News and events

The Vice President and conseller of Cultural Affairs of the CIM participated in the 49th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention commemorative session.

The Plenary Hall of the Consell Insular de Menorca (Maó) will host the 89th meeting of the Historical Heritage Council on November 11 and 12. Organized by the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

The Fundació Foment del Turisme (FFTM) participated in the First Meeting of the Cultural Heritage Working Group of the Smart Tourist Destinations Network in Palma.

The Menorca Heritage Recovery association completed its field work in the central area of the Torre d'en Galmés site in September and now presents the results of this year's campaign.

Talayotic Menorca made its presence at the International Heritage Fair in Paris by the hand of the Fundació Foment del Turisme. The French public showed a clear interest in Talayotic culture.

The Talayotic Menorca team will defend the candidacy in front of the international ICOMOS Panel in Paris. The Balearic Government has shown its support for the project with a visit by president Armengol to Torre d'en Galmés.

This month we interview Cristina Rita, archaeologist, historian and member of the Permanent Commission of Talayotic Menorca.

The ICOMOS evaluation mission of Talayotic Menorca’s candidacy has visited the island during five intense days, leaving positive feelings among the candidacy’s team.

The Becatalaiotica 2021 Grand Finale is here! The participant who achieves the best evaluation will be granted a € 2,000 scholarship.

The Boston University research team presents "Evidence for fire use - or not - at the Talayotic site of Torre d'en Galmés" at the European Association of Archeology Annual Meeting.

This month we interviewed Bernat Pons, the owner of Talatí de Dalt, one of the most emblematic Talayotic sites in Menorca. 

The archaeologists Amalia Pérez-Juez and Bruno Parés showcased part of the recovered material, aerial photographs, and a 3D reconstruction of a portion of the site. The campaign produced interesting results concerning the Andalusian occupation of this Talayotic site.