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Why unrefined salt matters
Unrefined salt keeps magnesium, potassium and calcium. It is gathered by hand, dried in the...
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Why Flor de Sal is special (and why every harvest is different)
Flor de Sal is not manufactured: it forms. Sea, sun and wind do the work;...
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When the sun goes out for a few seconds over the salt pans
On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will darken Menorca for about 66 seconds....
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PREMI EUROPA NOSTRA 2026
Les Salines de la Concepció guanyen el Premi Europeu de Patrimoni / Premi Europa Nostra...
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The reopening of the salt pans
September 2023: the project was presented. Spring 2024: visits began. The craft had returned in...
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Nature conservation
The salt pans are in the Biosphere Reserve. Care for the place is the same...
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The Salinas de la Concepción
The only active salt pans in Menorca, on Fornells Bay. Since 1853. Harvest resumed in...
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Salt in Menorca
Salt has been gathered in Menorca since the fourteenth century. There were four pans in...
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Plants and birds
Plants that live with salt, and birds that winter or pass through. The craft takes...
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The stages of salt production
The water comes in. Sun and wind concentrate it. One sea-salt harvest at the end...
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