- Address: Carrer del Poble Espanyol, 61, 07014 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
- Phone: +34 971 73 70 70
- Work time: Mon.-Sat. from 9: 00-17: 00 (in the summer before 18:00), on Sunday: 9: 00-17: 00
The island of Mallorca in sunny Spain is an ideal place to relax. Here you can find everything, ranging from beaches stretching for several tens of kilometers, rocks and hills, ending with a variety of attractions , including royal palaces and museums.
Palma de Mallorca is a very important port in the Mediterranean. The capital of the Balearic Islands deserves careful study. It is a typical Mediterranean city that is bathed in hot sunlight. In addition to palm trees and yachts swaying on the waves, there are wonderful sights, among which is worth visiting the site called the Spanish Village.
Date of the Sight
The Spanish village (Pueblo espanol) in Mallorca was built between 1965 and 1967. A similar object in Spain exists also in Barcelona, the Barcelona Spanish village was built for the World Exhibition, which was held in 1929. The museum in Mallorca is entirely Spanish-style.
What is the Spanish Village?
The Spanish village in Palma on the island of Mallorca is an unusual museum, a kind of theme park. The museum represents a unique culture of Spain, assembled from the most significant buildings throughout the country and presented in one place. When planning how to get to the "Spanish Village" in Mallorca, you should know that it is in the area of Son Espanyol.
The museum is located on a territory of more than 6000 square meters, on which the most famous squares and buildings, famous monuments, streets of cities such as Seville and Granada are represented on various scales. Visiting this place is an unforgettable meeting with the Spanish architecture, which shows its evolution and development, peculiarities of influence at different stages of that Muslim culture, then Christian. Here you can find more than twenty samples of buildings (mostly houses) from different regions of Spain.
The Spanish village consists of streets and squares with arts and crafts, souvenir shops, restaurants and bars, copies of the most famous monuments such as the Golden Tower in Seville, the Barcelona general's palace, a copy of the bathhouses in the Alhambra's courtyard in Granada and many others .
Here you can look at the chapel of St. Anthony in Madrid, get acquainted with the houses of El Greco. There is an opportunity to see Burgos, construction in Barcelona, Madrid, as well as the famous gate of the chapel of Toledo. Here is a rich culture of Spain. Here you can taste national food in the Plaza Mayor or watch the tourists buying pearls and gifts.
The Spanish village is also a museum of folk crafts. It is used by artisans and artists to demonstrate and sell their works. There are small shops where there is an opportunity to purchase some of the souvenirs "Toledo Gold" - these are gold inlaid decorations made according to ancient technology.
This museum is a bit more modest than the one in Barcelona, but nevertheless worth a visit. There are a lot of objects that, combined with a low ticket price, looks very attractive. At the entrance to the Spanish village, tourists receive a map of the object.
How to get to the Spanish Village?
You can reach the property by your own car or by public transport, there are buses to the museum.
Visit time and ticket prices
The Spanish village is open from Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 17:00 (in the summer until 18:00), on Sunday: from 9:00 to 17:00. The ticket costs € 6 per person, and a 50% discount is available for those who took the Hop On Hop Off (HOHO) bus ticket.
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