If you begin early enough, a walk along Mallorca begining at the ramparts in Ses Voltes from the mirador (lookout) beside the Palma cathedral is spectacular. The first rays of the sun turn the upper pinnacles of La Seu bright gold and begin to work their way down the sandstone walls. From the Parc de la Mar, follow Avinguda Antoni Maura past the steps to the palace. At the Plaza de la Reina, the Passeig des Born begins, an avenue with a pedestrian promenade down its center, lined with towering plane trees and fashionable shops. For an even more spectacular and intimate walk up to the Born, retrace your steps to the beginning of Avinguda Antoni Maura and walk left through the Placa de la Llotja (don't miss a chance to visit the Mediterranean's finest civic Gothic building if it's open), then up Carrer de Sant Joan.

The stately town house in Mallorca at No. 1 is the well-known nightspot Abaco. The Des Puig (El Carrer Montenegro) house and en tryway, at No. 2, is under an impressive coat of arms and is worth admiring during your walk around Palma. Check out the Renaissance facade of No. 8, the 16th-century Can Solas (El corner of Carrer Sant Feliu) Take note of the sculpted masks on the doorway at No. 10,known as Casa de Ses Carasses (El Carrer Sant Feliu). The 14th-century church of San Nicolau (La Plaza del Mercat) is notable for its hexagonal bell tower.

Mallorca Facades: The ornate facades of the Cases Casasayas (El Carrer Santacilia), now a bank and a boutique, were designed by Moderniste (Art Nouveau) architect Francesc Roca Simo in 1908. The ornate Gran Hotel (El Carrer Santacilia), in its blinding alabaster splendor, was built between 1901 and 1903 by Moderniste master Luis Domenech i Montaner, author of Barcelona's Palau de la Musica Cata-lana. Don't miss the permanent exhibit of the famous Majorcan impressionist Anglada Camarassa.

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