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Palma Getaway: free self-guided audio tour of Palma de Mallorca
Palma Getaway is a free self-guided audio walking tour of Palma de Mallorca, Spain: 3 stops in about 1 h. The Itinerarly app walks you from one stop to the next and plays a short narrated story when you arrive, in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.
| Stops | 3 |
|---|---|
| Duration | about 1 h, including time at each stop |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Distance | about 2.5 km in straight lines between the stops (a little more on foot) |
| Start | La Seu Cathedral |
| Finish | Bellver Castle |
| Price | Free (some sights charge their own entry ticket) |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese |
La Seu, the Almudaina and Bellver in 1h
The stops, in order
- La Seu CathedralThis is La Seu, the Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, a vessel of golden stone standing face to face with the Mediterranean. Construction began in 1229, right after King James I of Aragon conquered the island, on the very site of the great mosque of Madina Mayurqa. Its nave, over forty metres high, is one of the tallest in the Gothic world, carried by pillars so slender they seem to defy the laws of building.
- Royal Palace of La AlmudainaThe Royal Palace of La Almudaina rises right beside the cathedral, and its name comes from the Arabic al-mudayna, "the citadel". It was the heart of Muslim power in Madina Mayurqa; after 1229 King James II turned it into a Gothic residence without erasing its arches, courtyards and ingenious Moorish water systems. You can visit the Throne Room, the royal chapel of Saint Anne with its finely carved Romanesque doorway, and the King's Gardens tumbling down…
- Bellver CastlePerched on a wooded hill a hundred and twelve metres above the sea, Bellver Castle lives up to its name: in Catalan, bell veure means "beautiful view". Built between 1300 and 1311 for King James II of Majorca by the architect Pere Salvà, it is one of the very few entirely circular castles in Europe. Three horseshoe towers cling to the outer wall, while the keep stands apart, linked to the rest only by a bridge thrown across the moat.
How to take this tour
- Install the free Itinerarly app on iPhone or Android and create a free account.
- Open Guided tours, choose Palma de Mallorca, then Palma Getaway.
- Start whenever you like: the app guides you to La Seu Cathedral and the story plays when you arrive at each stop.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is the Palma Getaway tour in Palma de Mallorca free?
- Yes. It is one of 3 free self-guided audio tours of Palma de Mallorca in the Itinerarly app. Some sights charge their own entry ticket.
- How long does the Palma Getaway tour take?
- About 1 h for 3 stops, including time at each stop.
- Where does the Palma Getaway tour start and finish?
- It starts at La Seu Cathedral and finishes at Bellver Castle.
- Which languages is the narration in?
- English, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese, with natural-sounding synthetic voices.