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Mallorca fun facts
Things you might not know about Mallorca. Every fact comes from an official or primary source, named alongside it.
Updated October 2026
A World Heritage mountain range
UNESCO inscribed the Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana in 2011: 30,745 hectares of terraces, dry-stone walls and water works, shaped by Arab irrigation and the farming of the Christian conquerors of the 13th century (whc.unesco.org).
Gaudí and Barceló in the cathedral
Antoni Gaudí opened up La Seu’s windows and moved its choir and altarpieces; the main rose window is 11 metres across, with more than a thousand pieces of glass; and Miquel Barceló’s ceramic mural rises 12 metres (Visit Palma).
A wooden train since 1912
The Ferrocarril de Sóller has run its wooden train from Palma to Sóller since 1912 (trendesoller.com).
Since 1700, since 1719
Ca’n Joan de s’Aigo has served Palma as a xocolateria since 1700, and Gordiola has blown glass in Mallorca since 1719 (their own websites). The hotel at Formentor opened in 1929 (Four Seasons).
Questions and answers
When did the Tramuntana become a World Heritage Site?
In 2011 (UNESCO).
How old is the Sóller train?
It opened in 1912 (Ferrocarril de Sóller).