Merry Christmas.

Country track cycling in a glorious Christmas morning.

 

 

Burial niches in Calan Blanes.

Small set of niches of Greek or Roman origin. Apparently they are related to some type of funeral rite.

Biniai Nou

The megalithic entrance hypogeums are small artificial cavesthat were dug into the rock with a corridor of large slabs. The hypogea of Biniai Nou are, until now, the oldest buildings dating from Menorca and were used as collective burial spaces for the first communities on the island.

Starlings

Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are winter visitors in Menorca. We do not see any in the rest of the year, but since October til February or March there are thousands of them who reach the island covering the sky with forming flocks that become authentic clouds dancing capriciously especially late in the afternoon.

Picture taken by Barbara Salva near Son Bou.