Mallorca and Madrid

On the ferry coming into the port of Palma on Mallorca			On the road to Palma. Paragliders over the mountains
Views of the Mallorcan countryside			Beach at Playa Santa Posna near Palma
	Bellver Castle in Palma	Views of Plama from the Bellver Castle
Bellver Castle watchtower
	The castle was built in the 14th century and was also used as a military prison
A cultural class given at the castle			Palma from the castle walls
On the roff of Bellver Castle	Grafitti on the castle walls	The castle is of Spanish design with Moorish influences
The castle is now used as a museum
	The Cathederal of Mallorca, also known as the Cathederal of the Eucharist, as seen from the castle walls	Street performers near the Cathederal
Vendor artwork on display	Exterior of the Cathederal
	Views of the Cathederal interior	Chapel of Corpus Christi	Items in the Cathederal museum
		Main altar with canopy designed by Antoni Gaudi	Rose window in part of the Cathederal nave
		Rose window over the main entrance
Part of the original altar screen			The main altar, canopy and numerous other areas in the Cathederal were designed by Gaudi including these light fixtures
The Chapel of the Holy Sacrament which was resdesigned by Miquel Barcelo in 2007	Detail of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament
	A view of the main altar and apse that was redesigned by Gaudi
Chapel of the Corpus Christi		Other views while strolling through Parma
			Santa Eulalia church
City Council building of Parma		Moorish influence on buildings in Parma	A view of the Cathederal from the former harbor which was filled in
	A walk through Fornalutx, a mountainous municipality and village
	Strolling through the countryside of Fornalutx on the "piedra seca" - a dry stone pathway through the region	Terraced orange groves	Alfabia Mountains which surround the towns in the region
Nearing the town of Biniaraix, a world heritage site	Views of the village of Biniaraix
	Sant Bartomeu Church in the town of Soller	Views of the Port de Sóller from the famous tramway, the Tranvía de Sóller
		The terminal of the Tranvía de Sóller in Port de Sóller	Did they move El Capitan to Mallorca? Looks like the vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park
A final view of a small part of Palma's harbor	The Caves of the Dragon
	These are a network of limestone caves with different sections most of which are not open to the public
		An underground lake
	Lake Martel in the Caves of the Dragon, a massive underground lake considered to be one of the largest in the world
A typical windmill found on the island of Mallorca	Goodbye to Mallorca. On our way to Madrid	The gardens of the Royal Palace in Madrid
The Royal Palace from the gardens
Santa María la Real de La Almudena, the Catholic cathedral of Madrid		Courtyard of the Royal Palace in Madrid, also known as the Orient Palace	Side entrance of the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid
Colorful buildings like these can be found throught Madrid	Government buildings in the old sector of Madrid		Mercado San Miguel in the old section of Madrid
Tasty treats at Mercado San Miguel	Interior of Mercado San Miguel		A meat market in Mercado San Miguel
Celebrating a football match between Madrd and Barcelona	The Plaza Mayor, a gathering place for the people of Madrid	Façade of the Casa de la Panadería (Bakery Building) which dominates the plaza	Fresco details on the Bakery Building
		Street performer and his friends	Taberna Alhambra in central Madrid, a popular bar and restaurant
Mural in the old section of Madrid	Intricately carved doors like this can be found in many of the side streets in Madrid	Details of buildings in the old section of Madrid	The group in various locations
		Adiós España. Tuvimos un rato maravilloso	Thank you for sharing this experience with us. We hope you enjoyed the brief tour. Mary Anne & Rich