Gabella Vella de la Sal or the Old Salt Tax Arch in Palma Majorca Spain
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Gillian Singleton / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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2851 x 4374 px | 24.1 x 37 cm | 9.5 x 14.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
May 2013Location:
Palma Majorca SpainMore information:
Gabella Vella de la Sal, or the Old Salt Tax Arch (the Arabic name was qabala), crosses Calle Mar. It is one of the oldest entrances into this part of the town. Mallorca was on the trade routes between Spain, France, Italy and North Africa, especially during the early years of merchant shipping when the galleys could not travel far without stopping for supplies. Salt was a precious commodity during the Roman Empire and it may have been used as currency at times; the word salary comes from the word sal. The old artillery barracks are on the left and a plaque remembers Frédéric Chopin and George Sands lodging here at the start and end of their 'Winter in Mallorca' in 1838/39.