Sites of Interest in Pollença
The Joan March Gardens | |
Address: Carrer de Miquel Capllonch, 7, 07460 Pollença, Illes Balears
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Description In the center of the village you can find these wonderful gardens in which you can still see a large medieval Gothic tower that was owned by one of the wealthy families of Pollensa. With a beautiful demonstration of native plants, we can also highlight the figure of Joan Mas, the hero of Pollensa who saved the Pollencines from the Arabs. |
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Santo Domingo Convent |
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Carrer de Guillem Cifre de Colonya, 0, 07460 Pollença, Illes Baleas
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Description Built between 1588 and 1616, this convent has already served as a refuge for many different kinds of people and institutions. The Dominican monks lived in it until the confiscation of medium-sized S.XIX, and subsequently has been used as a barracks for the civil guard, school or museum. Today is the Pollensa Museum that was founded in 1975 and through which they have passed various exhibitions as well as all kinds of elements incorporated into the exhibition on a permanent basis. |
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