Mallorca has the most unexpected urbex in the Spanish Mediterranean — Spain’s most visited island hides behind the tourist wave a heritage of emptied architectures unknown to conventional travelers. The old Son Dureta Hospital in Palma, with its corridors deserted since the move to the new hospital; the Aucanada Thermal Power Plant by the sea, where turbines have been silent for decades facing the bay; the Dhraa Nite City nightclub, the temple of Mallorcan nightlife that was the island’s most famous club in the 90s and now remains closed with its facilities intact on the Manacor road. Discover the 5 best abandoned places in Mallorca, all included in our Mallorca Urbex Map — 60 verified GPS locations on the island.
Why Mallorca Is an Exceptional Urbex Destination
The paradox of Mallorca is that its tourist success has created its best abandonments — hotels built for the boom of the 60s and 70s that new market demands have rendered obsolete, textile and flour factories of the Mallorcan bourgeoisie that globalization closed within a few decades, military barracks emptied in the 90s due to the reduction of armed forces. Added to this is the heritage of manor estates in the Serra de Tramuntana, which maintenance costs and hereditary fragmentation left abandoned among olive and carob trees. Photographer Lluís Bort documented this hidden heritage in 2019 in his project "Empty Architectures" — a selection of the island’s most extraordinary abandonments.
1. Son Dureta Hospital – Palma de Mallorca — Former General Hospital of the Balearic Islands, Empty Corridors Since the Move to Son Espases, 20th-Century Hospital Architecture (Known Place)
The former Son Dureta Hospital in Palma is the best-known hospital abandonment in Mallorca — for decades it was the main general hospital of the Balearic Islands until services were moved to the new Son Espases Hospital, leaving it empty. The corridors, rooms, and facilities of Son Dureta have been in progressive abandonment for years, with its 20th-century hospital architecture intact in the heart of Palma. Documented by Mallorcan photographer Lluís Bort in his project "Empty Architectures" (2019) as one of the island’s most representative abandonments. Note: the current condition may have changed — check before visiting; our Mallorca Urbex Map includes the updated status.
🔗 Source: Cultura Inquieta – The Abandoned Treasures of Mallorca in the Empty Architectures of Lluís Bort
2. Dhraa Nite City Nightclub – Manacor, Mallorca — The Temple of Mallorcan Nightlife from the 90s, Closed, with Its Facilities Intact (Known Place)
The Dhraa Nite City nightclub on the Manacor road is one of the island’s most specifically Balearic abandonments — a temple of Mallorcan nightlife from the 90s that was once one of the island’s most famous clubs and has been closed for years with its facilities in progressive abandonment. The empty dance floors, silent DJ booth, and 90s decor frozen in time create the atmosphere of the most specifically Mallorcan nightlife abandonment in Balearic urbex. Documented by photographer Lluís Bort in his "Empty Architectures" project as one of Mallorca’s most photogenic abandonments.
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3. Aucanada Thermal Power Plant – Alcúdia, Mallorca — Abandoned Power Plant on the Seashore, Silent Turbines Facing Alcúdia Bay (Known Location)
The Aucanada Thermal Power Plant in Alcúdia is Mallorca’s most photogenically extraordinary industrial abandonment — an abandoned power plant right on the seashore, with silent turbines facing Alcúdia Bay and industrial facilities in brutal contrast with the blue Mediterranean. The combination of heavy industrial heritage with the Mediterranean coastal landscape creates an image that no inland Mallorcan abandonment can reproduce: the industrial machine stopped with the sea in the background. Documented by Lluís Bort in "Empty Architectures" as one of the island’s most striking industrial abandonments.
🔗 Source: Cultura Inquieta – Empty Architectures of Mallorca, Lluís Bort
4. Sa Fábrica Nova Textile Factory – Mallorca Interior — 19th-20th Century Textile Installation, Silent Looms, Mallorcan Industrial Architecture (Exclusively on Our Map)
Sa Fábrica Nova is the most representative abandoned textile factory of Mallorca’s 19th-20th century industry — a facility where the looms have been silent for decades and the industrial architecture of Mallorca’s textile bourgeoisie withstands the passage of time with the solidity of marès stone. The textile industry was one of the engines of Mallorca’s economy during the 19th century and the first third of the 20th; competition from the mainland industry and later globalization closed these factories within a few decades, leaving buildings of notable architectural quality in progressive abandonment. Documented by Lluís Bort in "Empty Architectures." GPS Coordinates on our Urbex Mallorca Map.
5. Son Simonet Military Barracks – Mallorca — Emptied Military Base, Silent Barracks and Hangars, Abandoned Airstrip (Off the Radar — Only on Our Map)
The Son Simonet Military Barracks is the most complete military abandonment in Mallorca — a base with barracks, hangars, and an airstrip left empty by the reduction of the armed forces and progressively reclaimed by time and Mediterranean vegetation. Mallorca’s abandoned military heritage is the least known in Balearic urbex — the island had a significant military presence during the 20th century due to its strategic position in the western Mediterranean, and the closure of these facilities has left a set of buildings of notable architectural and documentary interest. Documented by Lluís Bort in "Empty Architectures." Find it on our Urbex Mallorca Map.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most famous abandoned place in Mallorca?
The Son Dureta Hospital in Palma — the old general hospital of the Balearic Islands, emptied after the move to Son Espases, with its 20th-century hospital architecture in the heart of the capital. For industrial urbex, the Aucanada Thermal Power Plant with the Mediterranean in the background is the most photogenically striking spot on the entire island.
Why are there abandonments on such a touristy island like Mallorca?
The paradox of mass tourism is that it creates its own abandonments — hotels from the 60s and 70s too small or poorly located to compete with current tourist expectations, nightclubs from the 80s and 90s whose golden age never returned, textile and flour factories that the island’s economy rendered obsolete when tourism became the sole economic driver. Added to this is the agricultural heritage of the Serra de Tramuntana estates, which maintenance costs and inherited fragmentation have left abandoned among the mountain olive groves.
What are Lluís Bort’s "Empty Architectures"?
"Empty Architectures" is a photographic project started in 2019 by Mallorcan photographer Lluís Bort that documents Mallorca’s abandoned built heritage — hospitals, factories, barracks, nightclubs, and power plants left empty by the passage of time. The project is one of the most comprehensive documentary sources on urbex in the Balearic Islands and has helped raise awareness of a heritage completely ignored by conventional tourism.
Safety Tips
- Military facilities: barracks and military bases are property of the Ministry of Defense — never attempt to enter; photograph from public paths only
- Mediterranean heat: in July and August, temperatures can exceed 38°C inland — always carry plenty of water and avoid the hottest hours of the day in unventilated spaces
- Never explore alone — always bring at least one other person and share your location
The urbex code: "Take nothing but photographs, leave nothing but footprints."
🎯 Summary
Discover the abandoned places in Mallorca: from Son Dureta Hospital in the heart of Palma to the Aucanada Thermal Power Plant with the Mediterranean in the background and the Dhraa Nightclub with its silent dance floors. Each of these 5 abandoned sites in Mallorca captures a different layer of Spain’s most visited island, which hides, far from tourism, the most unexpected abandonments in the Mediterranean. Find them all — and 55 more — on our Urbex Map Mallorca.
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