Ajuntament de Palma

Visiting Palma

Barceló Foundation (Courtyard)

The courtyard walls showcase an interesting beast iconography portraying anthropomorph elements and fantasy animals.

Ca'n Ques

El casal Ca´n Ques, també es coneix amb els noms de Can Contestí, Can Conrado, Can Waring i Ca s´Inglès.

Ca'n Ribas de Pina

La darrera intervenció que es realitzà al casal, de base gòtica, es va fer seguint l´estil barroc.

Ca'n Sales

Es tracta d´un edifici del segle XV, amb reformes als segles XVI i XVII.

Ca'n San Simón

Segons Pascual i Llabrés, és "el més bell pati del segle XIX a Palma".

Cal Comte de la Cova

Currently, the house is part of the School of Tourism and has been recently refurbished.

Cal Marquès de la Torre

Major refurbishment works were carried out in the year 1982 for the purpose of hosting the headquarters of the Academic Association of Architects.

Cal Marquès del Reguer (Casal Balaguer)

In the XXth century, the house formed part of the property of the musician Josep Balaguer, who left it at his death to the Town Hall of Palma. He wished it to be turned into the headquarters of the Academy of Fine Arts of Mallorca.

Cal comte d'Espanya

Since the house was a completely new building project, the patio has especially harmonic features. The whole style of the building is kept in the citizen patio style from the 18th century.

Can Alemany

The building dates back to the XVIIth century.

Can Amorós

Only the patio, featuring red marble arches, pillars and columns that date back to the XVIIIth century, are the only remains of the original house.

Can Belloto (Les Carasses, Can Pavesi)

The monstrous masks and the mask with a stuck-out tongue are worth mentioning. These masks are the origin for the popular name given to the house and the carrer de Sant Feliu street: the "Carasses" (The Masks).

Can Berga

Since 1965 this house hosts the Territorial Tribunal.

Can Bordils (Can Villalonga-Escalada o Can Sureda-Zanglada)

Can Bordils is one of the eldest manor houses in Palma. The house was rebuilt in the XIIIth century on architectural elements from the Islamic period.

Can Cabrer

At the beginning of the XXth century, the house was subject to a division and was occupied by the Borràs and Cabrer families.

Can Catlar (Cal Marquès del Palmer)

Since 1442, prior to the modernisation works, La Seca was located in this manor house. La Seca was the place where Majorcan coins were minted.

Can Catlar del Llorer

During a recent refurbishment, gothic wall paintings portraying knights were found in the interior of the building, that are now exhibited in the Museum of Mallorca.

Can Coll (Can Moragues des Racó)

The inner courtyard was subject to reforms in the year 1949. These were led by Antoni García-Ruiz Rosselló, who modified the entrance, the staircase and part of the noble floor.

Can Colom

The house was subject to major reforms, one at the end of the XVIIIth century, a further one in the year 1936 and the last was made quite recently.

Can Crespí (Can Ribera)

Can Crespí was built in the XVIIIth century.

Can Dameto de la Quartera

In the XVIIIth century, it was sold to the Dameto family. From this point in time onwards, the house would be known as Can Dameto. Later on however, "de la Quartera" would added to the name, a reference to the neighbouring square.

Can Dusai

16th c. house.

Can Espanya Serra

It was subject to refurbishment works in the year 2002 and is currently a good example of a well cared for restoration project that is being led by the architect Pere Rabassa.

Can Ferragut (Can Caulelles)

At the back of the inner courtyard we can admire the ceramic wall painting by the artist Castaldo.

Can Ferrandell (Can Maroto, Hotel Born)

Can Ferrandell, also known by the name of Can Maroto, currently homes the Hotel Born. Before the XVIIIth century, the house was owned by the Gual-Moix family.

Can Fontiroig

The annexation of a garden, including its Arab Baths, that used to be part of a house located on Calle de Can Serra, as well as the covering of the courtyard were part of this reform.

Can Formiguera

The building is characterised by complex and rather chaotic architectural elements that derive from a historical process marked by an architectural accumulation of elements.

Can Forteza del Sitjar

The building dates back to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries and was, most probably, built on houses from the medieval age.

