Naveta D´es Tudons

This has become one of the icons of Menorca. The structure is a collective tomb where they've found the remains of hundreds of inhabitants as well as funerary objects and offerings.

Legend has it that there was a princess on the island and there were two giants competing for her hand in marriage. They decided that the first to complete a building would be the suitor. One chose to build a well and the other a tomb. Right when the giant was at the point of completing the tomb, he heard the other giant yell “water,” an indication that he’d finished the well. In a bout of fury, the giant took the last stone he was about the place (the one missing on top) and used it to exact his revenge on his winning opponent.

Only 4km from Ciudadela, you’ll find one of the most-visited monuments on the island, known as the Naveta d’es Tudons. The location is really accessible and is right off the main highway.

The Naveta (chamber tomb) is a massive structure formed by large blocks of rocks stacked over an oval-shaped floor with a rectangular entrance. The structure resembles and upside-down boat, and that’s where its name comes from.

It’s almost 14 meters long, 4.5 meters tall, and 7 meters wide, figures which will give you an idea of its magnitude.