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 guests visiting the estate in Cala Major, you have the opportunity to at least wander the Marivent Palace Gardens. The Park The park is an example of a Mediterranean garden and an open-air museum at the same time. With twelve sculptures by Joan Miró…
Julian Opie in Palma: On the Move
The pop art works on Paseo del Borne and in La Lonja look as if they were made just for this city. With his large-format sculptures London artist Julian Opie has attracted a great deal of attention in Palma within days. The characteristic figures, the contours reduced to the absolute essentials, represent urban life and simultaneously seem to merge with it. Like the woman with her cup of coffee who is constantly moving. Or the pedestrians, sometimes carelessly walking by, sometimes actually…