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History & Culture

The home to Roman, Islamic, Jewish and Christian cultures and civilizations, and long at the hub of busy Mediterranean trade routes, Mallorca is a fascinating melting pot of traditions and artistic influences.
The Catalan Atlas
 

The Catalan Atlas is the best example of 14th-century Mallorcan cartography

The Jews of Palma
 

Explore a dramatic and fascinating chapter of Mallorcan history.

Pueblo Español
 

Palma's Pueblo Español sees replicas of Spain's most famous buildings collected into a fantasy world.

Diocesan Museum
 

Palma’s superb Diocesan Museum is devoted to 1,500 years of sacred art: from Byzantine to Baroque and Gothic to Gaudí

Capturing the Light Fantastic
 

Discover Mallorca’s flourishing landscape-painting tradition at Es Baluard and CaixaForum

Renaissance Man

Thanks to his acid satires and ribald, erotic murals, Paul Cadmus was a 1930s cause célèbre. His career began in Mallorca

Another vine mess

The youth of Binissalem run about smeared with grapes during the annual wine festival, held in September

The Poet, the goddess and the
house from far away

The former home of poet and author Robert Graves in Deià has become an enlightening museum

A Feast for the Eyes

Mallorcan artist Miguel Barceló´s glorious chapel in Palma’s cathedral

The Pillage People

The people of Sóller celebrate their 1561 victory over marauding pirates

Murals by José María Sert

The spectacular painted  music room ceiling of the Palau March, Palma by José María Sert.

Great Expectations

The Jakober Foundation's extraordinary collection of portraits of extraordinary childen

A Tomb with a View

Sóller's sublime cemetery is  an Art Nouveau wonderland

Portrait of an Artist

The beguiling work of Torrents Lladó, a worthy heir to the tradition of masters from Velazquez to Singer Sargent

The Devil Rides Out

Have a hell of a time in Soller, as fire-wielding demons take to the streets.

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