Fortress
Torre Picada
🇪🇸 Spain · 17th century
The Torre Picada is an old watchtower situated on the Costa de la Atalaya and looking over the Port of Sóller, in Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). It is less than half an hour's walk from the port. It is a pleasant walk where, from the height of 157 metres, one can take in the sea, the port of Sóller and S'Illeta.
It is protected, generically, by the decree of 22 April 1949 on the protection of Spanish castles, and is therefore an Asset of Cultural Interest with the category of Monument.
Machine-translated from “Torre Picada” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre Picada ranks #6,538 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #363 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. 1 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 Torre Picada?
Torre Picada stands in Spain, at 39.80664°, 2.69717°.
When was Torre Picada 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 Torre Picada?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,538 of 8,134 worldwide, and #363 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 Torre Picada?
Castell d'Alaró, about 11 km away.
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