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Manacor

Manacor is a city located in the east of Mallorca. It is the second-largest town on the island after the capital, Palma, and is characterized by its strong cultural identity, its economic activity, and its range of services for both residents and visitors.

The town preserves a heritage ensemble that reflects its historical trajectory and its growth over the centuries. This heritage coexists harmoniously with modern areas and public spaces that promote community life and social interaction.

Historically, Manacor was known for its furniture industry and the production of artificial pearls—activities that provided work for many families and placed the town on the international map. Today, these industries have lost strength, but their legacy is still preserved in some workshops and in the collective memory.

Manacor maintains an active cultural agenda, reinforced by its most representative traditions and festivities, which contribute to social cohesion and keep the town’s intangible heritage alive.

Son Macià

Son Macià is situated in the South East in the municipality of Manacor. Its origin is the agroupation of spread rural houses that surrounded a church, a school and a group of houses called Ses Cases Grans or Ses Cases velles of Son Macià.

The eminently rural character has marked, from always, the economic base of the village that has preserved its traditions nowadays still enjoyed.

In the area is a considerable number of archaeological remains like the dolmen of Son Vaquer; natural and artificial caves, which were used as burials like the Picot des Fangar; and of the talayot period the important settlement of s’Hospitalet Vell.

There are numerous manor houses and oratories or chapels in the zone of Sound Macià. One of the chapels is the intimate Chapel of sa Mola Nova, painted by the manacorish priest Don Llorenç Bonnín and where the traditional Easter picnics took place.