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Itinerary 3
The outskirts. Son Espanyolet,
Santa Catalina, El Terreno
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Contemplating Villa María allows us to observe the umbracle
with flat tiles in
colours and ornaments carved in the stone
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Villa Maria This building is at 49, Calle Porto.
It has a turret on the roof with brightly coloured,
flat tiles and discreet wrought iron railings with
floral motifs that delineate the limits of this little
tower open to the elements. Also noteworthy are the
stone ornamental carvings, which, from the geometrical
patterns of the designs, clearly belong to the Viennese
tendency. With this in mind, we would recommend going
down Calle Viñedo and, on reaching Calle Contestí,
admiring the facade of number 36, also known as Villa
Eugenia.
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Can Quetglas At number 5 in the street of the same
name, Can Quetglas stands out because of its floral decorations,
realized in ceramics, which have a very original, naive appearance.
Can Pujol This building is situated in Santa Catalina,
on the corner of Calle Pou and Calle Caro; the balcony on
the corner and the stone floral details are of interest.
At 24, Calle Pou, stands Can Pujol (1904) a building with
a Modernist façade. It is inspired by the repertory
of Art Nouveau, and even transforms it into austerity, by
the flattening of the ornamentation.
Ferreteria Central This building at Calle Sant Magi,
37 has not been altered at all and is the same as when it
was built. It is richly ornamented especially the frames
of the apertures and the crown at the top. The decorative
features have floral motifs and curved lines, while the design
of the railings is more geometric.
Bar Cuba On the corner of Calle Sant Magi and Avenida
Argentina stands the building of the Bar Cuba, which in general
has simple lines and discreet ornamentation. The small tower
on the corner reminiscent of oriental minarets is striking.
Can Quetglas In the El Terreno area, stop outside
number 22 in Calle Josep Villalonga. Can Quetglas has been
open as the Hostal Corona since the 1950's. Can Quetglas
can be thought of as a typical villa in the outskirts of
Palma; one of those that due to the shape of its grounds
and the layout of the streets, has two main façades,
that look onto two different streets, one towards the sea
and the other towards Bellver Castle; it also has two gardens.
Villa Bella Vista Go down the steps to Calle Menéndez
y Pelayo to Villa Bella Vista (1905). Access to the house
is via number 74, Calle Josep Villalonga. The building is
noted for its stone balustrades and for an infinite number
of details, typical of a traditional house.
Villa Schembri Number 15, Calle Infanta is the site
of the Scandinavian School. The building, attributed to Gaspar
Bennazar, is a good example of Modernist architecture. It
has three sections, two square wings -one of them in the
form of a tower - and a central section with a balcony running
its whole width, on the first floor held up by an ornamented
iron girder.
The corner balcony and the floral details in the
stone where Caro and Pou meet
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Hotel Principe Alfonso At 231, Avenida Joan
Miró in Cala Major, stands the former Hotel
Principe Alfonso, designed by Bennazar in 1906. Although,
compared to the original design, the existing building
has been adapted for the sake of its present commercial
use, it still conserves the excellence of the Modernist
features inspired by the historicist repertoire. Mudejar
features abound, decorated with ceramics and glazed
tiles. The interiors were designed with the same rich
ornamentation as the exterior, inspired by Mudejar
style solutions.
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The old Hotel Príncipe Alfonso maintains
'modernista' elements of
historicist inspiration
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Original floral decoration in a naïf style
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