{"id":14103,"date":"2014-06-03T22:39:25","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T20:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/?page_id=14103"},"modified":"2025-12-20T16:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T15:25:56","slug":"fornells-tower","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/fornells-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Fornells tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32360\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32360 size-full\" title=\"Torre de Fornells. Menorca\" src=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_3_lluc_julia.jpg\" alt=\"Fornells tower. British Menorca\" width=\"750\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_3_lluc_julia.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_3_lluc_julia-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fornells tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1><strong>Fornells tower<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2>The tower of Fornells is one of the largest defense towers and best preserved in Menorca.<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>The tower<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A coastal defense tower built by the British in the early 19th century to guard the entrance to <strong>Fornells harbour<\/strong>, prevent the enemy coming ashore and protect the nearby <strong>Sant Antoni Castle<\/strong>, which has now been restored. Watchtowers controlled the local area and were usually occupied by a small garrison of men ready to repel a potential enemy invasion. The truncated cone-shaped tower is one of the largest of its kind on the island and was built from stone and mortar, while the outer walls are reinforced with blocks of sandstone. The original entrance door was on the first floor and was reached by a wooden ladder that could be pulled up in the event of an attack. The tower has a water tank, storage for weapons, ammunitions and food, a floor that housed the garrison and an artillery platform.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32359\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32359 size-full\" title=\"Torre de Fornells. Menorca\" src=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_2_fundacio_desti.jpg\" alt=\"Torre de Fornells. British Menorca\" width=\"750\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_2_fundacio_desti.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_2_fundacio_desti-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fornells tower detail \u00a9 Fundaci\u00f3 Dest\u00ed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tower itself was built during the last period of British rule and bears witness to one of the island\u2019s numerous confrontations with the outside world. The exhibition is simple and thorough, placing visitors in an early 19th century context and describing everyday life in the tower as well as its architectural and defensive features.<\/p>\n<p>Located overlooking the northern entrance to <strong>Fornells harbour<\/strong> and near the town of the same name, the tower is an ideal spot for contemplating the sunset with the peninsula and headland of <strong>Cavalleria<\/strong>, crowned by the lighthouse atop the impressive sea-cliffs, in the background.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iyyVTXWDJ4c\" width=\"750\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to get there<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-car\"><\/i> <i class=\"fas fa-square-parking\"><\/i> Fornells is on the north coast of Menorca, 9 km from Es Mercadal. Access from Ma\u00f3, 30 km away, is along the road to Fornells that begins at the roundabout next to the quay of Ma\u00f3 harbour. Once in Fornells, avoid the main promenade and continue on through the town to the end of Carrer Tramuntana, where there is room to park at the foot of the main path up to the tower. You can also park at the port and walk to the tower from there. The main path to the tower is well maintained but quite steep in places.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-bus-simple\"><\/i> There is buses from\u00a0<strong>Ma\u00f3<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Es Mercadal<\/strong> to Fornells.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cime.es\/Contingut.aspx?IdPub=256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out bus times and frequencies (that vary according to the season)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32361\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32361 size-full\" title=\"Torre de Fornells. Menorca\" src=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_4_lluc_julia.jpg\" alt=\"Torre de Fornells. British Menorca\" width=\"750\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_4_lluc_julia.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_4_lluc_julia-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset at Fornells tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Prices\u00a0and opening times<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Prices<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s3\" style=\"color: #999999;\"><b>\u2022 <\/b><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menorca.es\/documents\/docs\/FFTM\/HM0001\/REV32.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Consult prices of the visit to the Fornells tower<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Opening times<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<b style=\"color: #999999;\">\u2022\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.menorca.es\/documents\/docs\/FFTM\/LL0010\/REV3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consult visiting hours at the Fornells tower according to season at this link<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Map of Fornells tower<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msid=211637723452826489021.0004f45bb52ab75732d9c&amp;msa=0&amp;hl=ca&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=40.059352,4.135065&amp;spn=0.022993,0.051842&amp;z=14&amp;output=embed\" width=\"750\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nSee the map\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=211637723452826489021.0004f45bb52ab75732d9c&amp;hl=es&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=39.867489,4.301319&amp;spn=0.011858,0.025878&amp;z=15&amp;source=embed\">British Menorca<\/a>\u00a0in Google Maps<\/p>\n<p><strong>See all\u00a0<a title=\"British Menorca. Discovering Menorca\" href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/category\/british-menorca\/\">monuments\u00a0of British Menorca<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;loop-grid&#8221; show_excerpt=&#8221;1&#8243; show_footer=&#8221;1&#8243; grid_style=&#8221;&#8221; pagination=&#8221;&#8221; pagination_type=&#8221;load-more&#8221; show_read_more=&#8221;&#8221; show_cat_labels=&#8221;&#8221; posts=&#8221;40&#8243; sort_by=&#8221;&#8221; sort_order=&#8221;desc&#8221; heading=&#8221;British Menorca&#8221; heading_type=&#8221;modern&#8221; css_heading_color=&#8221;&#8221; view_all=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; offset=&#8221;&#8221; cat=&#8221;183&#8243; terms=&#8221;&#8221; tags=&#8221;&#8221; post_format=&#8221;&#8221; post_type=&#8221;page&#8221; excerpt_length=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t<section class=\"cf block loop-grid\" data-id=\"p-1\">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-head block-head-b\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/category\/british-menorca\/\">British Menorca<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"posts-dynamic posts-container ts-row grid count-0 is-mixed has-grid-2 masonry\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"posts-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-12116\" class=\"grid-post post-12116 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail category-british-menorca tag-monuments-en has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-c grid-post-left\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio bg-ratio\"style=\"--a-ratio: 1.6891891891892\"><span data-bgsrc=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_4_lluc_julia.jpg\" class=\"img bg-cover wp-post-image attachment-large size-large\" role=\"img\" data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_4_lluc_julia.