Capdepera

If you are driving between Arta and Cala Rajada, stop off to visit this small town, crowned by the largest fortress in Mallorca. The Romans were the first to build a castle on this site the Moors enlarged it, the Christians destroyed it, then replaced it with one of their own in the 14th century. Legend has it that the citizens of Capdepera hid in the castle when under siege, placing an image of Our Lady of Hope on the battlements, and the invaders were driven away by fog, The miracle is recorded inside the castle in the Capella de Nostra Senyora de la Esperana and remembered each year at the town's annual festa, You reach the castle by climbing the steps from the market square, Placa de l'Orient.