Castle
Castle of Sant Antoni
🇪🇸 Spain · 17th century
The Sant Antoni Castle (Catalan: Castell de Sant Antoni, Spanish: Castillo de San Antonio) is a fortress located in the Spanish village of Fornells, in the municipality of Es Mercadal, in Menorca. It was built in the 17th century in the local harbour and due to this building, the town was born.
Only some ruins are left from the structure, as it was dismantled by the Spanish after the British domination, just like St. Philip's Castle. Not far from there, there is the Fornells Tower, a defensive tower whose objective was protecting the castle from enemy attacks.
Text adapted from “Sant Antoni Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Sant Antoni ranks #6,739 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #391 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1700, it is older than 22% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 19 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Balearic Islands. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castle of Sant Antoni?
Castle of Sant Antoni stands in Spain, at 40.0575°, 4.13306°.
When was Castle of Sant Antoni built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1700. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of Sant Antoni?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,739 of 8,134 worldwide, and #391 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle of Sant Antoni?
Torre de Fornells, about 1 km away.
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