Can Casasayas

Can Casasayas, in Palma

Can Casasayas is an ensemble of two twin modernist buildings of Palma, which face each other on the Plaça del Mercat. The Palma audio-guided tour stops here to evoke these buildings with undulating lines, among the finest works of the modernism of the town.

The twin buildings of the Plaça del Mercat

On the Plaça del Mercat, two twin modernist buildings stand one facing the other, forming the ensemble of Can Casasayas, among the most remarkable of Palma. Built at the beginning of the twentieth century for a rich pastry chef of the town, they illustrate wonderfully modernism, with their façades with curved and undulating lines, almost alive, that seem to undulate as if the stone came to life under the hand of the craftsmen. Their sinuous balconies, their elegant ironwork and their careful details testify to the mastery and the inventiveness of the architects, in the line of the work of Antoni Gaudí and Catalan modernism. The fact that these two buildings answer each other on either side of the street, like a reflection, adds to their originality and their elegance. They are among the emblematic images of modernist Palma, which knew, at the turn of the century, how to adorn itself with these bold creations. A fine work of insular modernism, Can Casasayas is a charming stop of the discovery of Palma.

What to see

You admire the two twin modernist buildings that face each other on the Plaça del Mercat, built at the beginning of the twentieth century for a rich pastry chef, with façades with curved and undulating lines almost alive, with sinuous balconies and elegant ironwork, in the line of Antoni Gaudí, which answer each other like a reflection. Can Casasayas is a fine work of the modernism of Palma. It is a charming stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Can Casasayas lies on the Plaça del Mercat, in the heart of Palma, reachable on foot. You admire its façades from the square; they are buildings whose interior follows its own conditions. You discover them during a walk in the centre.

What is Can Casasayas in Palma?

An ensemble of two twin modernist buildings that face each other on the Plaça del Mercat, built at the beginning of the twentieth century for a rich pastry chef; their façades with curved and undulating lines, in the line of Antoni Gaudí, answer each other like a reflection and are among the finest works of the modernism of Palma.

Where is Can Casasayas in Palma?

On the Plaça del Mercat, in the heart of Palma de Mallorca, in Spain.