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Palma & the Badia de Palma
Palma & the Badia de Palma Highlights
Palma de Mallorca
Sights
Activities
Courses
Tours
Festivals & Events
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Badia de Palma
East of Palma
West of Palma
Cycling in Palma
Palma & the Badia de Palma
Why Go?
Visually magnificent, culturally spoiled, historically fascinating and geographically blessed, Palma should be better known as one of Europe's great destinations. Yes, it's a playground of the elite, but visitors of all means can enjoy its wonders: crooked medieval streets lined with aristocratic mansions; galleries packed with the work of renowned artists; a broad bay bristling with the masts of maritime wealth; restaurants mixing it with the great innovators of modern Spanish food; and endless acres of shopping.
Beyond Palma, Mallorca's capital and greatest asset, the Badia de Palma (Bay of Palma) spreads out in both directions: the flatlands to the east and the wrinkled hills that presage Mallorca's highest mountains to the west. These parts are also culturally uneven: one cala (cove) may be the mooring place of the super-wealthy; the next brilliant with neon, lighting the way for the young British and German funseekers that come here in droves.
When to Go
Unlike the rest of the island, Palma’s energy levels remain fairly constant throughout the year – most sights, hotels and restaurants remain open year-round. That said, the city does have an irresistible feel-good atmosphere when the weather’s warm, the yacht harbour is filled with masts and one of the numerous sailing regattas brings the beautiful people to town – this applies from April to October.Scarcely a month passes in Palma without a festival of some kind: pre-Lenten carnival parades in February, the crazy pyrotechnics of Nit de Foc in June and December's Christmas market are top diary dates.The beach resorts of the Badia de Palma effectively shut down in winter.
Best Places to Eat
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A Can Cera Gastro-Bar
A Es Mollet
A Toque
A Bon Lloc
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A Ca La Seu
A La Vinya de Santa Clara
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Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to Mallorca
- Mallorca's Top 17
- Need to Know
- Accommodation
- First Time Mallorca
- If You Like
- Month by Month
- Itineraries
- Eat & Drink Like a Local
- Activities
- Travel with Children
- Regions at a Glance
- Palma & the Badia de Palma
- Western Mallorca
- Northern Mallorca
- The Interior
- Eastern Mallorca
- Southern Mallorca
- Understand Mallorca
- Mallorca Today
- History
- Landscape & Wildlife
- Mallorcan Architecture
- Arts & Crafts
- Directory AZ
- Transport
- Language
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers