Torre d'en Galmés Menorca


Pro Voyages Torre d’en Galmes, Alaior, Minorque

El poblado talayótico de Torre d'en Gaumés (o Galmés), situado en Menorca, es uno de los yacimientos arqueológicos más grandes de las Islas Baleares. Está situado sobre una colina desde la cual se observa gran parte del sur de la isla. Se accede a él por la carretera que va desde el pueblo de Alayor a la playa de Son Bou.


Torre d'en Galmes o Gaumes, edad talaiótica. Alaior, Reserva de la Biosfera de Menorca, Islas

Jun 2015 • Couples. Torre D'en Galmès is one of the largest prehistoric sites on the island. There are three talaiots, taulas and well preserved houses. Our guide, Sabina, from Menorca Arqueologica, took us on an extensive tour, which included an ancient dolmen, outside the site, and a huge "mystery" building, Cormera de Sa Garita.


TORRE D’EN GALMÉS POBLADO TALAYÓTICO ArqueoTrip Menorca, Monumentos, Islas baleares

If you visit only one of Menorca's Talayotic sites, make it the Torre d'en Galmés, the largest and best-preserved. Stop by the small information centre for a 10-minute video presentation, then wander freely across the site, with its three hilltop talayots, rambling circular dwellings, deep underground storage chambers and sophisticated water-collection system.


Viaja al pasado en Torre den Galmés de Alaior en Menorca

110m. Torre d'en Galmés ( menorquinisch Torre d'en Gaumés) war eine Siedlung der talayotischen Kultur im Süden der spanischen Baleareninsel Menorca. Der Platz ist einer der größten archäologischen Fundorte der Balearen. Der Zeitpunkt der maximalen Expansion der Siedlung lag um das Jahr 1400 v. Chr.


Torre d'en Galmés Menorca

The talayotic village of Torre d'en Galmés is located in the township of Alaior, and belongs to the Ministry of Culture, which acquired it in the early 1970s. It currently spreads across more than 12 acres taking up part of a promontory, the top of which commands a sweeping view of the surrounding land and the southern coast of Minorca.


Poblado talayótico de Torre d’en Galmés

Torre d'en Galmés or (Tore d'en Gaumes) is a Talayotic settlement situated in the south of Menorca. Its situated between Alaior and Son Bou, approximately 5-6km from the holiday resort of Son Bou. This prehistoric site is bar far the largest in Menorca and has excellent examples of Taula's, Talayots and houses. Approaching the site is a tourist information building which is well worth a.


Arqueología Torre d'en Galmés

Torre d'en Galmés est situé sur une petite colline depuis laquelle on peut voir une grande partie de la côte sud de Minorque. Torre d'en Galmés est le plus important village préhistorique des Baléares. On estime que durant sa splendeur maximale (entre 1300 av. J.-C. et la conquête romaine), quelque 900 personnes y ont vécu.


Torre d`en Galmes Talaiotic Settlement Minorca Stock Photo Alamy

Apúntate a una visita guiada para conocer cómo era el poblado que dominaba buena parte de la costa sur de Menorca gracias a su privilegiada ubicación sobre una colina. Torre d'en Galmés surgió durante la Edad de Bronce y estuvo ocupado hasta la época medieval, aunque su apogeo se vivió entre el 1.200 antes de Cristo y la época romana.


Taules of Menorca Torre De Gaumes Galmes at Balearics Stock Image Image of historical, islands

Torre d'en Galmés Torre d'en Galmés (also: Torre d'en Gaumés) is one of the most important excavation sites on the Balearic Islands. Probably up to 900 people have lived within this horseshoe enclosure on a small hill. It features: 3 talaiots; one taula


Foto de Torre d`en Galmes Menorca (Illes Balears), España

The first tasks at Torre d'en Galmés were carried out from July to August 2001, in Building 1 in the southeast area of the large Talayotic settlement of Alaior (6.2 ha). Clearly, the scientific goal of the archaeologists and restoration team of the Amics del Museu de Menorca association remained to expand on knowledge and the dissemination of.


Torre d'en Galmés, Menorca Altos talayots y enigmática taula

You can find some at the Torre d'en Galmes, a ruined town that was started around 1400 BC on the island of Menorca. The well-preserved site is situated on a hill that encompasses a public area.


TORRE D’EN GALMÉS POBLADO TALAYÓTICO ArqueoTrip

Torre d'en Galmés. Coordinates: 39°54′09″N 4°06′55″E. North view of Torre d'en Galmés. Torre d'en Galmés, talayot above. Torre d'en Galmés is a Talayotic site on the island of Menorca, between Alaior and Son Bou, Menorca. The town developed from the start of the Talayotic era ( 1400 BC) and expanded until the end of the Roman.


yacimiento de Torre d'en Galmes (Menorca) City photo, Gozo, Spain

Torre d'en Galmés is the largest talayotic settlement on the island with over 60.000 square metres. It is located on a hill, as it originally had the mission of controlling the territory. It consists of a public area, we we. Continue reading →


Arqueologia Torre d'en Galmés

If you only visit one Talayotic site, let it be this.Stop by the small information centre for a 10-minute video presentation, then wander at will over the site with its three hilltop talayots, rambling circular dwellings, deep underground storage chambers and sophisticated water-collection system.


Torre d’en Galmes Talayotic culture Menorca Photo Heatheronhertr Heather on her travels

A summary of the settlement's history. As we mentioned earlier, archaeological studies undertaken at Torre d'en Galmés reveal that the settlement almost certainly emerged during Minorca's Iron Age—i.e., between 1700 and 1400 BC. Its size and its location on a hill top suggest that this settlement enjoyed a certain strategic status in relation to the rest of the island.


Arqueologia Torre d'en Galmés

Prices. • Consult prices of the visit to the Torre d'en Galmés prehistoric village. Opening times. • Consult visiting hours at the Torre d'en Galmés megalithic village according to season at this link. More information: (34) 971 368 678. Services. • A part of the site is apt for pushchairs and wheelchairs.