Sa Llotja

Sa Llotja, in Palma

Sa Llotja is the former merchants' exchange of Palma, a masterpiece of civil Gothic by the sea. The Palma audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this magnificent building of the fifteenth century, a witness of the commercial prosperity of Majorca.

The Gothic masterpiece of the merchants' exchange

Sa Llotja, the Llotja dels Mercaders, is one of the finest civil Gothic buildings of Palma and a witness of the great commercial era of Majorca. Built in the fifteenth century by the Majorcan architect Guillem Sagrera, it served as an exchange and a place of trade for the merchants of the island, then prosperous thanks to the maritime trade in the Mediterranean. The building presents itself as an elegant building of golden stone, with the appearance of a palace as much as a fortress, with its corner turrets, its worked windows and its gargoyles. But its jewel is the great inner hall: a vast space whose twisted columns, slender and turned in a spiral like palm trees, rise towards the vaults in an effect of remarkable elegance and lightness, comparable to the Lonja of Valencia. Today, the building, magnificently preserved, hosts temporary exhibitions. A jewel of the Gothic and a witness of the merchant prosperity, Sa Llotja is a must-see stop of the discovery of Palma.

What to see

You admire one of the finest civil Gothic buildings of Palma, a former merchants' exchange built in the fifteenth century by Guillem Sagrera, in golden stone with corner turrets, worked windows and gargoyles, whose great hall with twisted columns slender in a spiral like palm trees is a masterpiece, today hosting exhibitions. Sa Llotja is a jewel of Palma. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Sa Llotja lies by the sea, in the old town of Palma, reachable on foot. You admire its exterior freely; the interior hosts exhibitions according to their own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check them before coming.

What is Sa Llotja in Palma?

The former merchants' exchange of Palma, one of the finest civil Gothic buildings of the town, built in the fifteenth century by Guillem Sagrera; a witness of the merchant prosperity of Majorca, its great hall with twisted columns in a spiral like palm trees is a masterpiece, and it today hosts exhibitions.

Where is Sa Llotja of Palma?

By the sea, in the old town of Palma de Mallorca, in Spain.