Thursday, February 22, 2007
Ciutadella
Hello friends:
We are Year 4 class. We are going to tell how is Ciutadella .
Ciutadella has got a big municipal area. It was the former capital in Menorca, and many years ago it was surrounded by walls. In the old part of the town we can see buildings that they remind us the history of a small town: the cathedral (XIV), small palaces, narrow streets…
In Es Born Square there is a statue. In 1558 people who lived in Ciutadella defended their religion from the Turks. Many people from Menorca died and other people went to Turkey.
The Town Hall in Ciutadella is set at the top of a cliff next to the port of Ciutadella. In this port you can see fishermen boats, and in summer boats for tourists.
The city has become bigger: building new houses…
People work in tourism, agriculture (farms), shoe factories, jewellery factories and services.
Ciutadella is very proud of its fiestas, in June: Saint John.
In Ciutadella there are two museums: a municipal museum (Bastió de Sa Font) and the church museum, at the seminar.
The bishop of Menorca lives in Ciutadella.
See you soon, we hope you like this letter.
Students of Year 4
