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VI Fira de la Sal
29 October, 2022
AREA O. ERA ANTIC MUNT DE SAL DES PANTANO
12.00 h – Guided cycling tour ‘Ruta de Sa Sal Rossa’ (sa Sal Rossa Route)
– Meeting point: pile of salt (Gorra salt pile)
– Duration: 2.5 h – Difficulty level: suitable for all ages
– Itinerary: meeting point-Sa Canal – Ses Salines beach-Ses Portes tower – Es Cavallet beach-Sa Barqueta pond– meeting point. – Limited capacity, book your spot by calling 971801627
AREA 1. SES SALINES INTERPRETIVE CENTRE
10.00 to 14.00 h – OPEN CENTRE AND BIRD WATCHING, to learn about the natural and cultural values of the natural park of Ses Salines.
AREA 3. SA SAL ROSSA TOWER
9.00 h – Guided cycling tour “Ruta de Sa Sal Rossa” (Sa Sal Rossa route)
– Meeting point: parking lot of Palladium Grand Palace hotel, Playa d’en Bossa beach.
– Duration: 2.5 h
– Difficulty level: suitable for all ages
– Itinerary: meeting point – Rafael Alberti’s cave – Es Carregador tower – La Sal square – La Xanga beach – Sant Francesc de s’Estany (interpretive centre) – meeting point
– Limited capacity, book your spot by calling 971801627
10.00 h – Guided tour “L’origen de Sa Salinera” (The origin of the salt mine)
– Meeting point: parking lot of Palladium Grand Palace hotel, Playa d’en Bossa beach.
– Duration: 2.5 h
– Difficulty level: suitable for all ages
– Itinerary: meeting point-Sa Sal Rossa swamp – Sant Francesc de s’Estany (interpretive centre – La Xanga beach – La Sal square – Es Carregador tower – Rafael Alberti’s cave – meeting point
11.00 h / 11.45 h / 12.30 h / 13.15 h / 16.00 h / 16.45 h – Theatrical visits: “El valent vigilant de la torre” (The brave guardian of the tower).
AREA 4. POU DES CARBÓ (WELL)
Eighteenth-century well that supplied water to the boilers of the train that transported salt from the ponds to the loading area.
AREA 5. SANT JORDI DE SES SALINES
10.00 to 18.00 h
– Artisan market, organic products and producers of food products of the island such as wines, olive oil and liquors. Sant Jordi de Ses Salines square.
– Workshops with aromatic salts.
10.00 to 22.00 h
– Exhibition of the artwork of the children participating in the competition ‘Una mirada a Ses Salines’ (A glimpse of Ses Salines). In the porches of the church of Sant Jordi de Ses Salines.
– Exhibition on posidonia meadows ‘El bosc del Mediterrani’ (The Mediterranean forest), by the photographer Joan Costa and texts by F. Xavier Mas Ferrà. Sant Jordi de Ses Salines square.
10.30 to 13.30 h and from 16.00 to 19.00 h – Heritage and nature exhibition “Ormejos’ (fishing gear). Conference room in the offices of Sant Jordi de Ses Salines.
11.00 a 16.00 h – Workshops with children’s activities: workshop about the seabed and workshop on making toys and animals with recycled materials.
11.00 h – Demonstration workshop on salting traditional foods: olives, bones and peix sec.
11.30 to 13.30 h and from 16.30 to 18.30 h – Acrobatic parade. Sant Jordi de Ses Salines square.
12.00 to 15.00 h – Musical entertainment by Swingin Tonic & The Blue Kids. Sant Jordi de Ses Salines square.
12.00 h – Salty showcooking: A kitchen with a heart of salt: ASAL. Presented by Íñigo Rodríguez.
13.30 h – Prize-giving ceremony of the drawing competition with salt “Una mirada a Ses Salines’ (A glimpse of Ses Salines).
18.30 h – Traditional Salpassa: blessing of salt and mass. Church of Sant Jordi de Ses Salines.
19.45 h – Traditional “pagès” dance by Grup Folklòric Sant Jordi de Ses Salines. Sant Jordi de Ses Salines Church Square
20.30 to 21.30 h – Projection of images on the facade of the church of Sant Jordi de Ses Salines ‘D’on venim’ (Where do we come from), which will show the people, traditions and work in the salt flats, accompanied by music with grand piano by Bartomeu Marí.