Plaça de Cort is where Palma began. After James I conquered the island in the thirteenth century, this was where he gathered the four nobles who'd helped him and divided Mallorca between them.

The City Hall that dominates the square today is a Baroque structure from the seventeenth century, though the building it replaced served as a hospital and university during the Middle Ages.

Look closely at the facade and you'll find two discreet carvings by the doorway: a snail and a dragon. They are the secret signatures of craftsmen Jaume Caragol and Francesc Dragó, who were forbidden from inscribing their names and found another way.

The ancient olive tree nearby, brought from the Serra de Tramuntana, is said to hide a witch's face in its bark.

VoiceMap's tours use the square to anchor Palma's full civic history, from the medieval conquest through the Baroque rebuilding to the festivals and demonstrations that still fill it today.