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_4_lluc_julia-300x178.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" aria-label=\"Torre de Fornells con el cabo de Cavalleria al Fondo. Menorca Brit\u00e0nica\" data-ratio=\"1.6891891891892\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a post-meta-left\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/\">The big legacy of British Menorca<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>The British presence in Menorca lasted for almost the entire 18th century in three consecutive periods, from 1708 to 1802, the year the island was returned to the Spanish crown. From this era, a magnificent architectural legacy remains in the form of defensive military structures that dot the island&#8217;s coastline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tSeguir llegint\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-12155\" class=\"grid-post post-12155 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail category-british-menorca tag-mao-en tag-monuments-en has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-c grid-post-left\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/illa-del-rei\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio bg-ratio\"style=\"--a-ratio: 1.7777777777778\"><span data-bgsrc=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/menorca_hauser_wirth_4.jpg\" class=\"img bg-cover wp-post-image attachment-large size-large\" role=\"img\" data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/menorca_hauser_wirth_4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/menorca_hauser_wirth_4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/menorca_hauser_wirth_4-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" aria-label=\"Illa del rei. Hauser and Wirth. Menorca\" data-ratio=\"1.7777777777778\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a post-meta-left\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/illa-del-rei\/\">Illa del Rei, from military hospital to art center<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>The island, also known as The Bloody Island, is in the middle of the Ma\u00f3 harbour, between Ma\u00f3 and Es Castell villages, where we find the old military hospital built by the British during their domination.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/illa-del-rei\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tSeguir llegint\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-14038\" class=\"grid-post post-14038 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail category-british-menorca tag-es-castell-en tag-monuments-en has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-c grid-post-left\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/fort-marlborough\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio bg-ratio\"style=\"--a-ratio: 1.6891891891892\"><span data-bgsrc=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_fort_marlborough_2_fundacio_desti.jpg\" class=\"img bg-cover wp-post-image attachment-large size-large\" role=\"img\" data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_fort_marlborough_2_fundacio_desti.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_fort_marlborough_2_fundacio_desti-300x178.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" aria-label=\"Visitantes en el Fort Marlborough con vista panor\u00e0mica. Cala Sant Esteve. Es Castell. Menorca\" data-ratio=\"1.6891891891892\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a post-meta-left\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/fort-marlborough\/\">Fort Marlborough, the invisible fortification<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Fortress carved out of the bare rock by the English between 1710 and 1726 to defend the castle of Sant Felip, stands on the southern side of the entrance to Ma\u00f3 harbour, in the cove Cala de Sant Esteve.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/fort-marlborough\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tSeguir llegint\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-12191\" class=\"grid-post post-12191 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail category-british-menorca tag-es-castell-en tag-monuments-en has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-c grid-post-left\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/saint-philips-castle\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio bg-ratio\"style=\"--a-ratio: 1.6891891891892\"><span data-bgsrc=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_castell_sant_felip_2_museu_militar.jpg\" class=\"img bg-cover wp-post-image attachment-large size-large\" role=\"img\" data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_castell_sant_felip_2_museu_militar.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_castell_sant_felip_2_museu_militar-300x178.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" aria-label=\"Interior del castillo de Sant Felip. Cala Sant Esteve. Es Castell. Menorca Menorca brit\u00e1nica\" data-ratio=\"1.6891891891892\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-title\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a post-meta-left\"><h2 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/saint-philips-castle\/\">Saint Philip&#8217;s castle<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-content post-excerpt cf\">\n\t\t\t<p>Sant Felip Castle stands on the southern side of the entrance to Ma\u00f3 harbour. Over the course of successive British occupations the castle was extended until the Spanish siege in 1782.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-content -->\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/saint-philips-castle\/\" class=\"read-more-link read-more-btn\">\n\t\t\t\tSeguir llegint\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column col-6\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-14103\" class=\"grid-post post-14103 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail category-british-menorca tag-es-mercadal-en tag-fornells-en tag-monuments-en has-excerpt grid-post-c2 grid-post-c grid-post-left\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"post-thumb\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/en\/british-menorca\/fornells-tower\/\" class=\"image-link media-ratio bg-ratio\"style=\"--a-ratio: 1.6891891891892\"><span data-bgsrc=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_5_fundacio_desti.jpg\" class=\"img bg-cover wp-post-image attachment-large size-large\" role=\"img\" data-bgset=\"https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_5_fundacio_desti.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.descobreixmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/menorca_britanica_torre_fornells_5_fundacio_desti-300x178.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" aria-label=\"Torre de Fornells con el cabo de Cavalleria al Fondo. 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