Cosy squares, countless bars and cafés, luxurious yachts in the harbour, winding alleys, well-preserved city palaces, villas, luxury apartments and houses in Art Nouveau as well as wide boulevards invite you to search for (dream) properties in the old town of Palma. The small Mediterranean metropolis of Palma offers a wide selection of properties of all types. Especially the historic centre of Palma de Mallorca is worth a visit. There are Áticos with sea views, spacious, typically Majorcan apartments with their old clay tiles and the visible ceiling beams 3.50 metres above you, small but modern apartments and for the well-to-do even city palaces and luxury villas. Normal residential properties in the old town, on the other hand, are far less expensive than you might imagine - whether for long-term rent or to buy.
History of Palma
The Romans conquered the island, which had been inhabited since the Bronze Age, in 120 B.C. and gave the settlement they founded the name Palmeria, from which the present name derives. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the town flourished from 900 AD under the reign of the Moors, as the Arab baths still bear witness to today. In the 13th century, the Aragonese occupied the island. In gratitude for a crossing that went well during a storm, King James II had the Gothic cathedral La Seu built. This towering cathedral is today (next to the bat) the landmark of the city. Palma de Mallorca has been the capital of the autonomous region of the Balearic Islands since 1983 and the largest city on the island, inhabited by some 300,000 people in its centre. It is the political, economic and cultural melting pot of the Balearic Islands and the official seat of government of the King of Spain.
La Seu Cathedral
The Gothic cathedral of Santa Maria, called "La Seu" by the locals, rises high into the sky at the port of the old town. It is one of the largest and most beautiful churches in the world. As usual for Christians, it was built on the remains of the walls of a mosque built by the Moors in 1230, consecrated in 1601 and was not completed until the beginning of the 20th century with the work on the main façade. Sunrays wander through the magnificent stained glass windows throughout the nave and unleash true plays of light, which is why it is also called the "Cathedral of Light". Twice a year at astronomically important points, the rays of the rising sun shining through the world's largest rosette form a magical "8"! The best time to admire the play of light is in the morning. Tip: Be sure to go directly in when it opens at 10 am. In the immediate vicinity of the cathedral, properties as prestige objects are of course exorbitantly expensive and are also very rarely for sale.
