Can Vivot

Can Vivot, in Palma

Can Vivot is one of the finest patio palaces of Palma, a witness of the tradition of the inner courtyards of the town. The Palma audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this baroque aristocratic residence and its magnificent patio, heritage of the refinement of the Majorcan nobles.

The palace and the tradition of the patios

You may have already noticed, while exploring Palma, that the town is full of patios. Formerly, no fewer than five hundred patios were counted in Palma, these inner courtyards that the noble families laid out in the heart of their residences. Most have disappeared in the course of the renovations, but some survive, among the finest of the Mediterranean. Can Vivot is one of these jewels: this aristocratic palace, built for a great Majorcan family and reworked in the baroque era, is organised around a magnificent patio. There you discover a monumental staircase, slender columns, elegant arches, balustrades and a careful decoration, which compose a setting of great nobility. These patios, at once places of representation, of freshness and of transition between the street and the intimacy of the house, illustrate the art of living and the refinement of the aristocracy of the island. Can Vivot is one of the most remarkable examples of it. A jewel of civil architecture and a witness of the patios of Palma, Can Vivot is a fine stop of the discovery of the town.

What to see

You admire one of the finest patio palaces of Palma, a baroque aristocratic residence built for a great Majorcan family, organised around a magnificent patio with its monumental staircase, its slender columns, its elegant arches and its careful decoration, a witness of the tradition of the inner courtyards that formerly counted five hundred examples in the town. Can Vivot is a jewel of the civil architecture of Palma. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Can Vivot lies in the old town of Palma, reachable on foot. You glimpse its patio from the entrance; it is a residence whose interior access follows its own conditions, which vary. You discover it during a walk in the alleys, in search of the finest patios of the town.

What is Can Vivot in Palma?

One of the finest patio palaces of Palma, a baroque aristocratic residence built for a great Majorcan family, organised around a magnificent patio with monumental staircase, slender columns and elegant arches; it testifies to the tradition of the inner courtyards, which formerly counted five hundred examples in the town.

Where is Can Vivot in Palma?

In the old town of Palma de Mallorca, in Spain.