Tilling the land is a sunny island is not a kind task. To do so, the country men of the 19th century. They invented a shoe optimized for their arduous task using torn sack fabrics as a breathable and cool cloth. A demonstration of Menorcan ingenuity and sustainability. Later, with the arrival of the first motorized vehicles, they discovered how to perfect their invention: the worn wheels were made of a perfect material for the peasants' sole. Thanks to this rubber, his long-suffering feet were protected from rocks, grasses and sharp branches. Therefore, the combination of these elements evolved until it was consolidated in what we currently know as abarca or menorcan. Therefore, the combination of these elements evolved until it was consolidated in what we currently know as abarca or menorcan. A handcrafted shoe that maintains its humble essence through design and ergonomics. Castell Menorca thus becomes a lineage of shoemakers with more than thirty years of experience. A family that, together, built an artisan workshop where its members filled the technological deficiencies by putting all their soul into cutting, sewing and assembly. And it is from its beginnings on the outskirts of a rural estate, to the numerous presence with its own shops on and off the island, that his passion for the Mediterranean style continues to be kept alive by means of a shoe with an original, avant-garde and unique design. A shoe that flourishes from its centers of p
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Tilling the land is a sunny island is not a kind task. To do so, the country men of the 19th century. They invented a shoe optimized for their arduous task using torn sack fabrics as a breathable and cool cloth. A demonstration of Menorcan ingenuity and sustainability. Later, with the arrival of the first motorized vehicles, they discovered how to perfect their invention: the worn wheels were made of a perfect material for the peasants' sole. Thanks to this rubber, his long-suffering feet were protected from rocks, grasses and sharp branches. Therefore, the combination of these elements evolved until it was consolidated in what we currently know as abarca or menorcan. Therefore, the combination of these elements evolved until it was consolidated in what we currently know as abarca or menorcan. A handcrafted shoe that maintains its humble essence through design and ergonomics. Castell Menorca thus becomes a lineage of shoemakers with more than thirty years of experience. A family that, together, built an artisan workshop where its members filled the technological deficiencies by putting all their soul into cutting, sewing and assembly. And it is from its beginnings on the outskirts of a rural estate, to the numerous presence with its own shops on and off the island, that his passion for the Mediterranean style continues to be kept alive by means of a shoe with an original, avant-garde and unique design. A shoe that flourishes from its centers of p
