Palau dels reis de Mallorca

Religious | Sineu

Symbol of the ancient splendor of the town: the palace was commissioned by the King of Mallorca Jaime II, in 1309. He had it built on a base of Islamic origin that was possibly the fortress of the emir Mubaxir, who died in 1114. Between 1319 and 1523 it was the residence of the veguer de fuera and, with the disappearance of the Kingdom of Mallorca, it suffered serious damages. In 1583, Philip II transferred it to the Conceptionist nuns and a major reform was carried out (especially intense in the seventeenth century) to adapt it to the conventual use. Not long ago, in 1987, the keep was renovated. The ensemble that has come down to us has elements of both a fortified palace and a strictly enclosed convent. It is a very heterogeneous ensemble and the church, of traditional typology, stands out.