Naveta des Tudons, Spain – about 3200 BC.
The Naveta des Tudons is to be found a few kilometres from Ciutadella, on the right hand side of the main road to Mahon. It is a very well preserved megalithic construction, considered to be one of the most emblematic archeological remains on Menorca, and possible the best known one in the whole of the Balearics. The construction was used as a collective funeral monument. Inside the remains of human bodies have been found, accompanied by personal objects such as bronze jewelry and other ornaments, plus the odd weapon and ceramic bowls that would have contained offerings.
The Naveta des Tudons is part of a tragic legend about giants who were disputing the love of a young girl. The giants agreed that one would build the “naveta” and the other would dig a water well and the first to finish would marry the girl. The giant building the well found water first, but the other one, mad with jealousy, killed him by throwing the last stone he had to fit. Today that stone is still missing from the facade of the “naveta”.
