Mallorca

Directions

BY AIR

• Palma de Mallorca Airport - Son Sant Joan

BY SEA

• The busiest port in Mallorca is Palma, with regular connections to Barcelona, Valencia, Denia, Menorca and Ibiza
• The main companies operating in Palma are Balearia, Trasmediterránea and Iscomar

BY LAND

• To move around Palma there is the city bus (EMT): tel. 971 21 44 44
• To get around the island there are intercity bus and three train lines: Inca - Sa Pobla, Manacor and Sóller (almost a century old rail): http://www.caib.es/sacmicrofront/contenido.do?idsite=330&cont=8689&lang=ca&campa=yes ; www.trendesoller.com/

Currency

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Where to sleep

• Hostel Playa de Palma. Calle Costa Brava, 13, 07013. Tel. 971260892, 971260892, 902111188; platjapalma@ibjove.caib.es
• www.hotelius.com/  
• www.booking.com/Hoteles

Tourist office

In Palma there are ten tourist information offices; two of the most central are:

• Plaza de la Reina 2; 07012 Palma. Tel 971 72 02 51 / 971 17 39 90 oit@conselldemallorca.net
• “Parque de las Estacions”; 07002 Palma. Tel 971 75 43 29, 902 102 365 palmainfo@a-palma.es

To visit

Sights in Palma:

• Arab Baths
• Cathedral («La Seu»)
• Almudaina Palace
• Bellver Castle
• Convent of Sant Francesc
• Church of Sant Miquel
• Church of Santa Eulàlia
• Renaissance walls

Museums in Palma

• Mallorca Museum: www.museudemallorca.es/
• Cathedral Museum: www.catedraldemallorca.info/principal/
• Diocesan Museum: www.bisbatdemallorca.com/  
• Palau March Museum: www.fundacionbmarch.es/
• Es Baluard Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Palma: www.esbaluard.org/ 

Also…

Lullian places outside Palma: (http://www.consorcidetransports.org/web/ctm/inici )

• Miramar Monastery (Lullian place). It is located in the town of Valldemossa. Intercity bus line 210 (TIB); getting off at Ca Madò Pilla (tell the driver) and walk for about 10 minutes. Other options are to rent a car or take a taxi. More information in: http://www.sonmarroig.com/ . See also a hiking route in: http://www.senderosdemallorca.com/rutas/ficha.ct.html?cr=24
• Cura Sanctuary, in Puig de Randa (lullian place). It belongs to the municipality of Algaida. Intercity Bus Line 490 (TIB); getting off in Algaida and walk for about 1 ½ hours. Other options are to rent a car or take a taxi. There is a hostel. More information in: http://www.santuaridecura.com/home/home.aspx

In the Middle Ages the Port of Palma was in Porto Pi, where there are still two medieval towers