Plaça de Cort

The Plaça de Cort, in Palma

The Plaça de Cort is the square of the town hall of Palma, famous for its thousand-year-old olive tree. The Palma audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this historic and administrative heart of the town, where a venerable tree stands, a symbol of Majorca.

The town hall and the thousand-year-old olive tree

The Plaça de Cort is the administrative heart of Palma, dominated by the elegant façade of the town hall, the Ajuntament. This fine building, with the appearance of a palace, stands out by its baroque façade, its richly sculpted wooden eaves and its clock, nicknamed En Figuera, which has long marked the rhythm of the life of the inhabitants. But the most emblematic and most touching element of the square is its thousand-year-old olive tree: this venerable gnarled tree, with a trunk tortured by the centuries, planted in the centre of the square, is a true symbol of Majorca, a land of olive trees and the Mediterranean. Native to the countryside of the island, it was transplanted here and watches over the square like a silent witness of the passing time. Surrounded by fine buildings and cafés, the Plaça de Cort is a must-see meeting and passage place, where institutional life and the sweetness of living mingle. A historic heart and a symbol of the town, the Plaça de Cort is a fine stop of the discovery of Palma.

What to see

You admire the administrative heart of Palma, dominated by the elegant town hall with a baroque façade, its sculpted wooden eaves and its clock En Figuera, and above all the thousand-year-old olive tree planted in the centre of the square, a venerable gnarled tree symbol of Majorca, a land of olive trees, surrounded by fine buildings and cafés. The Plaça de Cort is a historic heart of Palma. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Plaça de Cort lies in the heart of the old town of Palma, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible public space; the town hall is an official building whose access follows its own conditions, and the thousand-year-old olive tree is discovered freely in the centre of the square. The surrounding cafés have their own hours.

What is particular about the Plaça de Cort in Palma?

Its thousand-year-old olive tree planted in the centre of the square, a venerable gnarled tree symbol of Majorca, a land of olive trees; the square is also dominated by the elegant town hall with a baroque façade, its sculpted wooden eaves and its clock nicknamed En Figuera.

Where is the Plaça de Cort of Palma?

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