Palma de Mallorca is the capital of Mallorca and the largest city of the Balearic Islands , half of all inhabitants of the island live here. On the market you can buy fresh seafood, fish, fruits, vegetables and many other delicacies. Tourists visiting Palma will not be disappointed in the choice of products and souvenirs. Here you can make a lot of interesting purchases.
For shopping purposes in Palma de Mallorca you should first of all visit the large shopping center Magna . Many of Palma's shops are located on such streets as Carter de Jaume II, Carter de San Miguel, Piazza del Poble del Borne, Jaume III avenue, Paseo Mallorca and Avenida Syndicato. In the old town there are small boutiques with local souvenirs.
Shopping centers in Palma de Mallorca
- Porto Pi Centro Comercial is a very large shopping center, it has a lot of shops, famous brands boutiques and some rather expensive shops. It opened in 1995. There are also cinemas, restaurants, a bowling alley, a grocery store, an entertainment center, a gym, a nightclub, a swimming pool and a tennis court, as well as a casino. Porto Pi is located on the western outskirts of Bahia de Palma, where you can buy clothes, household items and food. On the ground floor there is a Carrefour supermarket, as well as numerous restaurants.
- Mercado de Santa Catalina - a grocery store, the food products offered here are very good, and the prices for shopping are much lower than in the center of Palma de Mallorca. For example, half a serving of squid here costs € 3. Coffee in the surrounding cafes costs from € 0.5 to € 0.8.
- Centro Comercial Escorxador - a large shopping center, which is full of boutiques, cafes, a cinema.
Shopping in Mallorca - what to buy?
Mallorca is one of the most popular tourist destinations. To make a wonderful holiday memorable for a long time, it is worth bringing from the island delicious sausages, cheeses, wines and liqueurs, as well as original souvenirs.
- Ceramic souvenirs and tableware. Palma is famous for its beautifully decorated ceramics, often performed in Moorish traditions. It is very popular among holidaymakers. In local shops and galleries you can find many interesting dishes, pots or small figurines. Here you can buy popular figures with whistles (flutes), which in olden times men presented their chosen ones, also they were used by shepherds. Pigs are of different shapes, they can represent animals, people on horses, they are usually painted white with red and green elements.
- Glass products. You can also buy glass products, the traditions of which date back to the Phoenician times. The most famous glass factories are located in Campanet, visiting them, you can see the traditional process of glass production, and in stores, buy glass souvenirs. The island is also popular dishes from the olive tree. Local products can be bought not only in stores, but also in markets that work in the morning, on certain days of the week in many places.
- Bijouterie and ornaments. Very popular around the world are pearls from Mallorca. At the plant in Manacor, you can see the process of making decorative items and buy jewelry. Also in the shops selling a lot of imitation jewelry made of pearls, which are made from cellulose mixed with resin, they can be difficult to distinguish from the original.
- Clothes and shoes of local production. In the local markets you can buy beautiful shoes and other leather goods. Ladies will probably like interesting items from palm leaves, dried almost to white, such as baskets, hats, sandals, and souvenirs made of reeds. In many shops and shops you can buy tablecloths of manual embroidery, napkins, traditional products made of cotton and linen.
- Cosmetic products. Popular among women is the local cosmetics, which, thanks to the addition of olive oil, has a strong moisturizing and regenerating effect.