{"id":12511,"date":"2018-07-19T16:17:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T14:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=12511"},"modified":"2024-01-11T10:52:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T09:52:05","slug":"palma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/spain\/majorca\/palma\/","title":{"rendered":"Palma \u2013 a short visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Majorca is too pretty to only go there for a simple beach holiday. We took a hire car and ventured to Palma to get to see a little more of the island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Palma is the capital city of Majorca and the seat of the government of the Balearic Islands. It is where the biggest port is located as well as the most important airport. Palma is the touristic magnet of Majorca. About half a million people live here, that is half of the population of Majorca. The name of the city was changed in 2008 from Palma de Mallorca to Palma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city centre is characterised by a historic old town that is also home to the stunning Cathedral La Seu. Palma is located on the west side of the island right on the bay of Palma. The city center is characterized by the historic old town in which also the beautiful cathedral La Seu is located. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking for a car park outside of the inner city is a good idea for those who are arriving by car. Multi-story car parks are available and charge accurate prices by the minute. We got lucky and found an empty parking spot in a little street next to a school (apparently no school on Saturdays) where we parked our hire car. From there, we walked along the sea and then turned into the many winding old town alleys. Our goal was to visit the cathedral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n