Capdepera

Capdepera straddles a hill ridge in eastern Mallorca, Balearic Islands, and its elevated site shaped a fortified town above the Mediterranean-facing coast. The 14th-century Castell de Capdepera encloses a large walled precinct; its walls were commissioned by King James II of Mallorca in 1300 to concentrate scattered residents in a defensible settlement. Within the enclosure stands the church of Our Lady of Hope, while the streets below retain the compact form of a town built around the castle. Capdepera’s annual medieval fair brings this history into contemporary local life. Continue to other webcams in the Balearic Islands to compare coastal and inland settings around Capdepera.

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