Can Granada

Documents give proof that the house was owned by the Rosiñol de Sagranada family in the year 1563.

Can Juny

Both the manor and the patio were subject to reforms in the year 1994, within the scope of which the building was turned into a dwelling for several families.

Can Lladó

The house dates back to medieval ages and was owned by the Balaguer del Racó family.

Can Lloeta (Can Malonda)

Recently, refurbishment works have been underway, whereby the building has been divided up into family dwellings.

Can Montaner (Can Morell de les Caputxines)

The house, built in gothic style, was rebuilt in the XVIIth century and refurbished in the XVIIIth century.

Ca´n Campaner

The heirs were the Oms, by matrimony of Cazador, who became mayor of Palma. Recently, the house has been subject to a major reform.

Ca´n Llorenç Villalonga

This house, whose courtyard was reformed in the XIXth century, was the residence of the writer escritor Llorenç Villalonga from 1942 until 1980.

Ca´n Llull

The building that is visible today dates back to the XVIIth century and was subject to later reforms in the XVIIIth and XIXth centuries.

Ca´n March

This house is also known by the names of Ca'n Nèt and Ca'n Font.

Ca´n Montenegro

This building that dates back to the XVth century and which was owned by Ramón Despuig (Grand Master of the San Juan de Malta order) is, according to George Sand, "The most prestigious Palace in Palma".

Ca´n Muntanyans

Together with the Hospital de San Pedro y San Bernardo, the house builds the current Diocesan Residence.

Ca´n Oleza

This courtyard, ornamented with rich Renaissance decorative elements, was declared Artistic-Historical Monument in the year 1973.

Ca´n Oms

The building is currently owned by the Town Council of Palma, which was the one to encourage the reform of the year 1982.

Ca´n Ordines d´Almadrà

The scrolls that frame the figures of the studio doorway on the right hand side contain an interesting message in Latin, that more or less means "Marry and be quiet. Silence will bring you jewels".

Ca´n Palou de Coma-sema

The current house, that combines several ancient properties, was subject to a major nineteenth-century refurbishment.

Ca´n Solleric

L´any 1872, l´Arxiduc Lluís Salvador descriví el pati amb aquestes paraules: "El pati d´aquesta casa és un dels més bells de Palma..."

Ca´n Tacón

Also known as Ca´l Duc de la Unió de Cuba.

Ca´n Truyols

The house was first documented in the XVth century, time at which it was owned by Joan de Juny.

Ca´n Verí (Can Sureda d'Artà)

The building homes the headquarters of the "Pelaires" Contemporary Cultural Centre and dates back to medieval times.

Ca´n Vivot

The inner courtyard of the house, built following the baroque style, results from a general building reform that was led by Jaume de Espinosa from Valencia.

Ca´n Weyler

Since 1990, the house has been the head office of the ARCA Association.

Cá´n Marquès

The house, built in medieval times, currently homes a house-museum that gives the visitor the opportunity to admire the interior of a Majorcan manor house from the XVIIIth and XIXth century.

Estudio General Luliano (Llullian General Studio)

Durant les obres d´aquest edifici, es descobriren importants restes arquitectòniques romanes, entre les quals destaquen les corresponents a un temple i a un pòrtic.

House Museum Torrents Lladó

The house homes the museum of the artist and painter Joaquim Torrents-Lladó.

La Criança

The school, named "Casa de la Criança", was founded in the year 1510 by canon Gregori Genovard.

La Puresa

The old building homes the Puresa school that, since the XVIth century, was owned by the Desclapés family.

Museum of Spanish contemporary art

This house hosts the Museum of Spanish Contemporary Art, sponsored by the Juan March Foundation.

Palau March

Nowadays, the building homes the Bartomeu March Library. The Bartomeu March Museum was inaugurated in the year 2003.

Posada de l'Estorell

This parcel of land used to home an old Gothic building owned by the Morey family (XIV-XVth century).

San Pere and San Bernat Hospital

The chapel features a baroque altarpiece dominated by a portrait of San Bernardo. To the sides, we find portraits of San Pedro and San Pablo. A canvas, presenting San José, can be seen in the attic.