St. Philip’s Castle
St. Philip's Castle was a fortress guarding the entrance to the port of Mahón. It is located in the municipality of Es Castell, on the island of Menorca.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lazaretto and Mola Fortress.
Lazaretto
Islet
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Lazaretto is an islet, which is situated 1 km north of St. Philip’s Castle.
Mola Fortress
Castle
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The Isabela II Fortress or La Mola Fortress is a Spanish military complex located on the Mola peninsula, at the entrance to the port of Mahón, on the island of Menorca, opposite the castillo de San Felipe, which protects the entrance to the port from the other side of the mouth. Mola Fortress is situated 1¼ km northeast of St. Philip’s Castle.
Torre de la Mola
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Torre de la Mola is situated 1 km northeast of St. Philip’s Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Es Castell and Maó.
Es Castell
Village
Es Castell is a town of almost 8,000 people at the mouth of the port of Maó in the east of Menorca. The town takes its name from the Castle of San Felipe, which was built to protect the island against attacks by the Turks in the 16th century.
Maó
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Maó is the capital city of Menorca. It has a fine natural harbour, one of the best in the Mediterranean, which was why the British made it the capital following their occupation of 1708.
Sant Lluís
Village
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Sant Lluís is a municipality on the tip of south-east Menorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands. The area is most noteworthy for its varied coastline, with fine sand beaches and cliffs. Sant Lluís is situated 4½ km southwest of St. Philip’s Castle.
St. Philip’s Castle
- Type: Museum
- Description: Menorca
- Categories: castle, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Es Castell, Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.86751° or 39° 52′ 3″ northLongitude
4.30312° or 4° 18′ 11″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8FF6V893+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 3717549899OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
11993922Wikidata ID
Q2970599
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“St. Philip’s Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة سانت فيليبس”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Ֆիլիպ ամրոց”
- Basque: “San Filipe gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castell de Sant Felip”
- Catalan: “El Castell de Sant Felip”
- French: “château de Saint Philippe”
- French: “Château de Saint Philippe”
- French: “Fort Saint-Philippe (Minorque)”
- German: “Castillo de San Felipe de Menorca”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Αγίου Φιλίππου”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Αγίου Φιλίππου”
- Japanese: “サン・フェリペ城 （メノルカ島）”
- Japanese: “セント・フィリップ城”
- Spanish: “Castillo de San Felipe”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de San Felipe”
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