Near the end of the 13 th century the Bellver Castle Majorca was built as a residence for King Jaume

If you stand in Palma de Majorca, the city's capital, and observe the surrounding during your holidays in Majorca , you are likely to see a famous sight of Majorca in the distance: the Bellver Castle Majorca.
Near the end of the 13 th century the Bellver Castle Majorca was built as a residence for King Jaume I, but later it was transformed as a prison. It has an interesting architecture with round towers and moats surrounding the historical building. As one of the most interesting sights in Majorca near Palma, the Bellver Castle Majorca is something you absolutely have to visit during your stay in a Majorca apartment in Palma.
There is also the Museu D'Historia de la Ciutat in the Bellver Castle Majorca, so if you want to discover the history of Palma during your holidays in Majorca, don't hesitate and visit the castle and museum at the same time.
The Bellver Castle was also used as a prison in the past, but not anymore. For your holidays in Majorca, you could consider to visit the castle of Majorca around or after Easter, because on the Sunday after Easter Sunday, the people of Palma meet near the castle in the surrounding forest and celebrate the Angel's Sunday, or Diumenge de l'Àngel.