Torre d’en Galmés

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 and expanded until the end of the Roman occupation, after which it was abandoned.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Na Comerma de Sa Garita and Cala Llucalari.

Na Comerma de Sa Garita

Archaeological site

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Na Comerma de Sa Garita is an archaeological site.

Cala Llucalari

Beach

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Cala Llucalari is a small bay and beach at Menorca's southern coast located in a natural preserve. The beach is sparsely visited, despite the highly developed Son Bou resort beach town nearby. The Camí de Cavalls passes just behind the bay.

Paleochristian basilica of Son Bou

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Son Bou and Alaior.

Son Bou

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Son Bou is a small village of 165 people in the Alaior region of on the south coast of Menorca.

Alaior

Village

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Alaior is a municipality located in the eastern part of the island of Menorca, in the Balearic Islands, Spain. The municipality seat is situated 12 kilometres from the island's capital, Mahón.

Santo Tomas

Hamlet

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Sant Tomàs of Es Migjorn Gran, or Santo Tomás in Spanish, is a small village on the south coast of Menorca, part of the Spanish Balearic islands located in the Mediterranean Sea.

Torre d’en Galmés

Type: Nature reserve
Description: archaeological site
Categories: talaiotic village, recreation area, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Alaior, Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

39.902° or 39° 54′ 7″ north

Longitude

4.1142° or 4° 6′ 51″ east

Open location code

8FF6W427+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 423494011

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q462996

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Torre d’en Galmés” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Poblat i hipogeus de Torre d’en Galmés”
Catalan: “Torre d’en Galmés”
Catalan: “Torre d’en Gaumés”
French: “Torre d’en Galmés”
French: “village talayotique de Torre d’en Galmés”
German: “Torre d’en Galmés”
Hindi: “तोर्रे देन गलमेस”
Hungarian: “Torre d’en Galmés”
Italian: “Torre d’en Galmés”
Spanish: “Torre d’en galmes”
Spanish: “Torre d’en Galmés”
Spanish: “Torre d’en Gaumes”
Spanish: “Torre d’en Gaumés”
Spanish: “Torre de’n Galmes”
Spanish: “Torre de’n Galmés”

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Localities in the Area

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