Dinning room windows replacement

The windows of the restaurant needed improvement and we did take advantage of the good weather we have had in the past few days.

It's been a hard job but it is bearly finished and the windows look very nice. 

Conciertos de Villa Jardín

As in previous years Hotel del Almirante collaborates with the "Villa Jardín Concert".

Every July the house Villa Jardín in Sant Lluis, hosts some bright evening concerts of classical music within the delicious framework of its garden.

Ivan Martin, who has confirmed their attendance is recognized by both critics and the public as one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation.

Binissaida and Cala de Sant Esteve

Menorca has a rich paleontological heritage. There are exceptionally well-preserved archaeological sites close to Cala Sant Esteve.

 

Nice farmhouse about a mille from Cala Sant Esteve. Along the Camí de Cavalls. I think its name is Binissaida Nou or Binissaida d'es Barracons.

During the third British occupation of Menorca, the British governor, General Stuart, ordered the building of various Martello towers at strategic points around the island. The Torre d´en Penjat, or Hangmans Tower, built in 1798, by Engineer Captain Robert D´Arcy, is just one of them. Situated to the south of the port of Mahón is a bay called Sant Esteve, which hugs the southern side of the castle of San Felipe, leaving the fortress vulnerable to attack.

Initially the tower was called Stuart´s Tower, later changed to Hangman´s (Penjat) Tower, after the name of the hill where the convicts from San Felipe were executed.

The tower was built on three levels. The ground floor was used for storage. The first floor was the entrance and is where the troops were housed, and the top of the tower was for combat. On the territorial side of the tower there was a dry moat commanding a 180 degree view from north to south, and the other side of the tower was protected by different ground levels.

Montefi

FRIDAY 1 MARCH
Day of the Balearic Islands. Commemoration of the signing of the Statue of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands on 1 March 1983, which is the Day of the Balearic Islands.
 
Events around the Day of the Balearic Islands are held in late February and early March.

Been in a guided tour to the talayotic town at Montefi. One of the largest megalithic sites in Menorca. A shame there we were only a few visitors to learn more about Menorca’s Talayotic culture (1st millennium BC).

The main Talayot in Montefi. There are three of them and several other structures around.

 

 The old farmhouse and the traditional owen beside it.

 Vincas (Vinca difformis) have started there bloomming season.