Bay of Palma

The Bay of Palma forms a broad indentation on the southwestern coast of Mallorca. Cape Cala Figuera and Cap Blanc mark its western and eastern ends, while the harbour of Palma lies on the northern shore. In 1229 James I of Aragon landed on the island and advanced against the Muslim city of Madina Mayurqa. Its capture brought Mallorca under his rule and made the bay's port a centre of the new kingdom.