Palma de Mallorca
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MSC Cruises shore excursions can be a clever option to enjoy Palma. Finding your way around Palma is fairly straightforward once you’re in the city centre. The obvious landmark to see in Palma on your cruise holiday is the Catedral, which dominates the Mediterranean Sea waterfront and backs onto the oldest part of the city, a cluster of alleys and narrow lanes whose northern and eastern limits are marked by the zigzag of avenues built beside – or in place of – the city walls.
Five hundred years in the making, Palma’s Catedral is a magnificent building and a surprising one, too, with its interior featuring modernista touches designed by Antoni Gaudí. The original church was built following the Christian reconquest of the city, and the site taken, in fulfilment of a vow by Jaume I, was that of the Moorish Great Mosque. Essentially Gothic, with massive exterior buttresses to take the weight off the pillars within, the church derives its effect through its sheer height, impressive from any angle but startling when glimpsed from the waterside esplanade.
Opposite the cathedral entrance stands the Palau de l’Almudaina, originally the palace of the Moorish walis (governors) and later of the Mallorcan kings. The interior has been painstakingly restored, but its rabbit warren of rooms and corridors has been left comparatively bare, the main decorative highlight being a handful of admirable Flemish tapestries, each devoted to classical themes.
With an MSC excursion, you can catch a boat across from Sant Elm’s minuscule harbour to the austere offshore islet of SaDragonera, an uninhabited chunk of rock some 4km long and 700m wide, with an imposing ridge of sea cliffs dominating its north-western shore.
Cruises from / to Palma de Mallorca in 2024
Excursions & Activities Palma de Mallorca
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MSC Hotels and Flights
If you have already booked an MSC Cruise online, MSC Hotels and Flights will provide the best available selection of hotels, flights and transfers at any moment. Discover more!TRAVEL TO THE Palma de Mallorca CRUISE TERMINAL
Cruise terminal:
Muelle De Poniente Norte
Estacion Maritima
1 Pelaires, Porto PI 07015
The Ma-1 or Ma-19 will take you directly into the port area, where the Cruise Station is well signposted.
How to reach the port by train:
The nearest train station is located in Plaza España, 10 minutes driving distance from the port. Taxi are available at the train station and also public transport ( Plaza España, bus line nr.1 reaches the Port in 30 minutes approx.).
The airport is 15 km (9 miles) from the port. There is a taxi rank just outside the airport building and a bus service to the port.
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