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Ciutadella


Set in a pleasing 1895 building dressed in elegant green-and-white-check tiles, the city's small fish market is one of Spain's few remaining examples of 19th-century cast-iron architecture.


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Nearby Ciutadella attractions

1. Església i Claustre del Socors

0.05 MILES

The baroque Església dels Socors, with its lovely tile-patterned floors, was built between 1616 and 1670, and contains striking works by Menorcan artist…

2. Carrer Ses Voltes

0.06 MILES

The attractively arcaded central Carrer Ses Voltes is lined with smart shops, restaurants and bars.

4. Catedral de Menorca

0.12 MILES

Ciutadella's 14th-century, single-nave cathedral was built in Catalan Gothic style on the site of Medina Minurqa’s central mosque (the belltower visibly…

5. Palau Salort

0.16 MILES

A couple of Ciutadella's magnificent noble homes are open to the public seasonally, including the splendid 1813 Palau Salort, which unfolds behind a…

6. Palau Torre-Saura

0.18 MILES

The most grandiose of several 19th-century buildings overlooking Ciutadella's main square, with an impressive neoclassical facade. It's closed to the…

7. Obelisco des Born

0.2 MILES

Looming at the centre of Ciutadella's majestic main square, this obelisk monument honours the townsfolk who died trying to ward off the Turks on 9 July…

8. Plaça des Born

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Ciutadella’s main square is a gracious affair, framed by handsome 19th-century buildings like the neoclassical Palau Torre-Saura and fortress-like…