Visiting Museums & Monuments

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Visiting Museums & Monuments

The Green Card (Targeta Verde) allows members discounts and special offices at over 1,000 participating restaurants, bars, museums, art galleries, golf courses, water parks and shops. Members also benefit from the free use of bicycles and binoculars in natural parks and from reduced fares on public transport and parking.

The Foundation for Sustainable Development developed the Green Card with aim of financing various initiatives to preserve the cultural and natural heritage of the Balearic Islands.

• Comprehensive information about the advantages available with the Green Card: Click here

There are two types of card: one for tourists and one for residents. 

Tourist Card

The tourist card must be activated by telephone or online.

• Tel: 902 929 928

The Green card is valid for 15 days. It can be bought from hotels, airlines, tourist offices, car rental offices and affiliated companies. The card also includes 15 minutes of free phone calls and a selection of maps and guides.

• For further information and a list of places where the card can be bought: Click here

Residents Card

The Green Card for residents is valid for one year. There are three different cards available; for individuals, families or businesses. The card is already activated upon reception and is available either online or by telephone.

• Tel: 800 401 122 (lines open from Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00)
• For further information: Click here 

Museums in the Balearics

There are a great number of museums in Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Opening hours can vary and are best checked with the local tourist office. Here are just a few:

• Mallorca Museum (Museu de Mallorca)
  The museum has exhibitions covering the island's history, art and architecture
  At: Portella 5, 07001 Palma, Mallorca
  Tel: 971 717 540
  Fax: 971 710 483
  e-mail
• Pilar I Joan Miró Foundation (Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró)
  Houses a permanent collection of Miró's art works as well as temporary exhibitions of other artists. The original studio with some of Miró's unfinished paintings can also be visited
  At: C/ Joan de Saridakis 29, Palma, Mallorca
  Tel: 971 701 420
  Website (in Spanish)
• Menorca Museum (Museu de Menorca)
  The museum is situated in the old Franciscan convent (Eglésia de Sant Francesc) and has a collection tracing the evolution and customs of Menorca's history
  At: Avda. Doctor Guàrdia s/n, Mahón, Menorca
  Tel: 971 350 955
• Menorca Municipal Museum (Museu Municipal de Ciutadella des Bastió de sa Font)
  Permanent exhibition covering Menorca's history from prehistoric times to the Paleo-Christian and Muslim period
  At: Plaça de sa Font, 07760 Ciutadella, Menorca
  Tel: 971 380 297
  e-mail
  Website
• Ibiza Contemporary Art Museum (Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa-Ibiza)
  Includes works of art by Erwin Bechtold, Barry Flanagan and other artists
  At: Ronda Narcís Puget s/n, 07800 Ibiza 
  Tel: 971 302 723
  e-mail
• Archeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera (Museu Arqueològic d'Eivissa i Formentera) 
  The two buildings that make up the museum have exhibitions representing the history of the Pitiusas Islands, from the Prehistoric Period to the Christian conquest
  At: Plaça de la Seu 3, 07800 Ibiza
  Tel: 971 301 231
  e-mail
• Ethnological Museum of Formentera (Museo de Etnografía de Formentera)
  The museum gives an insight into the lives of our ancestors with information on the tools that used to be used, arts and crafts, and everyday life
  At: C/ Jaume I 15, 07860 Sant Francesc Xavier 
  Tel: 971 322 670 
  e-mail