PalmaThe island capital of gothic and light
Measured from 100+ plays across 8 walked routes: in Palma, you pass a place with a story every 236 metres.
Ranked #4 of 5 Spain big cities
2026 edition · scores vs all indexed cities · measured 2026-08-21 · scored on 6 of 8 measures · how we measure
Depth35/100
40 places with a story
6 historical figures · 1h of stories
Density66/100
a story every 236 m
median along a route
Character78/100
arts & culture
typical story: 1892 · early 20th century
Pulse35/100
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Palma, measured
The scores
Ranked against
| What we measure | Palma | Score out of 100 | Rank | Global leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | ||||
| Places with a storyspots where a route tells you what happened there | 40 | 34 | #50 of 71 | London (United Kingdom) · 594 |
| Historical figuresreal people you meet in its stories | 6 | 34 | #39 of 68 | London (United Kingdom) · 184 |
| Hours of storieshow long its stories take to read, end to end | 0.5h | 37 | #37 of 71 | London (United Kingdom) · 7h |
| Density | ||||
| How often you pass a storymetres from one story to the next | 236 m | 66 | #15 of 71 | Williamsburg (United States) · 100 m |
| Character | ||||
| Years its stories coverfrom its oldest story to its newest | 778 yrs | 78 | #36 of 70 | London (United Kingdom) · 1025 yrs |
| Pulse | ||||
| Instagrammabilityhow often players photograph this city | — | needs more plays here before photo habits can be measured | — | Sydney (Australia) |
| Group outingsof every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3 or more | 12 in 100 | 35 | #50 of 69 | Houston (United States) · 32 in 100 |
| International visitorsshare of player reviews written in a foreign language | — | needs more reviews here before it can be measured | — | Venice (Italy) · 97% |
How to read this table›
How to read it: each score is out of 100, measured against a fixed scale that is the same for every city and every edition. Palma's 40 on places with a story scores 34, and it scores 34 on any page you find it. The switch above changes who it is ranked against, not the scores: right now that is all 80 indexed cities (19 countries so far). Palma is scored on 6 of the 8 measures: its overall score averages those 6, and the greyed measures stay out of the average rather than counting against it. Ranks compare cities of a similar size. What a city's stories are about has no better or worse, so themes and eras aren't scored. Instagrammability is shown as a score only; how it's calculated is on the methodology page.
The medal table
What Palma wins
- Most arts & culture among Spain's big cities· 48% of its stories
- Most fortification & siege among Spain's big cities· 15% of its stories
- Most industry & modern era among Spain's big cities· 30% of its stories
- Stories closest together among Spain's big cities· a story every 236 m (shared)
Won against the other big cities of Spain in the 2026 edition. See the full table on the country page.
Character
What its stories are about
- arts & culture48%
- industry & modern era30%
- faith & churches25%
- royalty & nobility18%
- guilds & trade18%
- fortification & siege15%
- parks & leisure15%
Out of Palma's 40 places with a story, the share whose story touches each theme. One story can touch several.
Character
Which centuries you walk through
- Early 20th century30%
- 19th century27%
- Medieval20%
- Early modern10%
- Post-war10%
- Contemporary3%
When Palma's stories happen (75% of them mention a year).
Depth
40 stories wait on its streets. Here are three
Castell de Bellver is one of the most unusual castles in Europe. Built between 1300–1311 for King James II of Mallorca, it…
Palma de Mallorca Cathedral, also known as La Seu, is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral located in Palma, Mallorca. It was commissioned…
Catalan Identity The Modernismo movement in Spain was closely linked to the political project of strengthening Catalan national identity. The architect of…
Depth
Figures you meet on Palma's streets
Antoni Gaudí
at 3 places
Catedral-Basilica de Santa María de Mallorca · Casa de les Mitges · La Seu
King James
at 3 places
Guardians · Map of the Castle · La Seu
Lluís Domènech i Montaner
at 2 places
Gran Hotel (inside) · Grand Hotel
Bartolomé Ferrà Perelló
at 1 place
Can Barceló
Joan Miró
at 1 place
Calder
José Luis Mesas
at 1 place
Hotel Artmadams
Depth
Every Palma place with a story, on one map
Each pin is a place whose story a Questo route tells. Tap one for the quest that tells it. See an empty street that deserves a pin? The form at the bottom of this page adds your story to the editors' queue.
Walk Palma's stories yourself
Three of 8 routes here. See everything in Palma
Where next after Palma?
BarcelonaThe city the modernistas built207 km away · a story every 272 m
MadridThe city of kings and canvases549 km away · a story every 260 m
ToledoThe city El Greco painted572 km away · a story every 290 m
ValenciaThe city of gardens and futures255 km away · a story every 330 m
SevilleThe city that sailed for the Indies789 km away · a story every 230 m
BenalmádenaThe white village above the coast708 km away · a story every 146 mHow does Palma compare?
Put Palma head-to-head with any city in the index, measure by measure, from real walking data.
Quick answers
- What is Palma like to explore on foot?
- Palma has 40 places with a story across 8 self-guided Questo routes, with a story every 236 metres of walking on average. Its stories lean towards arts & culture and industry & modern era.
- Which historical period defines Palma?
- 30% of Palma's dated stories come from the early 20th century period; its oldest dated story reaches back to 1229.
- How is this measured?
- From Questo's own walked routes and player activity in Palma: 100+ plays and 100+ reviews. Full method on the City Stories Index methodology page, 2026 edition.
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For press and citation
- Walking a Questo route in Palma, you pass a place with a story every 236 metres on average.
- 30% of Palma's dated stories come from the early 20th century period.
- Palma's typical story happens in 1892: the median year across its dated stories, which span 778 years.
- Players meet 6 historical figures in Palma's stories, from Antoni Gaudí to King James.
- Roughly 12 of every 100 plays in Palma is a group outing of three or more people, measured from invited multi-device sessions over the last 12 months.
Copy any line as it stands: for an article, a post, or an argument at dinner. Attribution: Questo City Stories Index (2026 edition), with a link to this page. Method and sample sizes on the methodology page.
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