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Carmelite cloister transformed into a multifunctional space that includes a market, restaurant, concert space and a music school. It is located in the heart of the capital, a few steps from the Mercado del Pescado. It is a convent with a long history of transformations. Born to house the Carmelite order, it was confiscated, desacralized and, depending on the period, transformed into a court, prison, school. In the last quarter of the twentieth century, the ancient monastic cells on the ground floor began to accommodate various commercial proposals: shoe and clothing stores next to meat, fruit and vegetable shops, artisan products, local gastronomic specialties. And so it is until today. https://mercatdesclaustre.com But not only commerce. In fact, the courtyard, the central space framed by sandstone vaults, is home to cultural events and jazz, pop, folk, classical concerts. Nicknamed “Terraza“, in the summer it offers live music. https://esclaustre.com

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A large sandstone quarry excavated from Miocene limestone rocks. It was in operation from the 19th century until 1970, and the marks of the excavations can still be seen.

This is an old quarry where stone was extracted for construction. Now, the place is quiet and has very beautiful views of the area. It is an interesting place to walk and see the nature that has grown there.

The quarries of Santa Ponça were used as a means of extracting tides, for more than a century. This tide was used to build the houses that we see today and are typical of Menorca. On the walls we can differentiate different extraction marks, which define the evolution in which all the material has been removed, from hand to machinery. Today it is disabled but it is very touristic.

This was a quarry where they extracted a lot of sandstone, it was used for more than 100 years. You can see that at first they extracted it manually, but later they used machines to cut the sandstone.

Very good local products, with a less expensive supermarket in the basement and free toilets inside the courtyard accessible through the small hut.