Palma de Mallorca: Old Town Segway Tour & Cathedral Route

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What’s the experience like?

"Try not to run over any pigeons," our guide Toni grinned as he handed me the helmet. I’d never been on a Segway before—honestly, I was more nervous than I let on. But rolling out onto those sun-warmed stones of Palma de Mallorca’s Old Town, it felt like the city just opened up around us. The morning air smelled faintly of coffee and sea salt, and every corner seemed to echo with someone’s laughter or the distant clang from a bike bell. Toni pointed out little details—like how the shutters on some houses are painted this faded green you only see here. He knew everyone too; people waved at him from bakery doors.

We zipped right up to Palma Cathedral (locals call it La Seu), which looked even bigger when you’re standing so close on two wheels. I tried to pronounce Almudaina Palace in Spanish—Li laughed when I butchered it, but Toni just smiled and taught me again. There was something about seeing these massive stone walls while feeling that breeze off the harbor—hard to explain unless you’re there. We cruised past Es Baluard Museum; Toni said if we had time after, their café does this orange cake that’s famous with locals. The Segways made it easy to cover so much ground without feeling rushed or sweaty (I’m not exactly a fitness person).

At Portitxol, we stopped for a quick drink—nothing fancy, just cold water and some chatter with an old fisherman who was mending his nets nearby. His hands moved fast but he still found time to nod at us and ask where we were from. The marina smelled like engine oil mixed with salty air and grilled fish from somewhere behind us. That moment stuck with me for some reason—maybe because it felt so unplanned, just part of being out in Palma instead of watching from a bus window.