | – | 30 min–1 h | 2 | 2 | Palma |
| Arab Baths of PalmaBanys Àrabs de Palma | from €3.50 | 30 min | 3 | 2 | Palma |
| Capocorb Vell Talayotic settlementPoblat talaiòtic de Capocorb Vell | from €3 | 45 min–1.5 h | 3 | 3 | Calvià & Bay of Palma |
| Ses Païsses Talayotic settlement (Artà)Poblat talaiòtic de Ses Païsses | – | 30 min–1.5 h | 3 | 3 | Llevant (east) |
| Ca n'Alluny, Robert Graves's house in DeiàFundació Robert Graves (Ca n'Alluny) | from €7 | 1 h | 2 | 1 | Serra de Tramuntana |
| Son Fornés museum and Talayotic settlement (Montuïri)Museu Arqueològic de Son Fornés | from €3.50 | 1 h–2 h | 3 | 2 | Es Pla (central plain) |
| Palma walking tour with ensaïmada tastingBarceló Experiences | from €39 | 2.5 h | 3 | 3 | Palma |
| Els Calderers manor estate and museum visitEls Calderers | from €10 | 2.5 h | 4 | 3 | Es Pla (central plain) |
| Visit to Santueri CastleCastell de Santueri | – | – | 3 | 3 | Llevant (east) |
| Museu del Fang in Marratxí, traditional ceramics in a windmillMuseu del Fang de Marratxí (Ajuntament de Marratxí) | – | – | 3 | 1 | Palma |
| Sencelles–Costitx archaeological route, six Talayotic sitesFundació Mallorca Turisme (Consell de Mallorca) | – | – | 3 | 4 | Es Pla (central plain) |
| Mallorca Railway Museum (Son Carrió)Museu del Ferrocarril de Mallorca | – | 1 h–1.5 h | 4 | 1 | Llevant (east) |
| Guided visit to Sa Torre Cega: villa and sculpture garden (Cala Ratjada)Palau March Museu (Fundación Bartolomé March) | – | 1 h | 3 | 3 | Llevant (east) |
| Guided tour of the Mallorcan fabric workshop at Teixits Vicens (Pollença)Teixits Vicens | – | 45 min | 3 | 1 | Pollença & Formentor |
| Make-your-own leather sandals workshop in Santa Catalina (Palma)Martina Candela Bespoke Leather Atelier | from €156 | 3 h–5 h | 3 | 1 | Palma |
| Two-hour ceramics workshop with valley views (Terra Savia, Fornalutx)Terra Savia (taller de cerámica) | from €47 | 2 h | 3 | 3 | Serra de Tramuntana |
| Krekovic Museum: the legacy of painter Kristian Krekovic (Palma)Consell de Mallorca – Centre Krekovic | Free | – | 2 | 1 | Palma |
| Footwear and Industry Museum of IncaMuseu del Calçat i de la Indústria (Inca) | Free | 1 h | 4 | 1 | Raiguer & the inland villages |
| Prehistoric settlement of s'Hospitalet Vell (Manacor)Ajuntament de Manacor – Visit Manacor | Free | 1 h–1.5 h | 4 | 4 | Llevant (east) |
| Manacor History Museum – Torre dels EnagistesMuseu d'Història de Manacor – Torre dels Enagistes | Free | 1 h–1.5 h | 3 | 1 | Llevant (east) |
| Muro Ethnological Museum (17th-century manor house)Museu de Mallorca | Free | 30 min | 4 | 1 | Bay of Alcúdia |
| Private tour of Palma's Jewish quarter (Jewish Majorca)Jewish Majorca | – | 2 h | 2 | 3 | Palma |
| Pottery wheel experience in a Sóller studioLula Luca Ceramics | from €120 | 2 h–2.5 h | 3 | 1 | Serra de Tramuntana |
| Guided visit to the Lafiore glassblowing factory and ceramics studioLafiore | from €25 | 45 min | 4 | 1 | Serra de Tramuntana |
| Ceramics experience with hand-building and wheel at LafioreLafiore | from €60 | 2 h | 3 | 1 | Serra de Tramuntana |
| One-day ceramics workshop in Pòrtol (hand-building)Pòrtol Pots | from €70 | 3 h | 3 | 1 | Palma |
| Fused glass workshop on a Llubí estate: make your own glass bowldada-days | from €125 | – | 3 | 1 | Es Pla (central plain) |
| Natural dyeing on silk on a Sant Joan estate (3 h)dada-days | from €85 | 3 h | 3 | 3 | Es Pla (central plain) |
| Casa Llorenç Villalonga: literary museum in BinissalemFundació Mallorca Literària | – | – | 2 | 1 | Raiguer & the inland villages |
