INTRODUCTION:

*Ciutadella is situated on the western coast of the island of Menorca (Balearic islands, Spain).

*It has a population of about 24.000 inhabitants. It is a town of approximately 190 square kilometres and the area is flat. The mother talk is Catalan.

*Ciutadella that offers several places of interest, important and beautiful monuments and historical buildings.

*Ciutadella has a very good and interesting gastronomy that can offers you, to have a specials meals.

*That very beautiful and unforgettable walks and wonderful views, landscapes, and very special beaches. This is the why its people feel proud of the city.

BINIGAUS

CALA MITJANETA

CALA MACARELLETA

LA VALL

CAVALLERIA

SON SAURA

HISTORY:

Many countries and cultures have had contact with Ciutadella, Menorca and its inhabitants throughout history, and each has left their particular stamp and vivid memories, though these have not always been good.

Menorca have had domination for some different cultures like next ones: Greek and Roman culture; Moorish; Turhish; Bristish; French and for finaly, Spanish one, by Alfons III the Liberal king of Cataluña-Aragon.

THE TOWN:

Ciutadella has an important beautiful town centre with historic and attractive buildings, and offers visitors memorable walks through its ancient centre.

City council Town museum Cathedral

The old town is surrounded by the Contramurada, an avenue which defines the old walled town and a network of narrow streets of Moorish and Medieval origin. SA CONTRAMURADA SES VOLTES

Wandering through its old narrow streets, one can see the interesting design, façades, cornices, cobbled streets and chapels that give their name to some of the streets, coats of arms and shields on buildings, many important old monuments and interesting churches, different architectural styles and splendit old places of the hithertonobility, most of them datingfrom the XVII-XIX centuries, which today house souvenir shops, bars and other businesses on theirground floors.

A city walk might start at the beautiful Born Square: formerly a parade ground, there is a 22 metre high obelisk from the XIX century, commemorating the Turkish assault in July 1558.

CULTURE:

The people of Ciutadella enjoy and offer to visitors a wide an important variety of cultural events. Outdoors with festivals, traditional events, folk dancing and singing.

The most important resources nowadays are agricultural farming and livestock farming-cattle, sheep and pigs, for the production of milk products and the manufacture of traditional sausages (sobrassada, botifarrons and cuixots) are the commonest, although hens for fresh eggs and apiculture are also important.

Ciutadella is a town of fishermen

TRADITIONAL MENORQUIN SHOES

Ciutadella is a town of shoemakers and costume jewellers, so the shoe, costume jewellery and leather goods industry is traditional and of particular importance.

Ciutadella, as well as the whole island of Menorca, is a land of contrast, a paradise of

traditions and customs.