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.
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays according to Google
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Towns of Mallorca · Es Pla (central plain)
Sant Joan
Also known as San Juan
A farming village in central Mallorca, with the Consolació sanctuary and sixteen catalogued historic country estates.
- Things to do
- 3 in town · 9 nearby
- Patron saint's day
- Sant Joan Degollat, 29 August
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Things to do in Sant Joan
The chapel of Sant Joan Baptista is already documented in 1249, the parish was founded in 1298 and the village gained town status in 1300. The landscape alternates broad valleys with small hills such as Puig de Bonany, and the rural estates (possessions) of the municipality include sa Bastida, Son Gual and Els Calderers. The village is also home to the Casa Museu Pare Ginard.
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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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.
Sant Joan on the map
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In Sant Joan
- Museu de la Paraula – Rafel Ginard's house in Sant Joan1.3 km
- Natural dyeing on silk on a Sant Joan estate (3 h)1.4 km
- Els Calderers manor estate and museum visit1.5 km
Around
- Telescope stargazing night on Puig de Bonany4.2 km
- Son Fornés museum and Talayotic settlement (Montuïri)5.6 km
- Sineu Wednesday market, over 700 years old5.9 km
- Sineu Market and Formentor with boat trip6.1 km
- Bus day trip to Formentor, Port de Pollença, Alcúdia and Sineu market6.1 km
- Fra Juníper Serra House Museum in Petra6.6 km
Sant Joan at a glance
Quick facts
- Patron saint's day
- Sant Joan Degollat, 29 August
- Altitude
- 152 m
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Near Sant Joan
Within 12 km as the crow flies, nearest first.
Guía local de astronomía del Puig de Bonany (listado en GuruWalk)
Telescope stargazing night on Puig de Bonany
Guided viewing of constellations, planets and the Moon from Puig de Bonany with a telescope, in Spanish and pay-what-you-want.
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.
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays according to Google
Sineu Wednesday market, over 700 years old
Weekly Wednesday-morning market with a 1306 privilege from King Jaume II and live animals, around the church and Plaça del Fossar; walking around is free.
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays according to Google
Sineu Market and Formentor with boat trip
Coach trip combining Sineu's Wednesday market, beach time at Formentor and a boat ride, with hotel pickup.
Bus day trip to Formentor, Port de Pollença, Alcúdia and Sineu market
Coach day through the north and interior with pickup in Porto Cristo, Cala d'Or or Colònia de Sant Jordi, ending at Sineu market.
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.
Closed on Mondays and Sundays according to Google
What to do around here
Ways to explore Sant Joan
Comparisons built from the experiences in and around Sant Joan.
Nearby towns
- Vilafranca de Bonany4.9 km
- Montuïri5.5 km
- Sineu5.9 km
- Lloret de Vistalegre6.1 km
- Petra6.5 km
- Maria de la Salut8.4 km
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What is there to see and do in Sant Joan?
The chapel of Sant Joan Baptista is already documented in 1249, the parish was founded in 1298 and the village gained town status in 1300. The landscape alternates broad valleys with small hills such as Puig de Bonany, and the rural estates (possessions) of the municipality include sa Bastida, Son Gual and Els Calderers. The village is also home to the Casa Museu Pare Ginard. Atlas de Mallorca lists 3 experiences in town and 9 nearby: Museu de la Paraula – Rafel Ginard's house in Sant Joan, Natural dyeing on silk on a Sant Joan estate (3 h), Els Calderers manor estate and museum visit, Telescope stargazing night on Puig de Bonany, Son Fornés museum and Talayotic settlement (Montuïri), Sineu Wednesday market, over 700 years old.
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