| Museu de la Paraula – Rafel Ginard's house in Sant JoanFundació Mallorca Literària | – | – | 2 | 1 | Es Pla (central plain) |
| Guided visit to the Etnogràfic Campos museumEtnogràfic Campos | from €10 | – | 3 | 1 | Migjorn & the south |
| Visit to Expo Biodiversity, Costitx's natural-history cabinetExpo Biodiversity | – | – | 4 | 1 | Es Pla (central plain) |
| Casal Solleric: free exhibitions on the Born (Palma)Casal Solleric (Ajuntament de Palma) | Free | 45 min–1.5 h | 2 | 1 | Palma |
| Passeig des Born: pedestrian promenade in central PalmaAjuntament de Palma | Free | – | 3 | 3 | Palma |
| S'Hort del Rei gardens beside the Almudaina (Palma)Ajuntament de Palma | Free | – | 3 | 3 | Palma |
| Puig de sa Morisca Archaeological Park (Santa Ponça)Ajuntament de Calvià – Parc Arqueològic del Puig de sa Morisca | Free | 1 h–3 h | 4 | 4 | Calvià & Bay of Palma |
| El Calvari in Pollença: 365 steps between cypressesAjuntament de Pollença | Free | 18 min–45 min | 3 | 4 | Pollença & Formentor |
| Alcúdia city walls: a walk along the Camí de RondaAjuntament d'Alcúdia | Free | 30 min–1.5 h | 3 | 3 | Bay of Alcúdia |
Palacio Real de la Almudaina (Patrimonio Nacional)
Royal Palace of La Almudaina
Fortress-palace of Moorish origin facing La Seu, reopened in July 2026 after renovation.
Castell de Bellver (Ajuntament de Palma)
Bellver Castle
Round Gothic castle with views over the whole bay of Palma and a low entry fee.
Royal Charterhouse of Valldemossa
Monastery with cloister, cells and old pharmacy in the Tramuntana's most photogenic village.
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Alfàbia Gardens
Gardens with ponds, pergolas and a manor house, midway between Palma and Sóller.
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Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca
Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation
The artist's museum and studios in Palma, with works and temporary exhibitions.
Gordiola (vidrieras y museo del vidrio)
Gordiola glassworks and glass museum in Algaida
Glassblowing furnaces, a museum of the family collection and a shop in a building inspired by the Almudaina.
Ciutat romana de Pollentia y Museu Monogràfic
Roman ruins of Pollentia and monographic museum (Alcúdia)
A walk through Pollentia's Roman theatre, forum and residential quarters, plus the small museum near the church.
Es Baluard Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma
Es Baluard, Palma's museum of modern and contemporary art
Modern and contemporary art in a Renaissance bastion by the sea, with exhibitions and views over the bay.
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Raixa estate and gardens (Bunyola)
Self-guided visit to a historic estate with house, gardens and audio guide; free entry and its own parking.
Castell d'Alaró (refugio y Es Verger)
Hike to Castell d'Alaró from Es Verger
Walk up to a hilltop castle with a refuge and chapel at the top, with views over the Raiguer and the plain.
Santuari de Cura and Ramon Llull museum (Randa)
Stone courtyard, chapel and a small museum on Ramon Llull and Franciscan missions atop Randa.
Capdepera Castle: walls and views over Llevant
Walk along the walls of Capdepera's medieval fortress, €3 admission and free for children per the sources.
Fra Juníper Serra House Museum in Petra
Free museum in the birth house of the friar who founded missions in California, with documents, objects and models.
