PLAÇA S'ARRAVAL

This square's present character dates back to a series of transformations of the town in the 19th century.

The Plaça de s'Arraval probably owes its origin to the presence of groundwater. As early as the 15th century, a well is mentioned at this place. We also know that in the 18th century the square was already surrounded by several houses.

After its reconstruction in the 19th century, when the existing fountains were filled in, they built the stone obelisk with the water taps which today can still be seen in the centre of the square. In 1879 the master stonemasons Mateu Togores and Rafael Barceló crafted the obelisk, according to the characteristic typological models in the neoclassical style the architect Isidoro González Velázquez had introduced in Mallorca.

Throughout the 20th century, the Arraval square was one of the social hotspots of the town, and all around it several casinos and societies were established, such as the Casino de la Unión, the Casino Felanitx and the Círculo Recreativo.

Most of the buildings on this square are characterised by a regionalist style, blending historicism and regionalism. You can find both buildings with a differentiated upper floor inspired by traditional porches, and those with a rather classical influence, where the upper floor is not differentiated.