The first thing you discover when approaching Capdepera is the triangular castle stretching across the hill. With its high walls, pinnacles and defense towers Castell de Capdepera is one of the largest and best-preserved fortifications on Mallorca, today. Built more than 700 years ago around an ancient watchtower, the medieval fortress bears witness of an eventful history. On a clear day you can even make out Menorca in the distance from the top of the castle. Actually, Mallorca’s little…
Museu de Mallorca: Images of an Island
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 cobbled patio with a row of perfectly rounded sandstone arches and climb the wide staircase to the planta noble. Even the first impression of the Museu de Mallorca is magnificent. The Mallorca Museum houses almost eight centuries of island history. And it…