The Fundación José María de Olives y de Ponsich, Conde de Torre-saura is expanding its guided tour offerings this summer with a new program dedicated to the ethnological heritage of Menorca. Starting July 20, the Foundation will resume guided tours of the Palace of the County of Torre-saura and, as the main new feature this […]
Yesterday, Diari Menorca kicked off the Sant Joan festivities with its now-traditional launch of the Sant Joan 2026 Special, an event held in the cloister of the former Sant Agustí Convent that brought together numerous representatives from public administrations, social and cultural organizations, as well as a large group of attendees. The magazine, which each […]
The Fundación José María de Olives y de Ponsich, Conde de Torre-saura participated in the conference “Sharing Identities: Conference on the Interpretation of Cultural Heritage in Menorca,” organized by the Fundació Lithica on May 29th and 30th, as part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Asociación Hispania Nostra, a leading national organization […]
The Palace of the County of Torre-saura kicks off the 2026 season by opening to the public one of its most evocative and, until now, least accessible spaces: the old stables. This new addition to the tour itinerary reinforces the commitment of the Fundación José María de Olives y de Ponsich, Conde de Torre-saura to […]
Last April, two representatives from the Italian association Natura Sicula, based in Syracuse (Sicily) and funded by the Erasmus+ program, traveled to Menorca with the ultimate goal of learning about the initiatives promoted by organizations on the island in the field of heritage conservation and environmental education. To this end, the association contacted the Societat […]
This Saturday, the Cas Comte Palace hosted a very special concert by the choir Cor Cadenza, conducted by Cristina Álvarez, as part of the activities organized to mark International Women’s Day. The palace’s main hall, offered for the occasion by the Fundación José María de Olives y de Ponsich, Conde de Torre-saura, was filled to […]
Between the months of February and March, the course “The Ethnological Heritage of the Menorcan Countryside” took place. A training program organized by the Consell Insular de Menorca (Menorcan Island Council) as part of the 2026 Continuing Education Plan, which was held in collaboration with the Fundación José María de Olives y de Ponsich, Conde […]
More than a hundred people have passed through the County of Torre-saura’s palace this weekend as part of the 23rd Menorca Historical Research Journey. Dedicated to musicology in Menorca, they were organized by the Societat Històrico-Arqueològica Martí i Bella, the Grup de Recerca Musicològica de Menorca of the Institut Menorquí d’Estudis, and the Institut d’Estudis […]
The great hall of the Torre-saura County Palace has been the setting for the public presentation of the book Torre-saura Grâfica. Álbum familiar del condado de Torre-saura durante la segunda rama Olives. A publication edited by Talaia Cultura SL and promoted by Fundación José María de Olives y de Ponsich, Conde de Torre-saura. Its authors […]
Menorca has recovered one of the most representative dry-stone constructions in the island’s ethnological heritage complex. This is the Barraca de Sa Tanca d’Enmig, located at the farm of Ses Truqueries, north of Ciutadella. An estate that belongs to the group of properties and heritage assets of the Fundación José María de Olives y de […]