Fundació Yannick i Ben Jakober (Sa Bassa Blanca)
Guided visit to the Hassan Fathy House and Sa Bassa Blanca
One-hour guided tour of the Hassan Fathy house with library, Mudéjar ceiling and Moroccan room, plus sculpture park.
Guías locales de free tour (vía GuruWalk y Civitatis)
Palma old town free walking tour (pay what you want)
About two hours through the old town with a local guide; booking is free and you tip what you like.
Can Prunera Modernist Museum, Sóller
Modernist mansion with colourful hydraulic tiles and period furniture, works by 20th-century artists and a sculpture garden.
Museu de Mallorca (Can Desbrull, Palma)
A walk through the island's history, from prehistory to the 20th century, in a palace in the old quarter near the Cathedral.
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Palau March Museu (Fundación Bartolomé March)
Palau March Museum: sculptures and Neapolitan nativity
Palace facing the Almudaina with sculptures by Rodin, Moore or Chillida in its courtyards and terrace, a large 18th-century nativity and sea charts.
Arab Baths of Palma
Domed bath hall with columns from the Islamic period, tucked into a garden in the old town a few minutes from the Cathedral.
Poblat talaiòtic de Capocorb Vell
Capocorb Vell Talayotic settlement
Bronze and Iron Age talayots and dwellings in the open countryside of Llucmajor, with parking right by the entrance and a cash-only ticket.
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Poblat talaiòtic de Ses Païsses
Ses Païsses Talayotic settlement (Artà)
Walled prehistoric enclosure with a monumental gateway and central talayot, shaded by holm oaks and a short walk from central Artà.
Fundació Robert Graves (Ca n'Alluny)
Ca n'Alluny, Robert Graves's house in Deià
House museum of the author of 'I, Claudius' in Deià, with an introductory film, manuscripts, his study and the garden over the valley.
Museu Arqueològic de Son Fornés
Son Fornés museum and Talayotic settlement (Montuïri)
Museum in a 17th-century mill with finds from a nearby prehistoric settlement, best seen before visiting the site itself.
Palma walking tour with ensaïmada tasting
Two-and-a-half-hour small-group walk through Palma's historic centre, in Spanish, English or German, with an ensaïmada tasting.
Els Calderers manor estate and museum visit
Visit to a Mallorcan manor estate with more than 30 rooms, black pigs, a smithy, an oven and a wash house, open every day.
Visit to Santueri Castle
Walk around a rock castle in the Llevant hills, with a keep, walls, cisterns and views over the east of the island.
Museu del Fang de Marratxí (Ajuntament de Marratxí)
Museu del Fang in Marratxí, traditional ceramics in a windmill
Small ceramics museum in a sa Cabaneta windmill with around 900 pieces, centred on Marratxí's traditional pottery.
Fundació Mallorca Turisme (Consell de Mallorca)
Sencelles–Costitx archaeological route, six Talayotic sites
Marked route of about 12 km on foot or by bike linking six Mallorcan prehistoric sites between Sencelles and Costitx.
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Museu del Ferrocarril de Mallorca
Mallorca Railway Museum (Son Carrió)
Immersive museum on the arrival of the railway in Mallorca, in the carriage shed of the former Son Carrió station.
Palau March Museu (Fundación Bartolomé March)
Guided visit to Sa Torre Cega: villa and sculpture garden (Cala Ratjada)
One hour through the March villa, built on a former watchtower, and its garden with over 40 contemporary sculptures.
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Guided tour of the Mallorcan fabric workshop at Teixits Vicens (Pollença)
About 45 minutes through the workshop where Mallorcan fabrics are woven, with a tasting option; in Spanish, Catalan, English, German or French.
Martina Candela Bespoke Leather Atelier
Make-your-own leather sandals workshop in Santa Catalina (Palma)
Three hours in a small atelier in central Palma to choose a model and anatomic footbed and leave with sandals you made by hand.
Terra Savia (taller de cerámica)
Two-hour ceramics workshop with valley views (Terra Savia, Fornalutx)
Two hours shaping clay with hand-building techniques in a shaded outdoor space on a finca, in a small group.
