The farm known as Gabellí Petit is a beautiful spot near Campanet that regularly offers the magnificent spectacle of underground waters coursing to the surface in the midst of a verdant grove of oak trees. In 2005, the Balearic Government acquired the emblematic 44.91-hectare farmstead called Gabellí Petit, home to Les Fonts Ufanes, which was declared a natural monument in 2001 and is part of the public heritage. This phenomenon usually takes place after a period of more or less intense rains that generate a spontaneous water course that can vary between 3,000 to 100,000 litres per second. The discharge is produced when the impermeable layers of clay are saturated and impede the circulation of underground waters, causing them to flow to the surface. The stream is fed by the waters of the aquifers in the zone (Sa Pobla, Pollença, Campanet and Búger) and the Albufera Nature Park. Plans are in place for the farm to become a part of the future Tramuntana Mountains nature park, which currently boasts 62,677 hectares.
It was designed by Emili Pou. It was inaugurated on May 15, 1861 as a 6th order lighthouse, with catadioptric optics and fixed light. In 1863 an iron beam roof was installed (the wooden ones were already rotten). In 1866 the launch service was auctioned (as in the other lighthouses that needed this service) and was granted for 584 escudos per year, so that in 1867 the sailors stopped living on the island and moved to Puerto de Alcudia, having to make two weekly trips to the lighthouse, or extra trips if the lighthouse keepers communicated an urgent need by means of the placement of a white flag. In 1917 rotating screens were installed in the optics, having a luminous appearance of 3+1 occultations and producing the luminous focus by means of an acetylene gas burner. The gas was elaborated in the same lighthouse, using for it a gasogen where stones of calcium carbide and water were mixed. In 1922 the roof was replaced by a tiled roof, due to severe infrastructure problems caused by humidity. In 1960, the lantern was removed and a non-visitable lantern was placed in its place, and at that time the solar valve was automated. This was the reason why, the following year, the lighthouse was left without resident personnel. Its luminous appearance then became one of equidistant white flashes. Later, in the nineties, solar panels were installed, which allowed the gas apparatus to be removed. Today, although it retains the old AGA gas lantern, it has a modern 54-watt LED acrylic optic inside. As in many other lighthouses, the lighthouse keepers of Alcanada took an active part in the rescue of the victims of several shipwrecks.
Torrent that flows into a protected area of marshland in Port d'Andratx.
The farmstead of Planícia nestles in a priceless natural, scenic setting. The farmstead has been owned by the Balearic Government since February 17, 2009. Planícia is located in southwest Mallorca and its 445 hectares make up 25 percent of all the land in the municipality of Banyalbufar. Its terrain ranges from rugged coastlines to the peak of Sa Mola de Planícia Mountain (934 m) and its natural treasures include groves of Holm oak and pine trees and associated fauna. Farming at the possessió (the local name for the islanl's great rural farmsteads) revolves around olive oil, which is why olive crops and large olive presses are other points of interest. Also abundant are lime kilns and rotlles de sitges, which were used to make coal from Holm oak in the olden days. The paths crisscrossing the farm are ideal for hiking, since they run through beautiful, peaceful landscapes. Planícia is located on the GR-221 route, known as the Drystone Route, which cuts across the Tramuntana Mountains from north to south. The Balearic Government, through the Ministry of the Environment, and the Spanish Government have joined forces to place this natural space at the islanders' service.
Defense tower located on a cliff above the Cala de Ses Ortigues.
In the municipality of Campos we also find one of the typical products of the Mediterranean, a place where water is left to evaporate for the production of salt, for different commercial uses. It has a great visual impact due to the great height that can have these small mountains of salt.
Type of construction 70 000 m2 park. Important aspects Place to relax and study nature. Distinguished elements Humid area, organic vegetable garden, gardening school, 200 holm oak
on Mut Nou, an estate in the heart of the Marina de Llucmajor, in Mallorca, for preserving and studying historical varieties and enhancing their value. That is the goal of Montserrat Pons y Boscana, a pharmacist from Llucmajor whose love for fig trees and the study of their importance in the life and history of Mallorca has led her to undertake a unique project in the world. Son Mut Nou is an experimental field where fig trees are cultivated in order to study them and promote their scientific knowledge. In this way, the importance of fig trees in the development of a society such as the Mallorcan one, which has been formed and nurtured by rural and agricultural work, is also analyzed.
The National Maritime-Terrestrial Park of Cabrera's interpretation centre is located in the Colònia de Sant Jordi in the municipality of Ses Salines. Although the sub-archipelago of Cabrera belongs to the city of Palma administratively speaking, its geographic proximity to Colònia de Sant Jordi makes the latter the logical place for the park's interpretation centre, since boats to the park also leave from Mallorca's southern zone (Portopetro and Colònia de Sant Jordi). The interpretation centre allows visitors to garner first-hand knowledge of the wealth of nature that makes this island deserve the maximum protection. Because of the park's fragile environment and so as not to disturb the peace and quiet of its different species, visits are only allowed in the environs of the port of Cabrera, which is why the interpretation centre is an excellent opportunity to understand its values better. Aquariums display the different species that can be found in the surrounding waters and another section introduces its terrestrial medium. These contents are framed by Mediterranean history and culture on display in facilities whose main building is inspired by the megalithic talayotic constructions of the islands of Mallorca and Menorca.
The "possessió" of Can Garra Seca, is located in the "Camí de sa Torre", in the municipality of Llucmajor and has an extension of 100 cuarteradas (about 71 hectares). It is a real hidden treasure. It is an agricultural-livestock and forestry exploitation with numerous ethnological elements (flour windmill, cisterns, wells, lime kiln, barracks, cisterns, ...), farming areas with almond and carob trees, garrigue zones, etc. The set of Can Garra Seca is a good example of the impact of human processes, both production and adaptation in the natural environment. The ethnological elements that we can find are: * Dwelling * Vegetable garden and flour windmill. * Roter's hut * Barca of carriage * Raft with pointed roof * Lime kiln * Coal bunker * Ponds and "cocons" * Megalithic elements * Megalithic elements * Shared cistern * Gazaperas * Flora and fauna
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