Residents furious in Palma NO-GO area
‘They come into our crowded restaurant, ask for cigarettes, money - or steal spoons to inject themselves with.’

Plaza España over time
Barometric column in Plaza España, designed by the architect Gaspar Bennazar in 1910.

Plaza España over time
The covered moat and the recently demolished walls in what would later become Plaza España.

Plaza España over time
Plaza España, before the construction of the Jaume I statue.

Plaza España over time
Plaza España today.

Plaza España over time
Plaza España in the 1960s.

Plaza España over time
Plaza España in a 1954 photo.

Plaza España over time
Photograph of Plaza ESpaña and Plaça de la Porta Pintada, taken from a building on the Avenidas in the 1930s.

Plaza España over time
In the background, the building that today houses the popular Bar Cristal and an old timber and iron warehouse.

Plaza España over time
Assembly of the monument to Jaume I. The carts drove along the dirt road around the monument. Photographic archive V. García-Delgado Sancho.
Locals voice disappointment over the newly refurbished Plaza España
Even though the square is now open, workers are still busy with final touches.