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Weather report: Gaspar Bennàzar’s Barometer

Gaspar Bennàzar's Barometer

Palma’s Plaça d’Espanya is the geographical kilometer zero of Mallorca. In normal times, it is busy day and night. Commuters on their way to the train, tourists waiting for the bus, kids meeting after school, people resting on a bench in the shade. A churro stand maybe, and most likely a couple of street musicians. And in the midst of it all Gaspar Bennàzar’s Barometer, a genuine weather station. The square column with the strange gabled roof is often ignored, even though it has been the…

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Stairway to heaven: The roof terraces of La Seu

Catedral de Mallorca

It is silent up here, the sounds of the streets seem far away. All you hear are the cries of seagulls and the wind tearing around lime stone pillars and arches. It is not only the vistas that are breathtaking but the unique sensation of being at the place where sky meets heaven. From the roof terraces of La Seu, Mallorca’s cathedral, Palma looks like a colorful patchwork rug lined with a wide stripe of blue. In awe you stroll under the flying buttresses, the characteristic stone arches. They…