At the top of the square we find S’Abeurador Rodona, which, as it’s name suggest, is round in shape. The fountain is made of limestone, has three meter in diameter and, as the only ornamentation, has a column of stone. Orginally, it was a watering hole for mules and horses. In the year 1916, the city council made a series of modifications, installing some taps turning it into a public fountain. In 1963, the square was renovated and the trough was removed, until in 1919 it was relocated to it’s orginial place.
The statue of ”S’Espigolera”, made in bronze in 1965 by the sculptor Horacio de Eguía, is a tribute to Maria Antonia Salvá, poet of the city of Llucmajor.
Ancient defense tower located in the Pantaleu neighborhood of the town of Andratx.
The towers of es Racó des Murter date back to the beginning of the 19th century, and it is one of the few tuna fishing towers in Mallorca, and that is precisely the reason for its uniqueness and exclusivity. They remained in operation until the second half of the 20th century, and as stated in the book 'Historia de Andraig', it was key in 1828 when the rector of Andratx intended to carry out a reform and move the organ of the church, which was impossible from an economic point of view. Then the fishermen offered him a day of fishing for all the boats, and when they arrived at Racó des Murter they found the sea incredibly full of tuna, and it was impossible to catch them all. Large sales were made, not only in Andratx but also in Palma and Barcelona as well as other towns, and enough money was collected to finish the proposed works in the church. Event that has been marked with images of tuna painted on the organ of the Church of Andratx.
As a referent in the Balearic Islands of the artistic creation in the 20th and 21th centuries, Es Baluard Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma presents since its opening in 2004 differents views of its collection, organizes exhibitions of the main international artists and promotes languages as music, theater, performance, poetry and circus, in the context of the experimental movements.
Open-air museum located next to the old town of Palma de Mallorca and an excellent opportunity to learn about Spanish architecture. In this open-air space there are 72 architectural examples distributed in 18 buildings, 15 streets and 12 squares on a scale of 1:2. They have been built with materials from the regions they represent. In this area of 24,000 m2 you can find a reduced version of the courtyard of the Myrtles of the Alhambra, the Cathedral of Burgos and the house of El Greco, in Toledo, among many others. All the reproductions of the monuments are in a harmonious set that recreates a medieval village completely surrounded by a wall. A good plan is to walk through it playing to identify the buildings and monuments, and then enjoy the rich gastronomy of some parts of Spain. The complex is completed with a Conference Center, a recreation of a Roman forum and an amphitheater with capacity for more than a thousand people.
It is the main square of the municipality of Llucmajor, where we find first of all the town hall of the municipality and in addition to a series of bars and restaurants where we will be able to taste the typical gastronomy of the zone and of the own island of Majorca.
Construction Plaça d’Espanya (Spain Square) has gone by other names in the past, for instance, Plaça de la Constitució (Constitution Square) and Plaça de la República (Republic Square). It is located in the town centre, in front of the Town Hall, where most municipal services are performed from. In 2010 it was restored, following the parameters according to which it was originally laid out
This is Inca’s main shopping street, in whose many small shops you can find a wide variety of quality products. They range from traditional shops: haberdasheries, patisseries, chemists… to new shops selling fashion wear, accessories, perfumes and shoes, to cafés, etc. Architecturally too the street is very interesting because of the number of highly individual façades and buildings which reflect the town’s important architectural legacy. Other busy shopping streets with many shops of all kinds are…
The Plaza del Mercat is located in Palma, on the island of Mallorca. This place, before the construction of the third enclosure of walls of Medina Mayurqa, in the eleventh century, was covered by the waters of a cove that was the mouth of the torrent Exequin, Arabic name of the Riera. This third enclosure passed through the center of the square, which had already dried up the creek and had become the bed of the torrent that reached the current Paseo del Borne. Since the 12th century, the time of the Almoravids, the market was held here. In the 13th century this square received the name of Santa Margalida la Vella because just after the conquest of Mallorca (1229) until 1278 in the current Can Berga house a convent of Augustinian nuns of Santa Margalida was installed. In 1302, by privilege of King Jaume II of Mallorca, the installation of the market was allowed every Saturday. Until 1613, most of the space was occupied by the bed of the torrent that hindered trade. From 1712 there is news about the fencing of oxen, old bull races, in this space. During the 18th century and part of the 19th century it was a place for public excursions, since there were the forcas, which used to be on the quay. At the beginning of the 19th century trees were planted in such a way that it became a promenade linking the Rambla and the Borne. In this square is the church of Santo Nicolau. In the center of the square is the sculptural ensemble in homage to Antoni Maura (1853-1925), president of the Spanish government on several occasions.
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