Despite being one of the most visited cities in Spain, Palma de Mallorca is still an unknown quantity to many tourists. Beyond its coves and crystal clear waters, this city has one of the richest and best cared for historical centres in Spain. There have been several architectural styles that have shaped the city, but there has certainly been one which has imposed: the Gothic. This style was used in the area beyond the time limits that corseted the rest of Europe. Here you can admire Gothic buildings built in the sixteenth century. The Cathedral and its famous rose window, nicknamed the Eye of the Gothic, are the most emblematic. Other examples are found in the market, numerous castles

"Mallorca is really a beautiful country; in places it still has the freshness of the early days of creation, which is not found in the Parisian environments we visited." Joan Miró, 1948. The phrase is signed by one of the Spanish avant-garde artists most famous abroad. There is certainly no denying the popularity of what the Germans call the seventeenth Lander (State): Majorca. But it also turns out that the two had a very special relationship. From a Majorcan family, Miró spent his summers on the island after the age of seven. Even back then, the genius drew landscapes and historic buildings of the environment. In these years Miró established chil