{"id":4918,"date":"2016-10-12T12:22:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T10:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.bonninsanso.com\/discoverymenorca\/?p=4918"},"modified":"2016-10-12T12:22:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T10:22:43","slug":"mares-the-menorca-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bonninsanso.com\/discoverymenorca\/mares-the-menorca-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Mar\u00e9s: the Menorca stone"},"content":{"rendered":"

If there is a constructive element that defines Menorca, it is the mar\u00e9s<\/strong> stone. Omnipresent in prehistoric monuments, fortresses and churches, even in mills, it is used today for modern buildings even though the passing of time and new materials have ended up replacing it.<\/p>\n

\"Mar\u00e9s\"<\/p>\n

Due to its origin, mar\u00e9s is sandstone<\/strong>, of a variable colour between golden ochre and white. Its massive use in the construction sector on the island is due to its easy extraction and handling<\/strong>. It is so ductile that even in some adornments of constructions it has replaced wood. In Menorca there have been many quarries, above all in the areas around Ciutadella, Ferreries, Alaior and Ma\u00f3a nd some of them still exist today. Depending on where the mar\u00e9s comes from, both its quality and type varies. Its major inconvenience is its grand absorption to humidity and high rate of erosion, which means it must be maintained. For this reason there is a diversity of opinions between architects about its use in housing although nobody doubts its historic, ornamental and aesthetic value.<\/p>\n

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However, maybe we can find its most artistic expression in S\u00b4Hostal,<\/a> an area of mar\u00e9s quarries<\/strong> one kilometre from the centre of Ciutadella, which for more than twenty years has been transformed due to the action of L\u00edthica, a non-profit organisation founded by the sculptress and architect Laetitia Lara to preserve, rehabilitate and appreciate the value of the mar\u00e9s quarries of the island as artistic and scenic heritage. In 1994 the entity decided to rent this space to save it from a future of neglect and abandon beneath the rubble, managing to awaken an interest among the public.\u00a0Since then it has become an almost obligatory visit for anyone who wants to enjoy a landscape<\/strong> where geometry and art merge in a single space. The cultural interest in the quarries of s\u2019Hostalis so great that in 2000 it received the Tecnotur\u00edstica Baleares<\/em>\u00a0prize for the Best Tourism Initiative. Every year thousands of tourists, school children and locals decide to enjoy this small natural wonder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If there is a constructive element that defines Menorca, it is the mar\u00e9s stone. Omnipresent in prehistoric monuments, fortresses and churches, even in mills, it is used today for modern buildings even though the passing of time and new materials have ended up replacing it. 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