TALAYOTS OF CAN XIM (PREHISTORIC BUILDINGS). GUIDED VISIT AND WINE TASTING DO BINISSALEM - May 23

Discover our heritage with a guided visit to the talayots of Can Xim in CasCanar and a tasting of 2 wines (white and red) made from local grape varieties of the DO Binissalem, accompanied by a selection of Mallorcan coca.

Sencelles in the Talayotic period (900–550 BC). The naveta settlements were gradually abandoned or transformed, giving way definitively to Talayotic settlements around 900 BC. Their main characteristic is the presence of imposing tower-shaped buildings, the talayots, around which the houses were arranged.

Within the Sencelles-Costitx Archaeological Route, specifically in Sencelles, municipality of the DO Binissalem, we find the talayots of Can Xim. These are two square-plan structures, somewhat less common than circular ones. They are very close to each other (about 18 m apart). They measure approximately 11 m in width and retain a height of about 2.5–3 m. One of them has been excavated and allows visitors to see its central interior column, typical of these buildings.

As for their use, archaeologists believe their function could have been: a ceremonial or ritual center (a widely accepted hypothesis in this case), a place for social or political gatherings, or a watchtower for monitoring the territory and livestock. In the specific case of Can Xim, since they are isolated (not within a large settlement), it is thought they may have had a more symbolic or ceremonial role.

Activity carried out in collaboration with the Sencelles-Costitx Archaeological Route and the Sencelles Town Council.

Wine tasting for adults over 18 years old.

DATE: May 23

TIME: 18:30 (Approximate duration 2 hours)

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