Sa Pobla - Ermita de Santa Margalida de Crestatx

Mallorca is the largest island in the Mediterranean Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain. Mallorca is an extremely popular holiday destination. The Palma de Mallorca Airport, one of the busiest in Spain, is used by about 30 million tourists per year.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the island was invaded by the Vandals in 425. The time of the Vandals ended, when Byzantine troops general took the island in 534. The first Muslim arrivals were in 707. These ended the Byzantine domination and established their own hegemony. Until 903, the island was part of the Umayyad Caliphate.
From Between 902 and 1229 the island was under Islamic control. James I of Aragon ( aka "Jaume el Conqueridor") conquered Mallorca in December 1229.

Santa Margalida de Crestatx is named after Margalida de Crestatx a noblewoman who lived here as a hermit after within the 13th century.
Over the centuries the hermitage has been renovated many times. Today´s building dates back to the 19th century, so the angry-looking bat is not that old.