Car Hire Palma :: Palma City Guide

Mallorca is a popular tourist and business destination easy to reach by plane with regular flights and good connections from all over the world. The island of Mallorca is served by Palma de Mallorca Airport . There are regular links between Palma de Mallorca Airport and major Spanish cities, as well as many countries.
The history of the city of Palma can be traced back to before Roman times, and those living in the old quarter are still discovering Roman remains less than a meter beneath the ground.

Although the City of Palma is the commercial and cultural centre of Mallorca, the history, culture and nightlife here often takes visitors by surprise. The tourist information offices offer a wide range of informationn including free tourist maps of the city of Palma and the rest of the island with suggestions for a drive in the car to local places of interest. Entertainment information and details of the islands many attractions, including how to visit the amazing beaches are all available. Sunny hot months and wonderful weather is usually in the peak of the tourist season. Fewer sunny days in November, December and January. Rain is more likely in October, November and December.

Eating out in Palma restaurants, tavernas, cafés and bars, you can be sure of local fresh produce used in home cooking, with the result being quite delicious. Mallorca is renowned for fresh seafood and fish. High quality Spanish fruit and vegetables are always available. Therefore in Palma healthy living is going to be part of the holiday.

Dates for your diary in Palma

• January - Fiesta of Sant Sebastia
• October - Fiesta of Santa Catalina Tomas
• New Years Eve - Fiesta of Banderole
  Magazines for events and festivals are regularly published. Cultural events fill the days of Palma and other nearby towns on the island. The magazines contain up-to-date listings of events throughout Mallorca and are published with tourists and visitors in mind. These magazines are useful for shopping, dining and general entertainment in Palma providing you with a huge choice of things to see and do.
  
  
  

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Must see in Palma

• The more traditional beach resorts of C'an Pastilla and Cala Mayor are about 4 miles away to the east and west of the city centre.
• Mallorca has an excellent road network which includes stretches of motorway and winding mountain roads with spectacular scenery.
• The popular islands of Menorca and Ibiza are easily reached by ferry.
• The Rambla is a flower market opening Monday to Friday 8am to 2pm, and in the evening from 5pm to 8pm in the Passieg de la Rambla.
• The Rastro is a flea market that has become an institution in Palma. It now takes over part of the Avinguda Gabriel Alomar i Villalonga ring road every Saturday morning.