“In the court stands that characteristic feature of Moorish and Spanish patios—the well.”
(page [14])
“The patio in the palace of the Marquis de Vivot is one of the most beautiful in Palma....”
(page [14])
I am not competent to enter into the details of wrought work and sculpture with which the patios of Palma abound, but even to the visitor unversed in architecture a voyage of discovery in the older quarters is full of interest. The meanest back street may produce a richly-carved window frame or a staircase with a stone balustrade of quaint and original design. The Calle de Sol boasts a house front in purest Rénaissance style, five big windows on the first floor being wreathed in gargoyles and strange stone monsters.