Es mostren els missatges amb l'etiqueta de comentaris Pas d'en Revull. Mostrar tots els missatges
Es mostren els missatges amb l'etiqueta de comentaris Pas d'en Revull. Mostrar tots els missatges

diumenge, 14 de juny del 2015

Pas d'en Revull (step on the way)

Short but intense journey that brings us to the heart of the ravine Algendar ... because just short spans 400 meters long intense ... because soon, excited a pile of visual sensations, auditory and olfactory that moves the spirit and the soul who dares to venture there, it is simply a fabulous mural painting made intense feelings ... as you get to feel the beating heart of this Algendar. Are you ready? ... go!





length of the route
difficulty
shade?
water sources?

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-400 m.
-15 minutes,
from Camí Reial of
Ferreries
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easy

path


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Site with different types of trees and plants, too large rocks

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No well or source




Legend des Pas d'en Revull
Ahead you have told the legend of Es Pas de in Revull, contextualized in the frame, in time and space in Menorca have termed as "time of the Moors' history. A young Moor is astonished of the environment Cala Galdana, Algendar Canyon, you lose both himself and the other colleagues who accompany him on the journey through the Mediterranean sea ... and that the problems begin!



 "This was a time when a ship of pirates took shelter on the beach of Cala Galdana, where the ravine Algendar ends. Here is one of the youngest of those pirates, so beautiful he found that place that followed river Up, up the ravine, as he walked gaping of that marvelous landscape. But, almost without realizing it, he was lost, and when he returned to the beach, the boat was gone, so that moro young had to stay in Menorca. He thought that in those places would be all right, it was a place where there was plenty of fruit and could live bien. He continued up the ravine to reach places Algendar. For those lands found a cave like a tunnel, well covered with brambles, which had two tickets, and he thought he could hide in there and and thought it would be difficult to find him. While there was fruit all went well, but when winter came, things changed and it was difficult to find food when job was done, and he began to starve. Not to die of hunger, thought maybe I could pick an animal to eat. One day a hen in S'Aranjassa missing, another day Algendar missing a rabbit or a sheep, or a goat, even the cat Es Canaló also disappeared. None of those places could disappear explained how their animals. But one afternoon while a rich pork dishes were produced, was occasion for farmers around were in place Es Canaló, encouraged by the conversation went They told everything. So it was thought that someone was a thief. So one night of full moon set off to find out who was stealing their animals. At the least expected time looked like a shadow out of the Penya Fosca (dark rock). Farmers were proposed to follow without fail and they did, but arrived at a certain place they lost sight of him,it was as if the earth itself had eaten. Next afternoon tried again, but the same thing happened, always reads out of sight, only knew that was a moor and Revull had hair (curly). Once, however, it was not enough for the readiness and discovered their hideout, a cave was shaped tunnel had two entrances well covered bush. They set fire to a ticket and waited to come out on the other, and it was like they took. The moor, we know nothing more, but we know that there were passed by the way of the ravine and, since then, he named Pas in Revull (pass Revull) "




Road to ravine of Algendar

The route that we present here is the continuation of the routes of the Camino Real de Ferreries and Pas d'en Revull. This route is also known as the Old Road that leads to Ciutadella. In the video that follows the journey starts when you finish the Camino Real de Ferreries, passes the house is Canalo colony, delves into the gorge d'Algendar, up the Old Road to go to Ciutadella and reaches input of another holiday camp, is Torreto.
From this route you can also link to other to reach the Cave Murada Cave is Càrritx and you can even get to Cala Galdana cross the ravine Algendar, through the source Sa Trencada and power is Desmais.





length of the route
difficulty
shade?
water sources?

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45 minutes,
from Es Canaló
to holiday camp 
Es Torretó
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easy

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Site with different
 types of trees and plants

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You can get water
holiday camp Es Canaló


The great importance of a place like this
Algendar Canyon is one of the most important and most famous ravines of Menorca. It has its mouth on the beach of Cala Galdana and we could say that has its source in the Pla Verd Ferreries, a flat site that time the English (XVIII century) was dried as it was an area of ​​marshy waters that had become a place of dangerous infections. Its route is 7 km to Cala Galdana, its vertical walls on each side can reach up to 80 meters high. These towering vertical walls are 2 caves of historical significance as it was possible to find traces of human activity Talayotic period, are Murada cave and cave is Càrritx (discovered in 1995) in which archaeological objects and remains were found human, bones and hair, especially. The great diversity of plant species found, such as white pine, juniper, oak, palm, reed and asparagus among other highlights. The same is true of the wildlife in living mammals like martens and weasels; toad, turtles and terrapins as well as a large number of birds such as the kingfisher, the red kite, the crossbill and many insects such as the Menorcan beetle, dragonfly and many others.

Algendar ravine and popular culture
In an emblematic as it raises some legends, myths and known by the people of Menorca folktales place, one of them is the legend of Sa nuvia d'Algendar that chronicles the adventures of a young peasant girl a night of full moon is kidnapped by a moor who was in love with her. This legend is also known song Sa nuvia Algendar:
 Sa nuvia d'Algendar
avui ella és en terra, -demà serà en mar:
avui menja capons i gallines,
demà menjarà sardines
a la vora de la mar.

Everyone applauded: the Promised li offered a jug of wine.
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drink, drink now that you can, said the witch as she was singing:

 Sa nuvia d'Algendar
avui ella és en terra, -demà serà en mar:
avui menja capons i gallines,
demà menjarà sardines
a la vora de la mar.

translation:
(the promised Algendar 
is on land today, tomorrow will be in the sea;
Today eat meat chicken,
morning devouring sardines
near the sea)