{"id":19875,"date":"2019-06-09T08:27:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T08:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/?page_id=19875"},"modified":"2019-06-11T15:13:09","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T15:13:09","slug":"05-07-palma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/?page_id=19875","title":{"rendered":"05-07 Palma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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5. Mai<\/span>, <\/span>Santuari<\/span> de <\/span>Lluc (continued from previous page)
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After following the circle tour of <\/span>Lluc<\/span>, four participants sped back to the church to hear the choir. The rest of us continued on a trail through fabulous limestone formations. First there was a pause to scramble along a ridge between \u201csandwich\u201d boulders, ending in a sharp drop. Then, an extended picnic <\/span>pause<\/span> with distant views of carved limestone cliffs and close-ups of miniature lilac and yellow flowers. The advantage of a long break: one has the chance to observe the surroundings closely. <\/span>Finally<\/span> we entered a steep, dry gorge, descending with large steps requiring occasional help with the hands. We all met up again next to the <\/span>\u2018<\/span>Tank<\/span>e-<\/span>stelle<\/span>\u2019<\/span> for a fabulous dinner of goat with salad and potatoes, concluded with a leisurely half-hour stroll back to our rooms.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6. Mai, Palma<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

As usual, into the bus at 9 AM, this time with luggage, as we depart <\/span>Lluc<\/span> for Colonia de San Jordi, via a walking tour through Palma. The route leads us first through curving mountain roads beloved by cyclists, then at Inca onto the highway. We bid farewell to the <\/span>Mallorcan<\/span> mountains as we travel through the flatlands in the direction of the Mediterranean. The agriculture changes as well; orange and lemon trees are no longer constant companions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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At 10.15 we arrive at Palma, where our guide <\/span>Imma<\/span> awaits us. She lea<\/span>ds us past the magnificent Gothic <\/span>Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, whose sandstone walls seem to rise out of the sea,<\/span> into the gardens,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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then fu<\/span>rther to the impressive S<\/span>a <\/span>Llotja<\/span> and through the old city.<\/span> Sa <\/span>Llotja<\/span> was built as the city\u2019s major exchange when Palma was an important maritime trading center in the 15<\/span>th<\/span> century. The rectangular hall has an octagonal tower at each corner, with 10 smaller towers to act as buttresses. It has been adapted for different uses over the centuries and is now a cultural <\/span>centre<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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We visit several booming plazas before <\/span>Imma<\/span>takes leave of us<\/span> at Plaza Major to spend the next few hours exploring on our own.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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We meet at the bus once again, drive to Hotel Mar<\/span>ques<\/span> where we are greeted with glasses of prosecco. Several participants immediately set out to explore the sea-front promenade before returning for dinner.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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5. Mai, Santuari de Lluc (continued from previous page) After following the circle tour of Lluc, four participants sped back to the church to hear the choir. The rest of us continued on a trail through fabulous limestone formations. First there was a pause to scramble along a ridge between \u201csandwich\u201d boulders, ending in a … Continue reading 05-07 Palma<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":19613,"menu_order":2614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19875","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19875"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20151,"href":"https:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19875\/revisions\/20151"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adrianwood.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}