Type of construction Baroque (1667-1702) Important aspects Monks of Saint Jerome have lived there in closed order since 1534. Sister Clara Andreu i Malferit’s mortal remains (distinguished nun of the community) have been preserved in this place. Distinguished elements Front door with semicircular arch to enter the courtyard, patio with an old hackberry tree and a well. The church has a single nave with four sections and tiny lateral chapels. Half vaulted ceiling. Important works of art preserved Saint Christ of Blood (C14 or C15); baroque altarpieces of the Virgin of Candlestick and of the Holy Family (C17); two Gothic panels by Pere Terrencs (C15) and valuable paintings by Llopis and son (C16). Direcció: Carrer de les Monges, 129, 07300 Inca, T:971 50 00 95

The building is from the XVII century, and has a courtyard characterized by the mixture of elements from different periods: Gothic staircase, octagonal pillars of Gothic origin that support segmental arches, gallery of the XIX century. The facade has three floors of elevation, with a semicircular arched portal and another portal on the right. On the second floor there are two balconies and a balcony window and, in the porch, small octagonal pillars. The entrance has a beamed roof; on the left, above a small staircase, there is a studio doorway with a rounded arch. To the right, there is a lintel doorway. A segmental arch communicates with the courtyard. This one, paved, shows the medieval staircase on the right and conserves a cistern neck of octagonal section, located under the stairway palate.

In the 16th century the Renaissance enclosure of Palma was begun with walls and bastions adapted for artillery purposes. The creator of the project was the Italian engineer Giacomo Palearo, more commonly known as Captain Fratin (+1586). To be precise, work commenced on the enclosure in 1575 with the construction of the bastion of Santa Catalina, which was the name of the medieval gate and of the area still standing to the west today. That bastion would later be known as the bastion of Santa Creu, the name of the parish, and as the bastion of Sant Pere, due to the name of the street. This bastion was reconstructed in the first half of the 17th century by the Mallorcan engineer Vicenç Mut i Armengol (1614-1687), and between 1644 and 1656 a new gate was opened in the wall which no longer exists, but of which part of its bridge over the water course of Sa Riera survives. The bastion has endured many changes, and the one we can see today is what has remained of the old fortification. The bastion had two levels: the one known as the lower bastion, forming the square overlooking the paseo de Sagrera and the quay, and the one known as the upper bastion, which now contains the building of the Palma Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, opened in January 2004. The gate with the ramp was once the gateway up to this upper part of the bastion, which was totally embanked.

In the garden of la Lonja we can see one of the oldest gates of the city wall. This is known as the Porta del Moll (gate of the quay), built in 1620 by the master builder of the fortification, Antoni Saura, in collaboration with Jaume Blanquer, one of the best Mallorcan sculptors of the time. This is not its original site; the gate was originally inserted into the medieval wall alongside the sea, and then into the new one constructed in the 18th century in front of la Lonja. The gate represents a kind of triumphal arch in the Mannerist style, crowned on the arch by a small statue of the Immaculate Conception. The entablature carries an inscription referring to its construction. This was the main entrance gate to the city, and its artistic and monumental style is in line with the highly symbolic nature of the gates in ancient fortified enclosures. They would display the coats of arms of the king and his counsel, which in the case of the Porta del Moll were removed in the 18th century. Beside the gate stands the Consolat de Mar, now the headquarters of the Balearic Government. This building was originally the home of the Colegio de la Mercaderia, with a beautiful Gothic chapel added to its rear. The Consolat de Mar was an institution that acted as a court in order to resolve maritime conflicts and those between merchants. On the left-hand side we can see Can Chacón, with a beautiful 18th century Baroque gallery, from when the building was owned by this family of Andalusian origin. At the end of the 17th century it was the residence of the military engineer Martín Gil de Gaínza (1650-1737), who had it built above the wall.

Formerly the residence of the Archduke Ludwig Salvatore of Austria. Lovely views from this old Mallorcan estate of the coastline, and 'sa Foradada' on the Tramuntana coast. Son Marroig in the municipality of Deià is another farmstead the a Archduke Luis Salvador purchased and he restored the old house, conserved the fortified sixteenth-century tower and added Italian-style extensions.

Jorn Utzon and Mallorca: Can Lis and Can Feliz, two of his poetic architectural works on the island Jorn Utzon was one of the most relevant architects of the twentieth century. Born in 1918 in Copenhagen, Denmark, he studied in his native country and neighbouring Sweden, later furthering his knowledge in other countries such as France, Morocco, the US and Mexico. One of Utzon's most famous works, which took up a good part of his professional career, is the Sydney Opera House, which he worked on between 1956 and 1966. The work turned Utzon into the most exalted example of the architectural movement known as the Third Generation. Utzon decided to build a house in Mallorca in order to retire there in 1971. Can Lis, as this house on the cliffs of Portopetro was called, became an emblematic place over time for architecture students and professionals. In 1994, he built a new house farther from the coast. This building, called Can Feliz, provided a new refuge in S'Horta, Felanitx from which he could also contemplate the sea under the attentive gaze of the imposing Santueri Castle. Source: Jorn Utzon, Two Houses on Mallorca Federico Climent Ministry of Tourism, 2000

We are now in another symbolic street of the old quarter, where there is a large number of mansions, most of which have been converted. The best-preserved building is Can Olesa, one of the most famous mansions in Palma. The façade still has an early wall, dating back to the 16th century, with Renaissance windows displaying the coats of arms of the Descós family. The current house is the result of renovation work at the end of the 17th century, arranged around a magnificent central courtyard. This courtyard is one of the earliest examples of the Mallorcan Baroque patio, with its characteristic columns, extraordinarily low arches and a staircase crowned by a gallery of three arches. This house is one of the few in the city still boasting its original period interior. It was declared a Historical and Artistic Monument in 1973.

In Establiments small urban nucleus of Palma you will be able to find a small church where the inhabitants of this district of Palma go every Sunday to mass. You will find it next to the road that takes you to Esporles.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth century this house was owned by the Binimelis and Ripoll families. In the late nineteenth century the house was owned by Gabriel Verd i Reure. Catalina Verd i Mayol de Bàlitx married Pere Morell i Verd and their heirs sold the house to the Balearic Government; nowadays it houses the Department of Tourism. Entry to the courtyard is through a large segmental arch, with marble pilasters and Ionic style capitals. To the right is the staircase, with iron railings with flat balusters. On the first floor there is a gallery with an arch and Baroque balusters.