Church of Santa Eulàlia

You end the route in front of Santa Eulàlia, one of the first four parishes of Christian Mallorca. Some of the most solemn ceremonies of the Kingdom of Mallorca took place here.

1A church for a new city

Like so many churches in the city, it was built over a mosque. By 1236 it was already listed as a parish, and its Gothic construction went on for centuries: the roof was not finished until 1570. It has three naves, the central one taller, an arrangement you can appreciate very clearly from outside.

2The coronation of 1276

When James I died, his realms were divided among his sons. James received Mallorca, Roussillon and Montpellier. On 12 September 1276, in this church, he was crowned James II, first king of the Kingdom of Mallorca, and swore to uphold the kingdom's privileges and liberties. For some seventy years Palma was the capital of a small Mediterranean state with its own court, its own coinage and a very busy merchant fleet.

Much of the Palma you have walked through, from the Almudaina to this square, is the work of that kingdom.

The main façade is neo-Gothic, from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the bell tower dates from the 19th century.

3What to look for

• The gargoyles: dragons, harpies and basilisks from the medieval bestiary.
• The flying buttresses supporting the central nave.
• The neo-Gothic bell tower, topped with a spire.