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Consell de Mallorca – Centre Krekovic
Krekovic Museum: the legacy of painter Kristian Krekovic (Palma)
A free, quiet museum with the work of Croatian portrait painter Kristian Krekovic, who arrived in Mallorca in 1960, including his Peruvian paintings.
Museu del Calçat i de la Indústria (Inca)
Footwear and Industry Museum of Inca
A free municipal museum, open every day, on footwear and its industries in Mallorca since the 13th century.
Ajuntament de Manacor – Visit Manacor
Prehistoric settlement of s'Hospitalet Vell (Manacor)
A Bronze and Iron Age site with naviforms and a square talayot, free to enter and self-guided with panels in four languages.
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Museu d'Història de Manacor – Torre dels Enagistes
Manacor History Museum – Torre dels Enagistes
A free museum with rooms on prehistory, Roman times, late antiquity, Islamic Al-Andalus and the Christian Middle Ages.
Muro Ethnological Museum (17th-century manor house)
A free museum in a Muro manor house with tools, pottery, costumes and recreated rooms of a Mallorcan country house.
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Private tour of Palma's Jewish quarter (Jewish Majorca)
A private 2-hour walk through Palma's old Call on Jewish history, crypto-Jews and the Inquisition.
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Pottery wheel experience in a Sóller studio
A first go at the potter's wheel in Luciana Luca's studio: demonstration, your own piece and firing included, no experience needed.
Guided visit to the Lafiore glassblowing factory and ceramics studio
A roughly 45-minute tour of the blown glass, fusing and ceramics workshops, with a tasting of island products.
Ceramics experience with hand-building and wheel at Lafiore
A ceramics session of about 2 hours with hand-building and wheel work, materials included, at the craft centre in S'Esgleieta.
One-day ceramics workshop in Pòrtol (hand-building)
Three hours of hand-building with stoneware in the Pòrtol studio; pieces are glazed and fired and collected after 2-3 weeks.
Fused glass workshop on a Llubí estate: make your own glass bowl
A workshop on an organic estate near Inca where you make a 25 cm fused-glass bowl; it is collected or shipped after firing.
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Natural dyeing on silk on a Sant Joan estate (3 h)
A walk in the countryside to pick pigment plants and flowers, then a workshop dyeing a silk scarf that you take home the same day.
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Casa Llorenç Villalonga: literary museum in Binissalem
A literary museum in the 17th-century manor house of Can Sabater, devoted to the life and work of Llorenç Villalonga.
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Museu de la Paraula – Rafel Ginard's house in Sant Joan
A museum of orality and Mallorcan popular culture in the birthplace of the poet Rafel Ginard, in the heart of the Pla.
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Guided visit to the Etnogràfic Campos museum
A private museum presented as Mallorca's largest ethnographic collection, visited on a guided tour with advance booking for 10 EUR.
Visit to Expo Biodiversity, Costitx's natural-history cabinet
A collection of insects, fossils and animals from the Iberian-Balearic region and around the world, open on the first and third Sunday of each month.
Casal Solleric (Ajuntament de Palma)
Casal Solleric: free exhibitions on the Born (Palma)
The city council's contemporary art centre in a palace on the Passeig des Born; admission is free and exhibitions change through the year.
Passeig des Born: pedestrian promenade in central Palma
Tree-lined pedestrian axis in the old town with cafés, restaurants and the Casal Solleric palace; a public street with no admission.
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S'Hort del Rei gardens beside the Almudaina (Palma)
Public garden beside the Almudaina Palace, with pergolas, a pond with fountains and a crafts market on set days; no admission is listed.
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Ajuntament de Calvià – Parc Arqueològic del Puig de sa Morisca
Puig de sa Morisca Archaeological Park (Santa Ponça)
Municipal archaeological park above Santa Ponça with trails, Talayotic remains and an Almohad settlement; open all year with free admission.
El Calvari in Pollença: 365 steps between cypresses
Public stairway in the town with 365 steps between cypresses and fourteen crosses, leading to a Baroque chapel with views over Pollença.
Alcúdia city walls: a walk along the Camí de Ronda
The 1.5 km walled circuit of Alcúdia old town, with 26 towers and two gates; the tourism website mentions a free walk along the Camí de Ronda.
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