Mallorca, Islamic routes

Madina Mayurqa

What is it?

Very well documented route, designed by Magdalena Riera Frau.

Who promotes it?

Diario de Mallorca.

What's pursuing?

Discover the few traces that can be found of the medieval Muslim past of Madina Mayurqa (name of the Islamic Palma).

What is it like?

It includes the following stops: evocation of the walled enclosure in the place of the old Porta Pintada (the Conquest); Parliament (former Aljama); Cathedral of Mallorca (where the great mosque once stood); Almudaina Palace (which was the palace before the Muslim governor); Hort del Rei (arch of the old Islamic shipyards); Arab baths; the Temple (ancient almudaina of Gumara); and Porta des Camp Square (canvas of Islamic wall of the convent of Sant Jeroni).

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