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Kids Museums on Mallorca: Grasp the Island

April 22, 2025May 5, 2025

Museums can be a wonderful place to experience and literally grasp the world. If you want to inspire children to visit a museum, choose places that appeal to their curiosity. Places they can explore, exhibits they can touch, the opportunity to get active themselves or try out interactive concepts. That’s what makes the following 12 recommendations the best kids museums on Mallorca. 1. Caixa Forum The façade of this extraordinary Modernism building in the heart of Palma is famous in itself. But…

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Museu d’Art Sacre: The Power of Image

December 20, 2024December 20, 2024

Once there was a fierce dragon that lived in the maze of narrow streets behind the cathedral in Palma. It only attacked at night, terrifying the entire neighborhood. Finally, a brave knight managed to kill it with a determined stroke of his sword. Now, the dead animal turned out to be a rather small crocodile. Named Drac de na Coca, the dragon and its legend are deeply rooted in the culture of the island. Believe it or not, but you can actually see the beast, today. Stuffed and displayed in the…

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Mallorca Shoe Museum: Museu del Calçat i de la Indústria

September 2, 2024September 3, 2024

Mallorca is a great place to get a new pair of shoes. In fact, footwear has been made on the island for centuries. Today, traditional manufacturers and young creative designers can be found here next to a global player of the industry. The…

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Museu de Mallorca: Images of an Island

August 10, 2024August 10, 2024

Picture the history of Mallorca as a graphic novel. Yet not drawn by one illustrator but told in paintings and sculptures by artists of the respective time. Exhibited in a splendid Gothic palace in the Calatrava district of Palma. Pass a large…

Art, People

Miró Mallorca Revisited: Café con Antònia Maria Perelló

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024

Most of us are familiar with Joan Miro’s paintings and sculptures. And know that the great artist used to live and work on Mallorca for almost thirty years. His studio and garden are part of Miró Mallorca, today, and belong to a unique museum. …

Art, Outdoors

Marivent Palace Gardens: A Mediterranean Oasis

June 7, 2024

When the King of Spain comes to Mallorca the official receptions are held at La Almudaina next to the Cathedral in Palma. The residence of the royal family on the island, though, is the Marivent Palace. Even if you haven’t been on the list of…

Art, Best Of

Museums in Palma: Discover Mallorca

March 29, 2024June 2, 2024

A typical rookie mistake is to visit Palma on a rainy day. When the city is completely overcrowded you may easily overlook the beauty of the old town. And all the fantastic museums in Palma. It is not only the broad range of great exhibitions…

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Drac de na Coca: Meet the Dragon of Palma

January 27, 2024December 20, 2024

With just one day to go, the Drac de Na Coca will once again prowl the streets of old town Palma. Supported by wild demons and other fierce dragons, he’ll scare away the evil spirits with lots of fireworks and terrifying roars. It’s correfoc…