Porreres

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Agriculture has been the main wealth of the village for centuries, as evidenced by the thirty-six windmills that are still preserved and the good number of possessions such as Sa Torre, Son Lluís, Es Pagos, Se Monjes, Son Porquer or Sa Bastida. The quality of the land is suitable for cereals, almond trees and vines. In some periods saffron has also been cultivated and the production of apricots has been for decades the activity for which Porreres has distinguished notably. Sandstone and stone, basic materials of the various religious monuments that stand throughout Porreres, are also identifying symbols of the town and have served as an alternative to the current stagnation of the agricultural sector. The sandstone and stone, basic materials of the various religious monuments that stand throughout Porreres, are also identifying symbols of the town and have served as an alternative to the current stagnation of the agricultural sector. Monti-Sion is a must-see mountain because it is a splendid viewpoint over the region and the Migjorn de Mallorca. It is the chosen scenario for festivities and traditions, sacred place and seat of knowledge where centuries ago the future university students of rural Mallorca learned Latin. The Porrerenca people and their character still have a reputation for being enterprising and determined, determined to achieve whatever they set out to do, qualities that made them the protagonists of a revolt in the last century and allowed them to fertilize the road to Monti-Sion in a single day. This capacity for struggle and voluntarism has also been reflected in culture and the arts.