Recommended visits

The Parish Church of St Bartholemew

Built before 1236, this Church has undergone various changes over time. 
The present building is baroque, 1688-1733, with a neogothic bell tower and a modernistic facade designed by the architect Juan Rubio in 1904. About the building may be seen the remains of romanesque doors and windows and part of the defence wall of the 16th century.

The Bank of Sóller

Founded in 1889 with funds from emmigrants. The building, by Juan Rubio, 1912 is typically 
modernistic. Note the double balcony, the doorway and the window ironwork .

Posada de C’an Prohom

An example of the town houses in Sóller owned by landowners in the Tramuntana Sierra.
Typical civil baroque building of the 17th century, solid and austere.

La casa de la Luna

The House of the Moon. 15th century facade, a typical example of an ordinary house. 
Notable feature is the limestone bas relief carving of the Moon.

La posada de Moncaire

This little residential palace is an example of civil baroque in transition to the neoclassic style of the 18th century. Of special note are the painted roof tiles, with geometrical, plant and figure designs in red and white.

La Iglesia de “la Sang”

A simple and robust neoclassic church, rebuilt over the original chapel of 1564 - 1572 to enshrine the polychromatic statue of Christ of the Blood,1556 and the image of the Mother of God of Victory, 1572.

Can Prunera

is one of the most elaborate and artistic facades in Sóller, dating from 1909 - 1911. Worth the study of the structure and fine details of stone, wood and metal ornamentation.


The Municipal Market

Planned by the architect Francisco Cerdó and opened in 1952. A functional polygonal building with several points of access and a covered entrance porch. Worth a look inside.

Ca’n Nou

Avenue Cristóbal Colon is flanked by gardens and follows the course of the Torrente Mayor, covered over in 1912. On the left is the modernist C’an Nou, which has a tower, large shuttered windows and a balcony.

El Museo del Casal de Cultura

Es una modesta vivienda familiar con jardín construída el año 1740 que actualmente acoge el museo etnológico de la ciudad. Recomendamos al visitante media hora para conocerlo.

La Gran Via

This urban road contains many of the best examples of modernist and historical houses in the region. Here we find C’an Dulce Cultural Centre.

The antique town centre

The streets Vicario Pastor, Murta, Cristóbal Pizá and St. Antoni are some of the best examples of the old town. Free from traffic, the visitor may safely study the stages of urban development of the past three hundred years.

La plaza de España

This square was laid out at the end of the 19th century and completed in 1912 when the Torrente was covered. The most notable feature is the monument by Gabriel Alomar, (originally for the fallen in the Civil War 1940)

The Railway Station

This was the town house C’an Mayol (1606) remodelled 1911-1912. On the facade is a plaque dedicated to Jerónimo Estades, who promoted the railway.

Convent of the Sacred Heart

From the Plaza de España one may walk up Calle Isabel II where there are various modernist and regional town houses. At the top of the road is the 18th century Convento de los Sagrados Corazones which has a cloister and a baroque Church.

The Balearic Museum of Natural Sciences and Botanic Garden

This modernist little palace, set up as a Museum of Sciences in 1985, offers permanent and temporary exhibitions covering the Zoology, Botany and Geology of Mallorca. The adjoining Botanic Garden offers a notable collection of plants native to Mallorca and other Mediterranean islands and the Canaries.

The Cemetery

Sóller Cemetery is really a garden, full of flowers and green plants, together with many fine statues and memorials by noted artists. It was consecrated in 1814.