History & heritage
Palma anchors the island, its skyline crowned by the great La Seu cathedral and an old town of honey-stone lanes, courtyards and squares. The island's history runs deep, from Roman and Moorish roots to centuries as a Mediterranean crossroads, and you feel it in the architecture above Palma's harbour — Castillo Hotel Son Vida occupies a converted manor in keeping with that heritage. Beyond the capital, mountain villages and coastal towns like Andratx and Arta hold onto a quieter, traditional Mallorca. It is an easy place to fold a little culture around your golf, with the cathedral and old quarter never far from the Son Vida courses.













