Monday, 9th January 2023
Calvià participates in the Lighting of Towers, Watchtowers and Talayots of the Mediterranean for Human Rights
On Saturday 14th January, 78 heritage elements from all over Mallorca will light up for human rights at 1 and 6:30 p.m., with smoke signals on the first date and light signals on the second. Of those, 10 elements belong to Calvià.
This initiative is promoted by the Insular Ministry of Culture, Heritage and Language Policy. In Calvià, the Department of Democratic Memory has coordinated various associations and individuals from the municipality to light the 10 elements that are: Na Nadala/sa Porrassa tower, Cala Figuera tower, Rafalbetx tower, ses Malgrats viewpoint, the Puig de Galatzó, the Puig de sa Morisca, the Malgrats Islands cannon Viewpoint, na Burguesa antennas, the Molí des Castellet and the Santa Ponça Mill.
The lighting has the collaboration of the Consell de Mallorca, Amnesty International, the Marratxí Institute and the Mallorcan Solidarity and Cooperation Fund, in addition to the 112 Emergency Service and the town halls that have joined, including Calvià Town Hall. This year, so far, 66 entities have joined this initiative.