On Friday, October 23rd, we received a 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. Alongside her was the delegate from the President’s Office for Cultural Affairs, Catalina Solivellas.
The representatives of the Balearic Government were received by the conseller of Cultural Affairs of the Consell Insular de Menorca, Miquel Àngel Maria, and the island’s Director of Culture and Heritage, Raquel Marqués. During the meeting, the candidacy’s file coordinator, Cipriano Marín, described the new distribution of the candidacy in nine territorial areas or components that include the most outstanding vestiges of the island. These components illustrate the different ways in which our ancestors occupied and used the territory, how they expressed their social and religious organisation and, consequently, the processes used to mould the landscape and its symbolic spaces.
Afterwards, Antoni Nicolau, editor of the management plan, explained the mechanisms designed to guarantee the maintenance and improvement of the components, the authenticity and integrity of Talayotic Menorca’s assets and their state of conservation, as well how to strengthen the project’s relationship with the community.
Lastly, Joaquim Pons, the candidacy’s technician, presented the bases for the creation of the Talayotic Menorca Agency, whose main functions will be: to prepare proposals, promote research, conservation, dissemination, restoration and educating on the values ??of archaeological heritage, execute the management plan and promote social participation, among other things.
Pilar Costa reaffirmed her support of Talayotic Menorca and highlighted the involvement of the Balearic Government to make the candidacy happen.