See Palma your way with a choice of options designed to help you get the most from your day in Majorca's vibrant capital. Keep things simple with transport and free time to explore independently, or add a visit to the city's spectacular waterfront cathedral. For the full experience, choose the premium option, which combines a guided cathedral visit with a trip to the hilltop village of Valldemossa and its historic Cartuja. Hugo, one of our expert local guides, says, ‘Palma Cathedral is astonishing. The apse's rose window alone contains more than 1,100 pieces of stained-glass – and was designed to align with the façade's rose window twice a year, on 2/2 and 11/11, to create the figure of 8.'
Your day will look a little different depending on which option you choose. With the Palma free time ticket, you'll have several hours to explore as you please. Browse chic boutiques and high street stores, settle into a café-lined plaza, or dip into the city's art galleries and museums. You can also add the sightseeing bus for an easy way to get around, the Elements audiovisual experience for a different perspective on the city, or a tapas menu at Restaurant Gran Hotel for a traditional lunch.
Choose the Palma and Cathedral entrance ticket and you'll join a guided tour through this vast Gothic masterpiece that Anthony Gaudi later enhanced, before enjoying more free time in the city. Or go premium and after a tour of the cathedral, head into the hills to Valldemossa, a beautifully preserved village less than 30 minutes from Palma. You'll also visit the Cartuja, the former Carthusian monastery that gives the village much of its character. Hugo says, ‘Valldemossa is the essence of rural Majorca. Honey-hued stone houses with green shutters cluster around the belfry. Make sure to try the local potato cake, ‘coca', dipped in hot chocolate.'
What is the itinerary for this experience?
There are a few different options for this trip, so the itinerary differs depending on which tour you're on.
Palma free time:
- 10:00am to 10:30am – arrive in Palma in Escollera in front of the cathedral
- 10:30am to 3:45pm – around five hours of free time in Palma
- 4:00pm to 4:30pm – leave Palma to return to hotel
Cathedral tour with Palma free time:
- 10:00am to 10:30am – arrive in Palma in Escollera in front of the Cathedral
- 10:30am to 11:30am – guided tour of Palma Cathedral with radio headsets and old town tour
- 11:30am to 3:45pm – around four hours free time in Palma
- 4:00pm to 4:30pm – leave Palma to return to hotel
Palma free time with ticket city sightseeing bus option:
- 10:00am to 10:30am – arrive in Palma in Escollera in front of the Cathedral
- 10:30am to 3:45pm – around five hours of free time in Palma including ticket for hop-on, hop-off City Sightseeing Bus
- 4:00pm to 4:30pm – leave Palma to return to hotel
Palma free time with Elements audiovisual immersive experience at 1:15pm:
- 10:00am to 10:30am – arrive in Palma in Escollera in front of the Cathedral
- 10:30am to 1:00pm – around 2.5 hours of free time in Palma
- 1:15pm to 1:45pm – Audiovisual Experience Elements
- 1:45pm to 3:45pm – around 2 hours of free time in Palma
- 4:00pm to 4:30pm – leave Palma to return to hotel
Palma free time with tapas menu:
- 10:00am to 10:30am – arrive in Palma in Escollera in front of the Cathedral
- 10:30am to 3:45pm – around five hours of free time in Palma including tapas menu at restaurant CaixaForum Palma at 1.00pm
- 4:00pm to 4:30pm – leave Palma to return to hotel
Cathedral tour with Palma free time and Valldemossa and La Cartuja guided tour and free time:
- 10:00am to 10:30am – arrive in Palma in Escollera in front of the Cathedral
- 10:30am to 11:30am – guided tour of Palma Cathedral and Old Town with radio headsets
- 11:30am to 12:50pm – around 80 minutes free time in Palma
- 1:00pm to 2:00pm – leave Palma and head to Valldemossa
- 2:00pm to 3:15pm – around 75 minutes of guided tour and free time in Valldemossa and La Cartuja
- 3:30pm to 4:00pm – leave Valldemossa to return to Palma and pick-up other guests
- 4:00pm to 4:30pm – leave Palma to return to hotel
Please note, the times and schedule may vary on the day
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