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Palma: Alternative History Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1h
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Learn the city's history as you explore the city’s churches, bars and courtyards
- Hear from producer Sandra Burot, a long-time Palma resident
- Do it all in an hour or go at your own pace
- Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it
- Use the virtual tour option at home
Activity location
- Palma de Mallorca
- Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain
Meeting/Redemption Point
- HJ8W+GJ Palma, Spain | The tour will start from the big square called “Parc de la Mar” (South of Palma), next to the stone staircase, in front of the fountain, facing the Cathedral. If you come by car, you can park in the underground “parking Les Avigudes”, located beneath the Parc de la Mar. For information, there is no free car park in the city center of Palma. If you come by bus, the nearest bus stop is "Plaça de la Reina - Catedral" (bus stop number 453), that you can get there with the bus number 25. Then you’ll have to walk for less than 5 minutes to reach our starting point.
- Palma, Islas Baleares, Spain
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Valid for 1 Hour, Palma: Alternative History Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in Multilingual
- 1h
- English
What's included, what's not
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transport
- Food and drink
What you can expect
Palma is a city bursting with ancient history and bustling with modern culture. Take a walk with me, a longtime resident, to find out what stories and anecdotes its streets have to tell. Starting in the majestic Parc de la Mar, we’ll trace the path of history from the ancient Talayotic culture through the Spanish Inquisition and the elegance of old Palma to end our walk in the vibrant Placa de Cort. Along the way, we’ll explore the city’s churches, bars and gorgeous courtyards.
Some of the tour’s highlights include:
• Hearing about why the hand of a lover and thief was exhibited on a stake for over a century
• The place where knights used to gather for tournaments
• The storey of a nobleman blinded by pride who was finally taught a lesson.
• Hearing about the weapon of choice for Palma’s first inhabitants
• Discovering hidden courtyards in picturesque back alleys
• Viewing the opulence of Palma’s oldest and grandest hotel
Whether it’s your first time in Palma or you’ve been here before, I guarantee you’ll find out all sorts of new stories about this incredible city!
Please allow at least an hour for this tour. There are lots of bars and restaurants along the way for a quick stop – or a long one!
Location
Activity location
- Palma de Mallorca
- Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain
Meeting/Redemption Point
- HJ8W+GJ Palma, Spain | The tour will start from the big square called “Parc de la Mar” (South of Palma), next to the stone staircase, in front of the fountain, facing the Cathedral. If you come by car, you can park in the underground “parking Les Avigudes”, located beneath the Parc de la Mar. For information, there is no free car park in the city center of Palma. If you come by bus, the nearest bus stop is "Plaça de la Reina - Catedral" (bus stop number 453), that you can get there with the bus number 25. Then you’ll have to walk for less than 5 minutes to reach our starting point.
- Palma, Islas Baleares, Spain