Back to the future

SINCE December 23, 2001, the Millennium Ark, a wooden box, has been waiting patiently in Teulada City Hall. For the last 22 years, this striking wooden box has been protecting items and testimonies of life in the municipality of Teulada. The chest is under lock and key, awaiting the moment to reveal everything that was kept inside.

If you are curious about what is inside, it contains evidence of a historical moment in Teulada: from press cuttings and photos of the town, sound files, coins, everyday items, testimonies and also wine and the local mistelle wine. All this is accompanied by a certificate from the Justice of the Peace attesting to the desires of the residents of the mu ­ nicipality, making sure the ark has become a witness of an era.

Like the ancient ark with its three keys, the box will stay closed until the end of December 2026, 25 years after the project began. It will be a special moment for remembering what life was like in the town e at the end of the second millennium.