Torralba d’en Salord

Menorca


Around 13km northwest of Maó (and signposted off the Me1), this Talayotic settlement dates back to 1000 BC. The standout feature is its impressive taula (stone monument composed of a table-like horizontal stone atop a vertical pillar), thought to have been created in the 4th century BC.


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