There was talk of a construction project for an underground car park in the Plaza del Born in Ciutadella that would never see daylight. In the Diari Menorca there was an article about an investment of one billion pesetas (six million Euros) from Norway and
There was talk of creating an eighth Menorcan municipality – Es Migjorn Gran and which became a reality on 9 July 1989. The process to achieve the independence of Es Mercadal had begun ten years earlier. Starting with the municipal elections of 1979 that talked of
In October 1988 the paving works began in the Plaza de la Catedral which would lead to the permanent pedestrianization of the entire old quarter from the Plaza Alfons III to the famous Plaza del Born. This means that the streets that we can walk in,
In 1988 the visit of the King of Qatar (a small country of 22,014 kilometers and a major oil producer) didn’t go unnoticed on our island. His brand-new yacht, named Al Menwar, entered the port of Mahon on a hot summer night and its imposing length
Bonnin Sanso celebrated its 30th anniversary surrounded by friends in the gardens of Alcaufar Vell and announced a new office opening in Sant Lluís. More than 200 people joined Bonnin Sanso’s 30thanniversary celebration party last Saturday, held in the gardens of Alcaufar Vell. This was a party
It was discovered that the rissagas of Ciutadella came from Algeria. In 1988 Diario Menorca reported that the Meteorological Centre in Palma had discovered that the rissagas or tidal waves affecting the port of Ciutadella originated in Algeria. Four years previously there had been a tide
We continue with our section about news and events which took place in 1988 – the date in which our Estate Agency, Bonnin Sanso, was founded. In our local newspaper, Menorca, it was said that a scene of a film, starring the actor Kirk Douglas,
Josema Yuste, actor, comedian and presenter Landed on the Island forty years ago to perform with his partner under the stage name ‘Martes y Trece’ (Tuesday the 13th, our equivalent of Friday 13th!). He was only here for forty-eight hours but what he saw captivated
Completely in love with Menorca, Ona Carbonell is an inspiring synchronized swimmer, an avid collector of medals, a three times Olympic winner, who discovered her great passion in her early childhood, first in Cala Alcaufar and later in Es Murtar, a small urbanisation located near
Today we launch a new section of our blog to remember those events that happened in 1998, the same year in which our estate agency, Bonnin Sanso, was founded. And the first event which we celebrate is the establishment of the Juan Carlos I Spanish Antarctic
