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Punta de n'Amer Castle – Cala Morlanda loop from Cala Millor

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Punta de n'Amer Castle – Cala Morlanda loop from Cala Millor

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342

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Punta de n'Amer Castle – Cala Morlanda loop from Cala Millor

01:42

15.8km

90m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

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344 m

Cala Millor Beach

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Beautiful beach and a great promenade

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3.29 km

Not quite 700 meters from the easternmost point of the peninsula was built in the 17th century, the castle-like fortified tower Castell de sa Punta de n'Amer. As early as 1585, in the context of the constant attacks and raids of pirates and North African pirates on Majorca's shores (15th to 18th century), for the first time by the viceroy Lluis Vich as part of a general inspection, the need for the construction of a defense tower on Punta de n ' Amer justified. After another big attack in 1611 decided the council of the city Manacor, to whose area the peninsula belonged at that time, 1617 the building of the tower, which could be realized however at first for cost reasons not.

restaurant

Drawbridge of the Castell
It was not until 1693 that the construction of the Castell was started, after the captain of Muro (Capità de Muro) was captured on 4 September 1688 in one of these attacks on the island next to some fishermen and the General Council of Mallorca then the support of the Construction agreed. The 1696 completed tower served in addition to the direct defense of the inhabitants of the east coast as an observation and reporting tower. It was part of the coastal fortress network of Mallorca, consisting of a large number of towers, on which the corps of the tower guards was used. To the Castell belonged still another outbuilding, in which today a restaurant is. With the decrease in the risk of attacks in the mid-19th century, the tower was auctioned and became privately owned.

In the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939, the peninsula Punta de n'Amer was an important base of the army. The Castell served as the news site of the national interception network and nationalist warehouse. On 16 August 1936, the Republican forces succeeded in landing at the "Battle of Mallorca" on Punta de n'Amer and Porto Cristo and occupy parts of the east coast. After the loss of air superiority by the support of the nationalists by the Italian Air Force, the republican troops had on September 12, 1936 clear the recently occupied areas of Mallorca again. On the south coast of Punta de n'Amer bunkers were built during the war to ward off attacks from the sea.

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4.07 km

Old Coastal Bunkers

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From here, as from many other places, there are various beautiful views of the shore and the sea.

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5.40 km

Sa Coma Beach

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Good starting point for a Wandrung. Parking is available

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8.20 km

Cala Morlanda

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The bay of Cala Morlanda is a rocky inlet south of the town of S'Illot and can be reached in a few minutes from the village. It extends about 300 meters into the interior, at a width of about 300 meters. While the settlement of Cala Morlanda adjoins the area to the north, the hinterland to the west and south of the bay, the area of sa Gruta, is hardly cultivated. In the southwest area has the Cala Morlanda with the Caló d'en Rafalino a smaller side bay. Several stairs lead down 30 meters to sea level. The approximately 30-meter-long, walkable shore area of the bathing area is characterized by rocks and stones, from the shoreline sandy soil runs into the sea.

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