Pedreras de s’Hostal – Líthica

Última actualización: 20/08/2024

History

La Pedrera de s’Hostal is a place from which stone was extracted until 1994.
Once its exploitation was concluded, instead of abandoning the place to the mercy of time, the association Líthica rented it to give it a second chance and to prevent it from being a forgotten and abandoned place.
La Pedrera has a spectacular landscape that includes a botanical garden and some areas where you can appreciate the mark of the manual and “automatic” extractions that were made in the stone.

How to get to Pedreras de s’Hostal

The quarry is located very close to the center of Ciutadella, so the first thing you have to do to get there is to go to Ciutadella.
Before arriving to Ciutadella, you must take the detour to Camí Vell de Maó (Road from Ciutadella to Els Tudons) and you will see the quarry clearly indicated.
You can see more details on the map.

• Link to Google Maps

Information and Contact

When you arrive at the entrance to the quarries, you will see that there is plenty of information on information panels with drawings and photos.
In addition, you can buy maps if the reception is open.

The most basic thing you should know is that there are different routes (all of them well marked), and that there are some colored symbols carved in stone that indicate certain things (danger, viewpoint, path to follow, etc).

There is much more information about the Pedreras in the official website of L’ithica lithica.es.
The most relevant information can be found here:

• Admission is free from October 15 to March 23-26.
• The rest of the days costs 4 euros, 2.5 euros for seniors over 65 years old and free for children under 10 years old.
• Open Monday through Friday until sunset during the summer.
• Open until 14:30 the rest of the season.
• Saturdays and Sundays consult schedules
• Bring water if you go in summer on a hot day.
• Telephone: 971 48 15 78
• Web: www.lithica.es

Visits to La Pedrera

Although it may seem that there is not much to see in a quarry, the truth is that I was pleasantly surprised by the visit.
It is a wonderful place, where you can see very clearly the mark of man in nature over the years.

It is difficult to stay less than 1 or 2 hours if you want to make a complete tour and enjoy every corner.

It is interesting to see how the stone was extracted to make constructions over many years, and how manual techniques leave unbelievable landscapes difficult to imagine.
The most spectacular thing is the contrast between manual stone quarrying and mechanical quarrying.

Photos

Map and Points of Interest