Palma Cathedral (La Seu): tickets, terraces, opening times and dress code

Palma Cathedral, which islanders call La Seu ("the see", in Catalan), is worth a morning in the old town on its own. The official ticket costs €10 on the cathedral's website; the booking platforms resell it from €11. What ruins most visits is the calendar: no sightseeing on Sundays, Saturday closing at 14:15, and in summer you can be turned away at the door for bare shoulders.

Below: which ticket to buy, when to go, what to wear and how to pair it with the Almudaina and the Arab Baths, both a few minutes' walk away.

Palma Cathedral tickets: official price and what's included

There are two official tickets, and it pays not to mix them up:

Plenty of articles present the €25 ticket as the standard one. It isn't: to see the interior, the great rose window and the Barceló chapel, the €10 ticket is all you need.

The MASM is the former Diocesan Museum, now the Museu d'Art Sacre de Mallorca, in the Bishop's Palace (C/ del Mirador 5), right behind the cathedral. It is included in your ticket and hardly anyone goes in. On display is the "Drac de na Coca", the supposed 17th-century dragon from one of Palma's best-known legends.

Discounts you only get at the ticket desk

These discounts apply only at the ticket desk, with ID:

• Children aged 9 and under: free.
• Residents of, and people born in, the Balearic Islands: up to 100 % off.
• Disability of 65 % or more: free, plus one companion.
• Students, unemployed and disabled visitors: €8 rate.

Official site or GetYourGuide, Tiqets and Headout?

Right now the official ticket is the cheapest. GetYourGuide and Tiqets sell it from €11, one euro more, and Headout from €15, plus a service fee at checkout. With the terraces, Headout charges €30 against the official €25.

So when is that extra euro worth it? When you want to be able to cancel. The official ticket is non-refundable; on the platforms it depends on each listing's terms, so read them first. Bear in mind that GetYourGuide's "reserve now, pay later" option charges your card 72 hours before the date. Any ticket bought online, official or platform, lets you use the fast-track entrance at the Portal del Mirador.

If you want a guide, walking tours with the ticket included do justify paying more. More options in the guide to walking tours in Palma and the full rundown of Palma tickets.

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Palma Cathedral terraces: when, price and who can go up

You go up in a group, with a guide, across the cathedral roofs, with the bay and the Parc de la Mar at your feet.

• Season: March to the end of November. No terraces from December to February.
• Slots: every 30 minutes, Monday to Friday 10:00–16:30 and Saturdays 10:00–13:30. In November, Monday to Friday only until 14:30.
• Age: over-9s only, with ID, and one adult per child.
• Health: not recommended if you suffer from vertigo, heart or breathing conditions, or reduced mobility. Not wheelchair accessible.
• Meeting point: inside the cathedral, at the Portal de l'Almoina.

The family trap: a 9-year-old gets into the cathedral free but can't go up to the terraces.

Palma Cathedral opening times and closed days

Winter hours usually start in early November, though the official website itself isn't consistent about whether summer ends in October or November. If you're going in autumn, check the official opening times before planning your day.

Holidays with no sightseeing: 1 and 6 January, 20 January (Sant Sebastià, Palma's patron saint), Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, 15 August, 1 November, 6 and 8 December, 25 and 26 December. On 1 March and 1 May it opens 10:00–14:15.

Sundays: closed to sightseeing, open for Mass

On Sundays it opens for worship only. You can attend Mass (Sundays and holidays at 10:30, 12:00 and 19:00; Lauds at 09:55) without a ticket, suitably dressed and without wandering round or taking photos during the service. If Sunday is your only free day in Palma, go to Mass and spend the rest of the day at Bellver, which is free that day.

On weekdays there are also services from 08:30 to 09:45, with no visits allowed.

The best time to go

Go on a weekday with your ticket already bought, so you use the fast-track entrance. Saturdays are the most common mistake: it closes at 14:15 and the last terrace slot is at 13:30. And in winter, Monday to Friday, the 15:15 closing leaves little room if you turn up after lunch.

Palma Cathedral dress code

Yes, there is a dress code and the staff enforce it:

• Shoulders covered: no strappy tops that leave your shoulders bare.
• Trousers or skirts at least to mid-thigh: very short shorts stay outside.
• Nothing see-through, no swimwear and no party fancy dress.

Other rules: there is no left-luggage and suitcases or bulky bags are not allowed (the official FAQ says they can be left at the MASM); no eating or drinking except water; assistance dogs only. If you're heading to the airport with a suitcase, drop it somewhere else first.

What to see inside La Seu

The central nave is about 44 metres high, one reason the interior impresses more than the façade suggests. Three things not to skip:

• The great rose window: about 12 metres across and 1,115 pieces of glass. With morning sun, the floor and pillars fill with colour.
• Antoni Gaudí's mark: the architect of the Sagrada Família remodelled the interior in the early 20th century. The cathedral's official website advertises a "Gaudí Year" devoted to that work.
• Miquel Barceló's Santíssim chapel: a contemporary ceramic work inside a Gothic chapel. It's the strongest contrast of the whole visit.

Afterwards, cross to the MASM via the museum exit: you've already paid for it.

The Festa de la Llum: the figure "8" of light

Two mornings a year, on 2 February (Candlemas) and 11 November, the sun shines through the apse rose window and projects onto the opposite wall just below the other rose window: the two circles form a figure "8" of light. It happens around 08:30, doesn't last long and depends on the sky: no sun, no effect. The cathedral opens early for the occasion and over 1,000 people turn up: arrive before 08:30 and check the door time on the official website.

How to get to Palma Cathedral from the centre, the port and the airport

The cathedral stands on the old city wall, above the Parc de la Mar, with the Almudaina directly opposite. All visitors go in through the museum door, on Plaça de la Seu; if you bought online, use the fast-track entrance at the Portal del Mirador.

Walking plan: cathedral, Almudaina, Palau March and Arab Baths

The old town fits into a long morning:

1. Cathedral at 10:00, with the MASM included.
2. Palau de l'Almudaina, opposite: €8, closed on Mondays. With an EU or Ibero-American passport it's free on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons (check the time with Patrimonio Nacional).
3. Palau March, on Carrer Palau Reial: a terrace with sculptures by Henry Moore, Chillida and Rodin; open Monday to Saturday.
4. Banys Àrabs (the Arab Baths), in the Sa Calatrava quarter: €3.50, cash only, 30 to 45 minutes.
5. Walk down to Passeig del Born and finish at Sa Llotja or Es Baluard, with views over the bay.

Cathedral (€10), Almudaina (€8) and Arab Baths (€3.50) add up to €21.50 at official prices. Tiqets sells a cathedral + Almudaina combo for €20.50, more than the €18 you'd pay at the two ticket desks.

On Mondays the cathedral and Palau March are open, but the Almudaina is closed. More ideas in things to do in Palma and, if it rains, in Palma on a rainy day.

Accessibility and visiting with children

The cathedral and the MASM are accessible to visitors with reduced mobility; the terraces are not. The cathedral does not lend wheelchairs, so bring your own. Disabled visitors pay €8 (or go free with a disability of 65 % or more, plus one companion), always at the ticket desk and with a certificate. More practical information in accessible Palma.

With children, pair the cathedral with a stroll through the Parc de la Mar or a trip to the aquarium; more ideas in Palma with kids.

FAQ

If you want to know how the cathedral's direct sales, refunds and discounts work, we look at it in our review of the cathedral's official ticket sales.