Poblat Talaiòtic de Sa Torreta de Tramuntana

Prehistoric Talaiotic village of great stone walls on farmland near Es Grau, reached on foot along a farm track.

Sa Torreta de Tramuntana is the ruin of a village of the Talaiotic culture, the people who built in heavy dry stone across Menorca in the late Bronze and Iron Ages. It lies in the countryside of the island's north-east, within the municipality of Maó, near the coastal hamlet of Es Grau. The site is known for the size of its stones and for its out-of-the-way setting: it is reached on foot through farmland, and a naveta, a prehistoric burial building, stands off the same access road.

Historical landmark

Accessibility: Not wheelchair accessible: the site is reached only on foot, along a farm track and a path of about 1.5 km.
Parking: No car park at the site; the nearest parking is about 2.4 km away in a straight line.
Difficulty: A walk of about 1.5 km each way from the locked gate on the access road, on a farm track and then a path; nothing on the road marks the turning.
Transport: Nearest bus stop: Es Grau (stop 2550), about 2.9 km away in a straight line.
Hours: Thursday 9:00–13:00; closed all other days.
Address: 07701 Maó, Balearic Islands, Spain

What makes it special

The stones are bigger than they look from the path, and the scale only lands once you stand beside them: blocks laid without mortar, forming a talaiot and the walls of a taula enclosure among the scrub.

Part of the reward is getting there. Nothing on the road announces the site, and the last stretch runs past a farmhouse and through a gateway before arrows on the path point the way. Birds work the ground around the ruins: swifts overhead, hoopoes, Sardinian warblers, and in the warmer months swallowtail butterflies drift between the walls. A naveta sits off the same access road through another gate, so the village and the burial building fit into one visit.

Good to know

One morning a week. The site is shut every other day, and it has been found locked on its opening morning too.
The access-road gate stays locked, even on the opening day; walkers get round it on the left-hand side.
No sign from the road. The turning is easy to miss, and arrows appear only on the final path.
No toilets or drinking water at the site or nearby — bring water for the walk.
Not for wheelchairs: the only way in is on foot, along a farm track and a path.

Getting there

The last stretch is on foot. The access road to the site has a gate that is kept locked, and walkers pass it on the left-hand side. From there it is about 1.5 km to the stones.

Nothing on the roadway marks the way. Carry on past the farmhouse and farm buildings to a gateway on the left, follow the path beyond it, and arrows lead you to the site. The naveta lies back on the access road, through another gate on the right.

The nearest parking is about 2.4 km away in a straight line, and the Es Grau bus stop about 2.9 km.

Best time to visit

Best: the weekly opening morning, setting off early — and spring or early summer if you want the birds and butterflies.

Avoid: every other day of the week, when the site is shut.

The walk from the access-road gate is about 1.5 km each way and the site closes at the end of the morning, so a late start leaves little time among the stones.

Access & restrictions

The way in crosses a working farm, past the farmhouse and its outbuildings: keep to the access road and the marked path, and leave every gate as you find it. The walls and the talaiot are protected prehistoric remains; do not climb on them or move stones.

Sun & daylight

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