Not far from the Cales Coves settlement one will find a unique cave system the walls of which are amply covered with ancient paintings. After having embraced the majesty of the caves travelers can visit the Naveta des Tudons being a burial chamber located not far from the caves. The chamber was discovered by scientists comparatively late, only in 1975. At present the burial chamber is reequipped into an archeological museum which collection includes household articles and finery of the prehistoric period.
Another name of Menorca is the “Island of stone hedges” as stone walls can be found almost everywhere on the island. Many years ago peasants during preparation of the land for cultivation cleaned the areas from innumerable stones. In order not to take the stones from the island these were put in hedges the total length of which exceeds the length of the Great Wall of China.
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