Palma

I spent one quick day in romantic Palma de Mallorca, wandering through the huge Gothic cathedral that dominates the skyline of the entire city.

La Seu was built on the site of an old Arab mosque in the 13th century, but has been reconstructed, renovated and restored almost constantly since then, a project that Antoni Gaudi worked on for many years in the early 1900s.

The massive building can hold approximately 18,000 people.








The Cathedral is distinctive for its beautiful stained glass windows, most notably, its large rose window. Measuring 12 metres across, it is the largest Gothic rose window in the world. It contains more than 1,200 pieces of coloured glass.

The day ended with lunch in a sunny square. Being in Spain, I had to have the paella and sangria, both delicious.