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Get lost inside the La Mola fortress

Built between 1848 and 1875 to seal the mouth of Maó harbour, it is a vast complex of batteries, tunnels and courtyards you can explore on your own with a map, with an audio guide or on a guided tour. The Vickers guns still point out to sea. Allow half a day: it is one of the island's most striking visits and, outside August, one of its quietest.

A Vickers gun of the La Mola battery, its camouflaged barrel pointing out to sea
Photo: Àlex / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
When
All year · seasonal opening hours
Where
Fortaleza de La Mola

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