ALAIOR GUIDED TOUR

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ALAIOR GUIDED TOUR 1. STA EULALIA’S CHURCH Where in the building can you find remains of a medieval wall? Take a picture, if possible. a. On the left hand side b. On the right hand side c. On the terrace 2. TOP OF THE BELFRY The guide explains about a joke people from Maó played on some people from Alaior in St. Pere’s pond. How did people from Alaior get their own back? a. Making the people from Maó stay for a while in the pond as quarantine regulations require. b. Throwing some eggs at them. c. Making people from Maó pay some money to disembark onto Alaior’s land. 3. CHURCH TERRACE How did inhabitants decide to defend themselves from Turkish assaults and lootings? a. Shooting their cannons b. Locking into the church c. Goings to underground shelters 4. ANGEL MOUNT What’s the name pf the British Soldier mentioned here? a. Richard Kane b. John Armstrong c. Rudolph Rednose What remains do we find here? a. Remains of a defence tower b. Remains of an Anglican church c. Remains of a the home of Richard Kane Does an Anglican cementery still exist today? YES NO 5. NEW SQUARE Why were the barracks built? a. To protect the troops against local people attacks b. To relieve local people from giving accommodation to the British soldiers c. To collect the cattle.

6. UNDERGROUNG GALLERIES. What did people build to protect from air­raid attacks during Civil War?


a. An underground shelter. b. A new Town Hall. c. A prison. 7. TOWN HALL Where in the building did they store grain reserves? a. In the cellar b. In the assembly hall c. In the citizen’s activities hall. 8. ASSEMBLY HALL When was Alaior founded? a. 1523 b. 1304 c. 1299 What’s the name of this famous person from Alaior? Can you find his portrait in the room? 9. SAN DIEGO’S CONVENT What happened in one of the cells in the cloister? a. It was used as a doctor’s surgery b. It was used as a post office c. It was used as a prostitution house. 10. SAN DIEGO’S CHURCH Did Shoemakers work with a contract in the old times? YES NO


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