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This handsome, 15th-century seafront building was the city’s Exchange and is now a cultural centre.

Café-restaurant hung with contemporary paintings and with a huge terrace overlooking the palisades, boats and port. Ice creams, snacks and full meals available.

Head here if you want to gaze out on Portocristo’s inlet and picturesque palisades while lingering over a drink or fancy ice cream and soaking up the laid-back atmosphere of the town. It’s also an ideal listening post for the musical entertainment at the nearby park.

There’s a timeless feel to the elegant rooms: rough medieval walls with elaborate antiques and smooth Post-Modern touches. The effect is comfortable and original, accented by indirect lighting and lots of space. The serene restaurant is one of Mallorca’s best.

The freshest food is served in a charming setting, filled with flowers, antiques and classical music. The chicken liver pâté and the courgettes (zucchini) stuffed with salmon are incredible.

Perhaps the most impressive thing about this agricultural town is its cemetery, which has unusually beautiful monuments. The main square and mansion of Can Planes, which houses the Museu de la Jugeta, are also attractive, and the town is noted for its Sunday market and January festival (see Revetla de Sant Antoni Abat). Otherwise, the place is fairly low key.

The town’s central square on a Sunday morning is the place to be if you want to see what a real country market is like. You will find the freshest produce – strawberries and potatoes are specialities here – and have the chance to sample the local spicy tapas.

Located just above all the hubbub of Plaça Gomila, this idiosyncratic, friendly little place will remind you of a gypsy encampment. Expect live ethnic music most nights, and an eclectic range of non-Spanish foods – Middle Eastern finger foods and other exotic treats. It isn’t remote, but it feels that way.

The Romans had some sort of major building on the site of Palma’s Cathedral, and it was graced with an important mosque under the Moors. The existing edifice shows the stylistic influences of both those and other cultures (see Sa Seu: Palma Cathedral).