7 Best Sights in Ciutadella, Ibiza and the Balearic Islands

Carrer Major leads to this Gothic edifice, which has some beautifully carved choir stalls. The side chapel has round Moorish arches, remnants of the mosque that once stood on this site; the bell tower is a converted minaret.

Carrer del Seminari is lined on the west side with some of the city's most impressive historic buildings. Among them is the 17th-century convent of Sant Agustí, which regularly hosts Ciutadella's summer classical music festival (contact  [email protected] for details) in its lovely cloister, and the Diocesan Museum collection of paintings, archaeological finds, and liturgical objects. The room housing the historical library and archives is especially impressive.

From a passage on the left side of Ciutadella's columned and crenellated ajuntament (town hall) on the west side of the Plaça des Born, steps lead up to this observation deck. From here you can survey the harbor.

Reopened in 2022, this city museum recounts Ciutadella's past via artifacts from prehistoric, Roman and medieval times, including records of land grants made by Alfons III to the local nobility after defeating the Moors. Formerly located in an ancient defense tower, Bastió de Sa Font (Bastion of the Fountain), it now occupies roomier surroundings in the noble house of Can Saura. 

This is the only noble house in Ciutadella that's open to the public, albeit at limited times, and you can view five rooms of the palace and the interior garden. The coats of arms on the ceiling are those of the families Salort (sal and ort, a salt pit and a garden) and Martorell (a marten). Opening hours are irregular so best to check in advance. 

The block-long 19th-century Palau Torresaura was built by the Baron of Torresaura, one of the noble families from Aragón and Catalonia that moved to Menorca after it was captured from the Moors in the 13th century. The interesting facade faces the plaza, though the entrance is on the side street. It is not open to the public.

Ciutadella's port is accessible from steps that lead down from Carrer de Sant Sebastià. The waterfront here is lined with seafood restaurants, some of which burrow into caverns far under Plaça des Born.