How walkable is Palma de Mallorca?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Palma de Mallorca (Palma) has a walkability score of 67 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 10th most walkable of the 13 cities ranked in Spain.
What's within walking distance of the centre
3,403 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Palma de Mallorca. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Carrefour Express Calle Oms 35, 4 min
- El Gallego, 5 min
Restaurants & bars
- El Bufete, 1 min
- Buenavida Bar Palma, 1 min
Shopping
- Farmacia Marta Timoner, 1 min
- GAES una marca amplifon, 1 min
Coffee
- DOS19 Café, 2 min
- Bon Cafè Bar Cafetería, 2 min
Banks
- Arquia Banca, 1 min
- Colonya Caixa Pollença, 2 min
Parks
- Plaça Ramón Rotger Moner / Parc General Riera, 5 min
- Passeig de La Rambla, 5 min
Schools
- CEIP Aina Moll i Marquès, 2 min
- Colegio Luis Vives, 4 min
Books & libraries
- MM Llibreria, 2 min
- Papelería Gam Dos, 3 min
Culture & entertainment
- Centro de Historia y Cultura Militar, 4 min
- Multicines Augusta, 4 min
Measured from the centre at 39.5772, 2.6502, the point near Palma de Mallorca's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 259 street intersections per km², and blocks average 61 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Palma de Mallorca's score of 67 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 100 within 1 km of the centre, 78 from 1 to 3 km out and 50 from 3 to 5 km out. 29 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 58% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Palma de Mallorca. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 100 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 78 | 79% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 50 | 32% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona, Spain | 207 km | 91 |
| Valencia, Spain | 260 km | 82 |
| Alicante, Spain | 303 km | 68 |
| Murcia, Spain | 372 km | 64 |
| Zaragoza, Spain | 378 km | 74 |
Questions about walking in Palma de Mallorca
Is Palma de Mallorca a walkable city?
Partly. Palma de Mallorca has a walkability score of 67 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 100. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 10th of 13 cities in Spain and joint 341st of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Spain?
Madrid is the most walkable of the 13 cities ranked in Spain, with a score of 92. Palma de Mallorca ranks 10th with 67.
How does Palma de Mallorca compare with nearby cities?
Palma de Mallorca is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 67, against Barcelona (91, 207 km away), Valencia (82, 260 km away) and Alicante (68, 303 km away).
Which part of Palma de Mallorca is most walkable?
Palma de Mallorca's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 100 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 72) and falls most to the north (44).
How is Palma de Mallorca's walkability score calculated?
For Palma de Mallorca it is the average of 62 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 36 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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