Palma de Mallorca, Spain Photo Gallery
The view of the city from our ship in port.
Bellver Castle-A well-preserved 14th-century royal fortress of which the most notable feature in its structure is its circular shape.
One of the 600 “classic” windmills on the island recognised by their wooden vanes and conical “cap”, used for grinding grain.
Palm trees and the Basilica
Royal Palace of La Almudaina on the left and the huge Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca on the right.
Cathedral-Basílica de Santa María de Mallorca (known as La Seu)- It’s one of Europe’s tallest Gothic structures.
Brian and I in front of the cathedral.
Details of the cathedral.
Enter La Seu and you’ll understand why many call it the ‘Cathedral of Light’. In total, there are 61 stained-glass windows - the most spectacular being the central rose window.
Another beautiful stained glass window in the cathedral.
Chapel of St Martin-He was an imperial guard who offered a freezing beggar half of his cloak. During the night, Jesus came to him wearing the half of his cloak to thank him. St. Martin then left the army and converted to Christianity.
Chapel of the Holy Sacrament- This has a central theme focusing on the miracle of the multiplication of loaves and fishes, including the first miracle of turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. (Quite a different design than the rest of the church!)
An enormous crown-of-thorns illuminated canopy that hangs over the altar.
Corpus Christi Chapel-Dedicated to the Sacrament of the Eucharist and features a depiction of the Last Supper.
Altarpiece of St Matthew and St. Francis from 1377 AD. There was so much beautiful art and items in this cathedral!
Panel of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian from 1486 AD.-He was a captain in the Roman militia in the 3rd century and condemned to death for his faith. He was shot through with arrows, but healed by a Christian woman named Irene.
Candelabra made from solid silver from 1794-1718 AD. (14 years to make them.). There were 2 to decorate the main altar and they were huge!
Reliquary of he Holy Thorns-I'm not sure where these came from, but do you see the thorns in the middle of this display.
Reliquary of the True Cross-According to tradition, St Helena found the cross where Jesus was executed. These are fragments from that cross.
More stained glass windows!
A view beside the Royal Palace.
One of the water fountains in town.
Fountain on Placa de la Reina.
A view of the La Seu from Born Passage.
The Mallorcan Sphinx-Along the Born Passage two pairs of Mallorcan sphinxes can be found.
Born Passage- Originally, the passage was a dry riverbed occasionally filling up with water after heavy rainfalls in the Tramuntana mountains.
Red Mannequins on a balcony in Born Passage.
Interesting architecture with what I call pop-outs on the balcony.
The sunlight hitting this window gave it a rainbow of colors.
The 600 year old 'Olivera de Cort' grown on a Pollensa estate was moved to the heart of Palma in 1989 and is considered to be a symbol of peace.
The Town Hall-Landmark 17th-century municipal building with a traditional Mallorcan-style facade & clock tower.
The Town Hall had this beautiful carved wood overhang.
The Parliament of the Balearic Islands-Started in 1977, a very good year.
S'Hort del Rei means the The King's Orchard in Catalan and refers to the garden located below the walls of the Almudaina Palace.
A beautiful area in S'Hort del Rei-The current garden design dates back to the 1960s.
The Oasis of the Seas was here the same time we were. From this perspective we look the same size, but the Oasis is much larger!