TRAIL 2 Llucmajor, ses Salines, Santanyí

Talayot of Son Noguera One can see the talayot of Son Noguera on one's left as one arrives in Llucmajor by the old road from s'Arenal. It is one of the best preserved in the area and is well known for its great ashlars and entrance. Many years ago, it was surrounded by other historical constructions that have been demolished.

Es Pedregar On the left hand side of the road from Llucmajor to Cala Pi, one goes past the Pedregar estate. The estate is full of prehistoric remains, although many of them cannot be visited as they are on private property. To the right of the entrance, there is an ancient stretch of wall where various talayots were built together and can now be admired from the road. If one ventures down the lane, one comes to an extensive sacred area, with several sanctuary buildings and a terraced monument.

*Capocorb Vell is on the road to Cap Blanc. (Opening hours: from 10am to 5 pm daily, except Thursday). The settlement was excavated in the 1920's by Josep Colominas (Instiutut de'Estudis Catalans); this is a historical site that will make a lasting impression on any visitor. There are three main areas of interest. The first are the circular talayots. The second feature of note are the two square talayots that flank the central zone and the third is the maze like design, a conglomeration of rooms connected by a wall that stretches from one square talayot to the other. A little further away from this third area, there is an apsidal shaped room. Very near Capocorb, there is a burial cave in the cliffs of the Cala Pi water course. For the best views of the one really has to go to the other side of the cove.

*Els Antigors Leaving Ses Salines by the street past the church one comes to the Pou Jou estate. The first thing that one sees is the largest talayot of the settlement, the Talaia Joana, which is one of the best preserved in Majorca. This settlement has a 'modern' terraced design with two talayots and the other rooms all together. It also had a sanctuary, which was covered over with stones after the excavation carried out by Colominas.

Ses Talaies de Can Jordi. After leaving Santanyí on the road to Cas Concos, one takes the first made-up lane on the right, which leads to the settlement of ses Talaies. There is a large piece of talayotic wall with the typical upright blocks of stone, set upon foundations of stones. One can make out a circular talayot with its entrance and central supporting column. Two bronze swords typical of talayotic culture were found in the area.