News and events

The nomination took place this morning on the last day of the 87th Meeting of the Historical Heritage Council, held online on the 19th and 20th of November.

Talayotic Menorca has participated in the XIV Meeting of World Heritage Managers, an annual forum to analyze and debate initiatives and projects for the managing of World Heritage sites.

The Alaior Public Library hosted the “Talayotic Menorca: a cyclopean island odyssey” conference in which the substance of the new candidacy of Talayotic Menorca for World Heritage was revealed.

The winner of this cultural project created by Associació Amics del Museu de Menorca will be granted a 2.000 euros scholarship.

Damià Ramis and Ismael Moll, both of who oversee this project promoted by Associació Arqueologia i Patrimoni, exposed the latest advances with the presence of the conseller of Cultural Affairs, Miquel Àngel Maria. 

Visit from the consellera of Cultural Affairs of the Balearic Government, Pilar Costa, to know first hand the substance of the new candidacy of Talayotic Menorca as a World Heritage Site.

At the event, held in the plenary chamber of the Consell Insular de Menorca (Cime), the Management Plan and the Talayotic Menorca Agency were also presented along side the new candidacy file.

The Government, through the Delegation of the Presidency for Cultural affairs, will collaborate with 200,000 euros in the impulse of the Talayotic Menorca candidacy

Sa Mitja Lluna is a very special site, it is the only copper mine with evidence of prehistoric exploitation that has been documented in the Balearic Islands. In addition, it is placed in a privileged location, such as Illa d’en Colom, within the Natural Park of s'Albufera des Grau (Maó).

The Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands published the approval of the rules that shall regulate the granting of aid for the 2020 edition.

This audiovisual production summarizes the initiative of the lighting of fire-signals at 28 talayots in support of those individuals who live in precarious circumstances and hence opt to cross the Mediterranean out of desperation

The cover of the Unicum magazine pictures the island’s most emblematic monument with an extensive article detailing the management of the vandalistic attack it suffered in 2018.