The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has granted a
direct subsidy of 437,105.76 euros to the Consell Insular de Menorca to finance archaeological work at the public sites of Talayotic Menorca. This is one of the actions provided for in Royal Decree 762/2024, which was published in the Official State Gazette on 31 July, which regulates the direct granting of subsidies to various institutions for the development of cultural projects. The resolution of the Subdirectorate General for the Management and Coordination of Cultural Assets was issued on 23 October.
The Talayotic Menorca Agency informs that this grant will be used entirely for two excavation, restoration and consolidation projects in two of the publicly owned settlements: Torre d'en Galmés and Son Catlar.
The total cost of both projects is 451,625.76 €, of which the
Consell Insular assumes 14,520.00 € (IVA included), corresponding to the project management of Torre d'en Galmés. The contribution of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs covers the remaining €437,105.76. The period for carrying out the subsidised activities will be between 1 December 2024 and 31 December 2025.
The conseller for Cultural Affairs, Joan Pons Torres, expressed his satisfaction: ‘This is an important step in the preservation of our heritage, with projects that will allow us to advance in the excavation and consolidation of key elements of our history, such as the central talayot of Torre d'en Galmés and the wall of Son Catlar. We are grateful for the support of the ministry, which demonstrates its commitment to the protection of Talayotic Menorca’.
The projects that are the object of this aid and their amounts are as follows:
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Restoration and excavation of the central talayot of Torre d'en Galmés: the restoration and consolidation of the excavated structures will be carried out so that they can be included in the interior tour of the site. This project was already presented last year within the same line of subsidies, but this aid was not formalised for reasons beyond the control of the Consell Insular de Menorca.
- Execution of the Torre d'en Galmés project (IVA included): 388,814.66 €.
- Project management of the Torre d'en Galmés project (IVA included): 14,520.00 €.
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Restoration of a section of the wall of Son Catlar:
- Son Catlar restoration work (IVA included): 48.291,10 €.