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Lonely Planet review

Palma's enormous cathedral is often likened to a huge ship moored at the city's edge. Construction work started in 1230 but wasn't completed until 1600. This awesome structure is predominantly Gothic, apart from the main facade and parts of the interior which were renovated in Modernista style by Antoni Gaudí at the beginning of the 20th century.

Entry is via a small, three-room museum, which holds a rich collection of religious artwork and precious gold and silver effects, including two amazing candelabras.

The cathedral's interior is stunning in its sense of spaciousness, with a series of narrow columns supporting the soaring ceiling and framing three levels of elaborate stained-glass windows. The front altar's centrepiece, a twisting wrought-iron sculpture suspended from the ceiling and periodically lit with fairy lights, has been widely acclaimed, mainly because it was Gaudí's handiwork, although some think it looks awkward and out of place.

The island's top contemporary artist, Miquel Barceló, is working on ceramic decoration of the Capella del Santíssim i Sant Pere.