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Arc de Sant Roc
The narrow streets to the east comprise the oldest part of Maó. The Arc de Sant Roc, a 16th-century archway at the top end of Carrer de Sant Roc, is the only remaining relic of the medieval walls that once surrounded the old city.
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Can Marquès
The Can Marquès mansion is one of few such places in Palma open to visitors. Dating to the 14th century, it gives a fascinating insight into how the well-to-do of bygone centuries lived (and in some cases still do) in old Palma.
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Església de Santa Maria la Major
The Església de Santa Maria la Major was completed in 1287, but rebuilt during the 18th century. It houses a massive organ built in Barcelona and shipped across in 1810. At the northern end of this plaza is the ajuntament (town hall).
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Església Parroquial de San Bartolomé
Sóller's main square, Plaça de la Constitució, is home to the large 16th-century Església Parroquial de San Bartolomé, with a beautiful Gothic interior and a Modernista façade.
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Monestir De Lluc
In the 7th century, a shepherd claimed to have seen an image of the Virgin Mary in the sky. Later, a similar image appeared on a rock. 'It's a miracle', everyone cried and a chapel was built near the site to commemorate it. A monastery was later established here after Jaume I conquered Mallorca. Since then thousands of pilgrims have come to pay homage to the 14th-century statue of the Virgin of Lluc, known as La Moreneta due to her dark skin.
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Palau de l'Almudaina
The Palau de l'Almudaina is a Muslim castle converted into a residence for the Mallorcan monarchs at the end of the 13th century. It is still occasionally used for official functions when King Juan Carlos is in town, but at other times you can join the hordes and wander through an endless series of cavernous and austere stone-walled rooms and inspect a collection of portraits of Spanish monarchs, Flemish tapestries and period furniture.
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Pedreres de s'Hostal
About 2km east of the town centre is an original 'monument'. The Pedreres de s'Hostal is an extensive series of stone quarries. The bleached marés stone, extracted here and in other quarries around the island, has historically been Menorca's main building material. This quarry was in action until 1994. The bizarre shapes cut into the rock were first hewn by strong men with picks (as long as 200 years ago) and later with machinery.
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Ses Voltes
Ciutadella's pedestrian walkway, Ses Voltes (The Arches), has a vaguely North African flavour, and is lined with glamorous shops and boutiques, restaurants and smoky bars.
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Torre d'es Cap de Barbaria
A narrow sealed road heads south out of the capital through stone-walled farmlands to Cap de Barbaria, the island's southernmost point. It's a pleasant ride to the lonely white lighthouse at the road's end, although there ain't much to do once you get there, except gaze out to sea. From the far (lighthouse) a track leads east (a 10-minute walk) to the Torre d'es Cap de Barbaria, an 18th-century watchtower.
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