Oficial Licensed Guides of Mallorca offers a selection of cultural and historical guided tours of the city. From its superb monuments to Jewish quarter, history is revealed with the added touch that their staff are indeed locals themselves; multi-lingual guides that accompany you on a sunny morning or star studded summer evening, telling tales of intrigue and wonder of a life now past.
Tour guides are truly passionate about their job. Let them take you through the peaceful streets of the old town and learn about the rich heritage of its buildings, plazas, palaces and courtyards, past the ancient city walls down to the cathedral.
They will show you what the streets are really hiding and provide a global view of the historic and artistic career of a city with many faces. From the Plaza Cort, Palma’s oldest square, past the Santa Eulalia church, curiosities that would certainly be missed if you go alone are shared.
Then venture along Palma’s oldest street and discover what used to lie below the foundations of the magnificent houses that now line it.
Hear the legends of the dragons, see mystical carvings and enjoy a wealth of historical information you would never find in any guide book, before arriving at Palmas Cathedral and then finally on to La Lonja ( former stock exchange market ) to see the signs left of passing days .
Contact directly to local guide of Palma city tours Miguel Corral for tailored tours .
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| | | A half day tour of the city of Palma. | |
| | A full day tour to Valldemosa, where Chopin wrote some of his finest compositions, and the charming port town of Soller. | |
| | A full day to the island's scenic north coast featuring beautiful Formentor and the resort town of Pollensa. | |
| | | A full day tour to the famous, huge Caves of Drachs with their peculiar stalagmites, grottos and the largest underground lake in Europe. We will also visit the charming fishing village of Porto Cristo. | |
| | | A visit to the weekly colourful local market at Sineu. |
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Contact directly to tour guide :
Miguel Corral for tours and Excursions in Majorca.
Description
Cuevas del Drach is the most famous and best visited cave on Mallorca. The reasons are probably its outstanding features, like the wealth of speleothems and the impressive underground lake. It may also be a result of very good marketing, but the cave is really worth a visit. There are numerous stalactites and stalamites of pure white colour. At some parts of the ceiling, the stalactites are covered by helictites, on others there are fragile soda straws.
The cave visits are scheduled hourly, visitors walk on their own into the cave. The tour is more than two kilometers long, so there is not very much time to reach the Lago Martel. The chamber of the lake is equipped with seats for about 1,000 visitors, who listen here to short concert with classical music. There is also the possibility to make a boat ride, but this is voluntary.
The concert is held by some musicians on three boats, who glide silently into the lake to play their lake concert. They play Alborada qualleqa by Caballero, Plaisir d'amour by Martini, Tristesse, study 3 opus 10, by Frederik Chopin, and Barcarola from Hoffman's Tales by Jaques Offenbach. The music is available on CD.
It seems, the opinions about this cave differ very much, they are controversial. Many people regret that there is not enough time to enjoy the cave and its speleothems, others think the concert is kitschy. At the end everybody has to make up his own opinion. To avoid the crowded times, it is probably a good idea to take the first or last tour, or visit the cave during the winter.
The name Cuevas del Drach is, of course, derived from the dragon. The first inhabitants of Mallorca gave the dragon rather different attributes: on one hand, he is evil, a sort of devil, on the other hand he is a symbol for strength. This second aspect was definitely the reason, why King Jaime I is shown on the medieval paintings of Francesc Comes and Pere Nisart with the dragon on his helmet. In the medieval legends, in the Rondaies mallorquines, the most important collection of mallorcan fairy tales, the dragon has a third aspect: he is the sentinel of a treasure. With his horrible looks, snake like body and bat like wings, and his enormous strength, he defends the treasure against intruders.
The cave was visited during centuries, an example is a cave visit by two tourists from Barcelona in 1878. They astrayed, although they had a local guide, and they nearly died of starvation in the cave.
The most famous name in the history of the cave is 
E.A. Martel. He arrived early September 1896, after an invitation of Archduke Ludwig Salvator, who lived in Miramar. On the 9th September he entered the cave the first time. Until then three chambers where already known: Cueva Negra (Black Cave), Cueva Blanca (White Cave) and Cueva Luis Salvator. At the end of this third chamber was a place called La ventana (the window) where terra inkognita started.
La ventana allowed a view on an enormous lake. Martell used his new developed gear, which were in fact two boats, to cross this lake, which is today called Lago Martel (Lake Martel) to his honor. He was rather impressed by this silent boat tour on one of the world's largest subterranean lakes, 177m long and 30m wide. Lago Martel has a temperature of 17°C and is a little salty, which proofs a subterranean connection to the Mediterranean Sea. Behind the lake he discovered a new part of the cave, today called Cueva de los Franceses (Cave of the French), also to his honor.
The members of this expedition where Martell, his companion Luis Armand, Fernando Moragues, son of the cave owner, and Pedro Bonel de los Herreros, grandson of Ludwig Salvator's steward.
For tours and shore excursions contact to Miguel Corral ,Tour guide with car.
I will be very please on collaborate with you in any of the tours you preparing destination Mallorca (Spain)
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The tour I suggest for a day trip ( Full day ) in Mallorca for up to 6 persons . I give you the Tour description as City and Countryside
When you arrive in the morning to the Island of Mallorca I wait for your flight at airport I take you around the most important places and monuments .We will see The Highlights of the city and at the end of the tour I will live you ready at airport to fly bach to your destination .
Our day begins with a scenic drive trough the lush and picturesque city of Palma .Cathedral ,Almudaina Palace , La lonja , Bellver Castle the old cittadella...to continue to the charming village of Valldemossa,nestled in the mountains on the western part of the island.
