16 Facts About Palma Majorca

Palma Majorca is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain.

The Cabrera Archipelago, though widely separated from Palma Majorca proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality.

Palma Majorca was founded as a Roman camp upon the remains of a Talaiotic settlement.

Whilst Pollentia acted as a port to Roman cities on the northwestern Mediterranean Sea, Palma Majorca was the port used for destinations in Africa, such as Carthage, and Hispania, such as Saguntum, Gades and Carthago Nova.

Palma Majorca was the base from where a campaign against Sardinia was launched between 1016 and 1017, which caused the Pisans and Genoese forces to intervene.

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In 1115, Palma Majorca was sacked and later abandoned by an expedition commanded by Ramon Berenguer III the Great, count of Barcelona and Provence, which was composed of Catalans, Pisans, and other Italians, and soldiers from Provence, Corsica, and Sardinia, in a struggle to end Almoravid control.

Almoravid dominions, from 1157 on, were restricted to the Balearic Islands, with Palma Majorca again acting as the capital, governed by Muhammad ibn Ganiya.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Palma Majorca became a refuge for many who had exiled themselves from the Napoleonic occupation of Catalonia and Valencia; during this period freedom flourished, until the absolutist restoration.

The French occupation of Algeria in the 19th century ended the fear of Maghrebi attacks in Palma Majorca, which favoured the expansion of new maritime routes, and consequently, the economic growth of the city.

Tourism has affected the rapid economic growth of Palma Majorca, making the island of Mallorca wealthier compared to other regions in Spain.

In October 2021, Palma Majorca was shortlisted for the European Commission's 2022 European Capital of Smart Tourism award along with Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Dublin, Florence, Ljubljana and Valencia.

Palma Majorca is a major city and seaport located in the southwest of Mallorca, a western Mediterranean island belonging to the Balearic Islands archipelago.

Palma Majorca has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate with an average annual temperature of 18.

Palma Majorca is famous for La Seu, its vast cathedral built on a previous mosque which was built atop an original Christian church.

Football is the most popular sport on the island, led by the Palma Majorca-based La Liga club Real Mallorca, who play at the Estadi de Son Moix, and Segunda Division B club CD Atletico Baleares.

In June 2016, the city of Palma Majorca participated in the First World Company Sports Games which included five days of culture, sport, and inclusivity within the community of Mallorca as a whole.