Talaiot de Toraixa
Talaiot de Toraixa is an archaeological site in Es Castell, Balearic Islands. Talaiot de Toraixa is situated nearby to the village Es Castell, as well as near Sant Lluís.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Philip’s Castle and Talaiot de Trebalúger.
St. Philip’s Castle
Museum
Photo: SSANTY, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Philip's Castle was a fortress guarding the entrance to the port of Mahón. It is located in the municipality of Es Castell, on the island of Menorca. St. Philip’s Castle is situated 1½ km east of Talaiot de Toraixa.
Talaiot de Trebalúger
Archaeological site
Photo: Sevicon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Talaiot de Trebalúger is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Talaiot de Toraixa.
Torre d’en Penjat
Tower
Torre d’en Penjat is a tower, which is situated 1½ km east of Talaiot de Toraixa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Es Castell and Sant Lluís.
Es Castell
Village
Es Castell is a town of almost 8,000 people at the mouth of the port of Maó in the east of Menorca. The town takes its name from the Castle of San Felipe, which was built to protect the island against attacks by the Turks in the 16th century.
Sant Lluís
Village
Photo: LucT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sant Lluís is a municipality on the tip of south-east Menorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands. The area is most noteworthy for its varied coastline, with fine sand beaches and cliffs. Sant Lluís is situated 2½ km southwest of Talaiot de Toraixa.
Maó
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maó is the capital city of Menorca. It has a fine natural harbour, one of the best in the Mediterranean, which was why the British made it the capital following their occupation of 1708.
Talaiot de Toraixa
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Es Castell, Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.8619° or 39° 51′ 43″ northLongitude
4.28505° or 4° 17′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8FF6V76P+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 10616874370OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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