This small village is a jumble of cobbled lanes and houses with walls tottaling up the sunny slopes. The place ideal for writers and music composers seeking inspiration. No wonder then that Fedric Chopin and George Sand spent the romantic winter of 1838-1839 in Valldemossa´s Carthusian Monastery with its beautiful gardens and 17th and 18th century cloisters.
This is only a suggestion some times the clients have other prefferencies so I acomodate to their feelings.
The price is per group not per person .To have an idea , you asking a rate ,we will tour on private car, or minivan .I will get with them in the monuments giving them the information they deserve and taking care of them . For this tour the rate is 500 euro for the whole group. Lunch and Entrance fees to monuments are not included in this price.
Frecuent Asked Questions :
We would like a private car or mini van so they are comforable.
Will you be able to pick them up at the airpor and return to the airport for their flight back to ...??
Please let me know so we can make the arrangement with you.
Please give us any suggestions you may have to make this day very special for them.
We will need the price for the days tour.........
Contact directly to private local tour guide on Majorca excursions e-mail : Miguel Corral 
We head off in a northeasterly direction towards Alaro Castle, in the middle of the Tramuntana Mountains. Flying parallel to this range, we reach Alcudia, where, from a height of 1,000 feet, we can see Alcudia and Pollença bays, two of the most spectacular in Mallorca. Next, we fly over Cape Formentor, the northernmost point of the island. To the southwest, along the coast, we will see the most beautiful, wild and inaccessible part of Mallorca, including the splendid Torrent de Pareis and countless coves. Crossing the Tramuntana Mountains and the spectacular Port of Soller. We follow the coastline in a southeasterly direction and pass over Sa Foradada, a remarkable rock with a hole in the centre, eroded by the wind and sea. Next, we fly over Michael Douglas’s house, an estate that can only be visited from the air. We then turn south and head towards Valldemossa Flying back towards Palma we can admire Bellver Castle, the port and the majestic Cathedral.
Mail to : corralmiguel@hotmail.com
Monumental Palma
Palma awaits you all year round. Get to know the history of the city by strolling through the heart of its old quarter. Its Roman, Moslem and Christian past make it an amazing city to visit. With this tour that takes you through its peaceful streets, you will discover the rich heritage of its buildings, squares, palaces, courtyards and gardens, like the cathedral, the Almudaina Palace, the city�s ancient walls, the Lonja building, the Arab baths or the City Hall.
corralmiguel@hotmail.com
Miguel Corral
Personal tour guide conducting private guided tours for small groups of families and friends, partners and business colleagues.
Palma Jewish quarter
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The Jewish quarter itinerary is designed to offer tourist,visitors or residents a chance to discover one of the most important jewish quarters in the medieval Mediterranean, inhabited by sages,doctors, astronomers and cartografers Jafuda and Abraham Cresques.
This itinerary is designed to last approximately two hours in order to guarantee suitable management, with the aim of highlighting certain especially relevant aspects to be observed by the official guides who will lead the tour.
The best tour of Palma de Mallorca for your group could be the icredible Jewish Quarter "el call " in the old Alfama of Medina Majurca.
You will imagine how the " xuetes" (Converted Jews) used to live and how they were
organized in social levels Those of the "orella alta " (High class) or those of
"orella baixa" (Lower class). They lived in the ghetto untill the last pogrom
(1391). Then they were forced to convert by the Spanish Inquisition . Some of them
continued as "Cripto-jew", and it was not until the end of the 17th century
that the label "xueta" was truly earned and the whole community was properly
Catholic.
The Xuetes have historically been stigmatized and until the first half of the
20th century practiced, and were seen aligated to practice, strict endogamy.
Today, an estimated 18,000 people in the island carry Xueta surnames
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Jewish Mallorca
Until the time of the conquest of Mallorca by King Jaime I in 1229 the Jews and Muslims lived together in pace.The word Xueta is the name given to the group of descendants of the Conversos, Mallorca Jews converted to Catholicism during the Inquisition,who still constitute a distinctive group of people on the island.
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Valldemossa is only 18 km away from Palma (tour of 3 or 4 hours will be perfect)
This itinerary takes visitors around the streets, plazas and most picturesque spots in the village of Valldemossa, an introduction to the places that witnessed French writer George Sand and Polish composer Frederick Chopin's stay on Mallorca.
The celebrated couple resided in this Mallorcan village during the winter of 1838-39. Its landscapes, peoples and customs made a strong impression on the writer, who would set them down years later in a book entitled 'A Winter in Mallorca(1841).
During their visit, the couple stayed in cells at the Royal Carthusian Monastery, admission to which is not included in the tour.
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Monumental Palma
Palma awaits you all year round. Get to know the history of the city by strolling through the heart of its old quarter. Its Roman, Moslem and Christian past make it an amazing city to visit. With this tour that takes you through its peaceful streets, you will discover the rich heritage of its buildings, squares, palaces, courtyards and gardens, like the cathedral, the Almudaina Palace, the city’s ancient walls, the Lonja building, the Arab baths or the City Hall.
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When the portal was opened wide at dawn was decorated with bouquets and plants,it was an invitation to share the joy of a birth.The predominance of either laurel or myrtle proclaimed whether it was a boy or girl.On this occasions,it was a well-established tradition until the beginning of the 19th century that whoever passed by had a perfet right to cross the courtyard,climb the stairs to the house and partake of"refreshment" to clebrate the event.It was a society in which the community shared its family occasions without any class distinctions".Walkig tour last about 3 hours and for groups of maximun 15 persons
Plus if you wat to get into the cathedral add 4� fee per person.
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