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When that came out of Siurell figurine, have been attributed to this small flute magic forces. The winds of Mallorca, Gregal, Llevant, Xaloc, Migjorn, Llebeig, Ponent, Mistral and Tramontana, sometimes infused with fear. For the inhabitants were uncontrollable forces of nature to which they were exposed without remedy, and employing the Siurell whistles as a kind of totem to the stormy winds.
The patios of the noble houses in Palma are one of the urban elements most characteristic of the city. While today, their preservation constitutes a historical reference that makes the Mallorcan capital unique within Spain, in their age of splendour they were the very symbol of power and status.
A Catholic Cathedral located in Palma de Mallorca. Popularly known as La Seu, construction began in 1229 and went on for three centuries. In 1931, the building was declared a Historical-Artistic Monument.
Read more: 'La Seu', is a Catholic cathedral located in Palma, Mallorca
The ancient Roman city of Pollentia is located within the medieval walls of the old historical centre of Alcúdia.
Commissioned by Mallorcan financier Joan March Ordinas, the March Palace, located in the old town -- specifically, where Conquistador Street meets the steps of the Cathedral, and with its main entrance on Palau Reial Street --, was built between 1939 and 1945.
Read more: El Palau March, a must-see on Palma’s cultural circuit
With some of the fees collected with the eco-tax (which the tourists were paying from May 2002 until October 2003), the government purchased the 400- hectare finca Son Real in the bay of Alcúdia.
The Myotragus Balearicus was a mammal, endemic to Mallorca. Was discovered in 1909 by the palaeontologist Dorothea Bate.
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