Poble Espanyol

Poble Espanyol is an open-air museum in Palma, where you can walk through a compact architectural portrait of Spain. Streets, plazas and buildings recreate styles from different regions, bringing southern Moorish influences, northern stonework and central Spanish churches together across more than 6,000 square metres.

Fernando Chueca Goitia designed the site, built between 1965 and 1967 with original materials from the regions represented. Eighteen building blocks, 15 streets and 12 plazas contain 72 scaled examples of Spanish architecture, including Granada’s Alhambra Palace and Córdoba’s Arab Baths. Towers, castles, historic houses and churches reveal religious, secular and multicultural traditions, while traditional crafts and working artisans add a living element.

The village layout lets you cross an architectural map of Spain without leaving Palma. Congresses, meetings, conventions and exhibitions also take place among the reconstructions, giving the outdoor museum a role beyond architecture.