Fort Marlborough: Skip The Line Ticket

Delve into the subway galleries of this old British fort

Open today: 09:00 - 14:45

Last admission: 1 hour and 15 minutes before closing

Provider: Fundació Foment del Turisme de Menorca

Registered address: C/d'Artrutx, 22 2º, 07714, Maó, ES

Contact details

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What's included

Entrance to Fort Marlborough

Audio guide (if selected)

Important information

* Visit not suitable for people with reduced mobility * Guests must stick to the established route * Children and minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times

Meeting point & instructions

Meeting point

Camí de sa Cala Sant Esteve, Cala de Sant Esteve

Validate your ticket at the information office at the entrance

Highlights & Description

Explore Marlborough Fort and hear about its history through a number of galleries, with explanatory screens
Find out what it was built for and what life was like inside during the tumultuous 18th century
Excavated into the rock, this is the most outstanding monument of Britain's legacy in Menorca

Standing on the southern side of the entrance to Mahón harbour, this 18th-century fort offers guests an insight into military engineering in the 18th century and the necessity of the fort at a time when Mahón harbour was undoubtedly one of the most coveted in the western Mediterranean by foreign powers.

It takes its name from Sir John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, the most prominent British General of the time and a forefather to Sir Winston Churchill, Britain's Prime Minister during World War II.

The small fort would once have been equipped with several artillery guns for defending against possible enemy attack. Nowadays, there's an exhibition montage integrated in the enclosure that explains the history of the fort, the turbulent 18th century, and the legacy left by Britain in Menorca. On the upper levels, there's also exceptional views over the historic area of the harbour.

Marlborough Fort also offers a re-enactment that takes guests back to the time when Fort Marlborough was under siege. It includes uniformed soldiers and special technological effects.