Pollenca - bead on the island Mallorca

One of the most beautiful cities on Mallorca is Pollenca. Pollenca looks on a two thousand-year old history back, because already the Romans created nearby the today's Polenca the city Polentia which as the strong one were called as many. In 5. Century was destroyed Pollenca by the Vandalen on its course to Africa. After the departure of the Vandalen the city was again built by survivor inhabitants. Later the Arabs came and left in Pollenca and the environment their traces.

Map of  Pollenca

Today Pollenca with their is approx. 13,500 inhabitants a city with a historical town centre and a modern infrastructure. Here on the church square a market takes place on each Sunday. Here one finds above all domestic products of the agriculture. Who should not itself cover the products up of the supermarkets here preferentially with fruit, vegetable, sausage and cheese even made. As tip, one should be car to one of the plentifully existing parking lots at the edge of Pollenca to turn off, because the lanes and roads are very closely built.

Worth seeing:
The church Nostra Senyora del Roser with its baroque front. The former Dominikanerloster Santo Domingo built in the year 1578. It has also a wonderful also with palms, olivenbaeumen and herbs planting park. You those should of beautiful old zypressen absolutely gegesaeumten 365 stages on the Calvarrio the Kalvarienberg to go. Above on the Kalvarienberg the Casa Maria stands and shows embroideries and points.