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Hauser & Wirth open a new art gallery in the Illa del Rei, in Menorca

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Illa del Rei,Port de Maó, Menorca Damià Vinent Olives Flickr

In 1993 the Illa del Rei was declared a biosphere reserve because, among other things, the island is the only habitat of Podarcis lilfordi balearica, an endemic subspecies of the Lilford's wall lizard (Podarcis lilfordi) from the family of the real lizards (Lacertidae).


L’illa del Rei, al port de Maó, és on va des... Paisatges de Menorca

Illa del Rei The island, also known as The Bloody Island, is in the middle of the Maó harbour, between Maó and Es Castell villages. Its name comes from the legend that Alfonso II of Catalonia and III of Aragón - known as "The Liberal" - came ashore here for the first time when he took Menorca from the Muslims in 1287.


Visita a l’Illa del Rei Photobloggers de Menorca

Illa del Rei is home a decommissioned hospital founded by the English navy in 1711. The historical building forms a u-shape, facing southeast and surrounding a square and a chapel. Alongside the hospital are a group of outbuildings created for support functions. The remains of a Paleochristian basilica dating from the sixth century AD are.


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Illa del Rei is an island in the port of Mahon, Menorca, Spain. Its main cultural landmark is a naval hospital founded by the English navy in 1711. After the hospital fell into disuse in 1964, it was abandoned and the buildings greatly deteriorated.


Illa del rei hires stock photography and images Alamy

Hauser & Wirth Menorca is an art centre combining art, education and conservation in the natural setting of Illa del Rei, an island in Mahon harbour. The art centre presents an exhibition programme spanning ambitious new commissions by gallery artists across all media.


Contemporary culture rises from the rubble at Menorca’s magical Illa del Rei home to Hauser

Isla del Rey, now a national monument, is coming back to life thanks to the hard work of volunteers who spend their weekends restoring the hospital buildings and clearing its grounds so that visitors can get a real feel of what life must have been like for the seamen lucky enough to have use of its facilities.


Illa del Rei, Port de Mao, Mahon Harbour, Menorca Stock Photo Alamy

Views to the left reveal the Illa del Rei's history: a U-shape of stone rising high above shaded colonnades houses a museum dedicated to the history and work of the former hospital. To the right, a wholly different scene presents itself: a cluster of renovated spaces, gardens and outdoor sculpture, opened in July 2021 as Hauser & Wirth's.


Illa del rei hires stock photography and images Alamy

L'Illa del Rei (English King's Island; Spanish Isla del Rey ), also called Hospital Island in English, is a small island in the middle of the main navigable entry channel to Mahon on the northeastern side of Menorca in the Mediterranean Sea . The island is roughly pear-shaped, 289 metres (948 ft) long and 283 metres (928 ft) wide with a total.


L'art més avantguardista, a l’illa del Rei

Hauser & Wirth Menorca is an art centre in the natural environment of Illa del Rei (Isla del Rey), accessible by ferry from Moll de Llevant 61 in Mahón. It comprises an exhibition programme, a learning programme and dedicated space, an impressive outdoor sculpture trail with works by renowned artists, and the restaurant Cantina. Duration: 1-2.


Excursión Illa del Rei Camí de Ses Vinyes

The 4-hour boat trip starts at 10:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m.. We set sail from the Port of Mahon and head towards Illa del Rei, where you can visit the Hauser & Wirth art gallery for approximately 1 hour. After the visit, we will sail towards Caló de la Reina, Clot de la Mola or Cala Teulera, depending on the weather conditions.


Illa del Rei European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards

L'Illa del Rei , also called Hospital Island in English, is a small island in the middle of the main navigable entry channel to Mahon on the northeastern side of Menorca in the Mediterranean Sea.


Illa del rei hires stock photography and images Alamy

Accept Closed EN See you again in spring 2024. Hauser & Wirth Menorca - Plan your visit to Illa del Rei


Vacaciones Menorca Hospital Illa del Rei. Menorca

The new Hauser & Wirth gallery is housed in an 18th-century hospital on Illa del Rei just off Mahón. Photograph: Daniel Schaefer/Courtesy Hauser & Wirth Balearic Islands holidays All back to.


La Isla del Rey, la isla sangrienta de Menorca

Cerrado por temporada, nos vemos en primavera. Hauser & Wirth Menorca - Planifica tu visita a la Isla del Rey


Illa del Rei. Minorca. Balearic Islands. Spain, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image

The restoration and revitalization of Illa del Rei is the result of a fruitful collaboration between Fundació de l'Hospital de l'Illa del Rei, established in 2004 by local volunteers, who restored the naval hospital and turned it into a museum, and Hauser & Wirth—joining them to restore and sensitively repurpose the Langara outbuildings.

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