Es Castell

Es Castell

The village of Es Castell was constructed during the second british domination. It is a nice town and there are some interesting things there.

You can go first to the church, walking along the road, and 200 yards after the roundabout. Easily you will find the church in a small square. It was built during the XVIII Cent. in a sort of local neo-classical style that you can find in other churches all along the island.

If you keep on walking through Carrer Victory, the street where the church is, soon you will be in an extensive square built by the british as part of the architectonical group of barracks, around. One of those english-style quarters is, today, the local military history museum. There is a magnificent collection of old cannons on show. There is also a room dedicated to the fortress of La Mola which well worth a visit as well.

If you are thinking on visiting this museum, check with Reception about opening hours.

Opposite to this place, in the same square there is a big red building. The Town Hall of Es Castell.

The Village of Es Castell  is constructed on the shores of the harbour of Mahón, in its South side and around two inlets Cala Corp and Calas Fons, both were in the past fishing harbors. May we suggest a drink in Calas Fons. There are plenty of differents restaurants and bars to rest and watch fishermen mending their nets or getting their boats ready.

What you can see accross the sea is The Lazareto. It was a sanity building which between 1817 and 1917, was used for all those people and goods that needed to be in quarantine. It is built on an island, so it became a sort of prison for those suspect to suffer infectious illness.