Andalusi elements
Parts echoing the Alhambra's Court of the Lions, useful if Andalusia is not on this trip.
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Much less so. If Granada or Seville are on your itinerary you will see the originals rather than copies, and the time here is better spent on old Palma, the cathedral and the Arab Baths. The complex mainly serves those not leaving Mallorca.
Reasonably well: open spaces, lanes to explore and sometimes craft workshops. But the content is primarily architectural and educational, so do not expect organised entertainment.
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A complex built in the 1950s reproducing buildings from across Spain at full size: Andalusi courtyards, Castilian facades, lanes and squares, all copies assembled on one site west of Palma. The idea is borrowed from the Poble Espanyol in Barcelona, built for the 1929 exposition. The value here is not authenticity, since nothing on the site is original, but that in an hour you see the range of Spanish regional architecture that would otherwise take a long journey to cover. Among the reproductions are parts echoing the Court of the Lions at the Alhambra in Granada and other Andalusi elements, which makes the visit interesting for anyone who will not reach Andalusia on this trip. Expectations should be set plainly: this is not a historical site. The complex is much used for conferences, events and weddings, and you may find parts of it closed for that reason. Check before going.
Parts echoing the Alhambra's Court of the Lions, useful if Andalusia is not on this trip.
The range of regional architecture gathered on one site instead of a long journey.
Built in the 1950s after Barcelona's Poble Espanyol — know that before entering.
West of central Palma de Mallorca