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Torralba d'en Salort talaiotic villlage. Megalithic Menorca
Torralba d’en Salort talaiotic villlage

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Torralba d’en Salort is remarkable for its enormous taula and its enclosure

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Torralba d’en Salort megalithic villlage

The taula of Torralba d’en Salort talaiotic villlage is one of the largest on Menorca and is perfectly preserved. This site also boasts two talaiots, a hypostyle room, a number of caves excavated in the bedrock and a section of cyclopean wall. It was inhabited between the year 1000 BC and the arrival of the Romans, although remains dating from the seventeenth century and a chapel indicate that it was also occupied in the Middle Ages. During the visit there are also ethnological elements on view that do not belong to the Talaiotic period – a threshing floor, a small limestone quarry, a well and a cattle house. Terracotta and bonze artefacts found at this site are on display in the Museum of Menorca in Maó.

Torralba d'en Salort talaiotic villlage. Megalithic Menorca

How to get there

Accés amb cotxeAccés amb biciThe Talaiotic site of Torralba d’en Salort is 4.5 km from Alaior. From this town, take the road towards Cala en Porter. If you come from the main Maó-Ciutadella road, there is no need to enter Alaior as there is a turn-off signposted to Cala en Porter that takes you to the entrance to the site. If you come from Sant Climent, at 8 km from the site you can take the road towards Cala en Porter. In 4 km, turn right on the road to Alaior and you will pass the site after 4 km.

Transport públicThere is no public transport to the Torralba d’en Salort prehistoric village

Torralba d'en Salort talaiotic villlage. Megalithic Menorca

Prices, facilities and opening times

Prices
• Adults: 4 €
• Children 4-12 years: 2 €
• Children 0-3 years: free
• More than 65 years old: 3 €

Opening times 2018

  • Winter season (January / February / 1 -19 March)
    Sundays: 10 – 13 h (free entrance)
  • From March 20 to 25
    Every day: 10 – 13 h
  • From March 26 and during the months of April and May
    Sunday and Monday: 10 – 13 h
    From Tuesday to Saturday: 10 a 13 h/ 15 a 18 h
  • June and July
    Sunday and Monday: 10 a 13 h
    Tuesday and Saturday: 9 a 19 h
    Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 10 a 20 h
  • August
    Sundays and Mondays: 1010 a 13 h
    Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 9 a 20 h
    Wednesday: 10 a 17 h
    Monday and Wednesday at 7:15 pm: THEATRALIZED VISIT (advance booking).
  • September
    Sunday and Monday: 10 – 13 h
    Tuesday and Saturday: 9 a 19 h
    Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 10 – 19 h
  • October (from 1 to 14, both inclusive):
    Sunday and Monday: 10 – 13 h
    Tuesday and Saturday: 9 a 13 h/ 15 a 18 h
    Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 10 a 13 h/ 15 a 18 h
  • November
    Sundays: 10 – 13 h. (free entrance)
  •  December
    Sundays 2, 9 and 16: 10 – 13 h. (free entrance)

Facilities
• In the car park there is a small bar and toilets.

Taula de Torralba d’en Salort by REGIRAROCS on Sketchfab

 

Nearby sites of interest

• Son Bou wetland: Also known as Albufera de ses Canessies, this is one of Menorca’s main wetlands and a must for birdwatchers and nature-lovers in general. It is located between the beach and the resort of Son Bou
•
 Son Bou paleo-christian church: Remains of a rectangular church with three naves separated by pillars that is thought to have been built in the 5th century.
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Torre d’en Galmés: One of the largest prehistoric settlements in the Balearic Islands, this site lies between Son Bou and Alaior, 5 km from the latter. More information about Torre d’en Galmés megalithic village.

Map of  Torralba d’en Salort


See the map Cultura talaiòtica in Google Maps

See all the megalithic monuments

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The best prehistoric monuments of Menorca

  • Megalithic culture of Talaiotic Menorca
    The Talaiotic culture refer to the customs and skills of the pre-historic inhabitants of the Balearic Islands up to the Roman conquest (123 BC). Most of the archaeological remains that have been excavated –of which most are on Menorca – correspond to the so-called Talaiotic culture that can be dated from around 1,000 BC.
  • The Naveta des Tudons
    The Naveta des Tudons is a pre-Talaiotic funeral building in use from 1200 to 750 BC. It consists of a collective tomb that was found to contain the remains of at least 100 graves...
  • Cala Morell necropolis
    This spectacular necropolis with 14 burial chambers hewn from the bare rock is to be found in a small gully just before Cala Morell to the north of Ciutadella.
  • Torre d’en Galmés
    Torre d’en Galmés is one of the largest Talaiotic sites in the Balearic Islands and is well worth a longish, unhurried visit to ensure that you appreciate all its finer points.
  • Torrellafuda
    Torrellafuda is a small Talaiotic site with unrestricted access that stands in a shady old wild-olive grove. You will find the remains as soon as you begin to walk along the access track.
  • Talatí de Dalt
    A visit to the Talaiotic settlement of Talatí de Dalt, which blends in so harmoniously with its surroundings, is always a memorable experience.
  • Son Catlar
    The site of Son Catlar is of great interest as the only Talaiotic settlement in the Balearic Islands whose surrounding cyclopean wall is all but intact.
  • Torretrencada
    Despite being somewhat hidden-away and smaller than other Menorcan sites, the Talaiotic settlement of Torretrencada is still well worth a visit.
  • Trepucó
    Covering 5,000 m2, Trepucó is one of the largest Talaiotic sites in Menorca, even although only a small part of the original settlement has been preserved.

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