Can Forteza Rey

Can Forteza Rey, in Palma

Can Forteza Rey is a sublime Art Nouveau building of Palma, one of the finest examples of modernism in the town. The Palma audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this exuberant building, all curves and inventiveness, on the Plaça del Marquès de Palmer.

The Art Nouveau jewel of the Plaça del Marquès de Palmer

On the Plaça del Marquès de Palmer, you cannot miss the sublime Art Nouveau building that stands there: it is Can Forteza Rey, one of the finest modernist buildings of Palma. Art Nouveau, or modernism, was a style as fleeting as marvellous, all curves, colours and inventiveness, that flourished at the turn of the twentieth century. This building is a brilliant manifesto of it: its undulating façade is covered with a profusion of ornaments, colourful ceramics, wrought iron, floral and plant motifs, and you even notice a great sculpted face, a mascaron that seems to watch over the street. The influence of Antoni Gaudí, the genius of Catalan modernism who also worked in Majorca, is manifest there, in this taste for organic forms, mosaic and unbridled fantasy. Testifying to the creativity of the era and the boldness of its commissioners, Can Forteza Rey is one of the most admired and photographed buildings of the town. A masterpiece of insular modernism, Can Forteza Rey is a must-see stop of the discovery of Palma.

What to see

You admire the sublime Art Nouveau building of the Plaça del Marquès de Palmer, one of the finest modernist buildings of Palma, with an undulating façade covered with a profusion of colourful ceramics, wrought iron, floral motifs and a great sculpted mascaron, marked by the influence of Antoni Gaudí. Can Forteza Rey is a masterpiece of the modernism of Palma. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Can Forteza Rey lies on the Plaça del Marquès de Palmer, in the heart of the old town of Palma, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from the square; it is a building whose interior follows its own conditions. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What is particular about Can Forteza Rey in Palma?

It is one of the finest Art Nouveau buildings of Palma, on the Plaça del Marquès de Palmer; its undulating façade is covered with a profusion of colourful ceramics, wrought iron, floral motifs and a great sculpted mascaron, marked by the influence of Antoni Gaudí.

Where is Can Forteza Rey in Palma?

On the Plaça del Marquès de Palmer, in the heart of the old town of Palma de Mallorca, in Spain.