Palacio Olivar

Step in from the bright cathedral square and the rooms are cool, light and spacious. The family has kept everything as it was, so the framed paintings, the furniture, the photographs and even the dresses sit together in the rooms where they belong. In the salons, watch for the frieze along the walls.

The route runs through the main rooms and halls and then down into the basements. It is a small house, and about half an hour is enough to walk round it without hurrying. What stays with you is the view behind a facade on one of Ciutadella's main squares: the house as a family actually lived in it.

• English information comes through an app you scan at the house, so bring your phone.
• The house is small: a full visit takes about 30 minutes.
• The visit goes down into the basements as well as through the salons and halls.
• There is a toilet inside, and free public toilets stand about 145 m away in a straight line.

Palacio Olivar stands in the historic centre of Ciutadella, on the cathedral square, with its entrance directly opposite the main door of the cathedral. Find the cathedral and you have found the house.

The nearest bus stops are Plaça dels Pins, about 220 m away in a straight line, and Dalt sa Quintana, about 290 m. Drivers can leave the car at one of the car parks about 140 m and 160 m from the house and cover the rest on foot through the old town.

Best: a weekday, when the house is open through the afternoon, and especially a hot summer day.

Avoid: Sunday, when it is closed, and Saturday afternoon, when it has already shut.

The rooms stay cool and light when the square outside is baking, and a half-hour visit fits easily around a walk through the old town.