Discover how medieval landscapes communicated through castles and watchtowers in this insightful public lecture at Can Balaguer. 📚🏰

This event forms part of the lecture series “Connexió amb el patrimoni de Palma. Llull, Cort i els castells”, led by architect and researcher José Antonio Tajadura Martínez.

📚 Visual interrelation of castle surroundings and watchtowers

📅 29 October 2026

🕐 19:00

📍 Can Balaguer, c. de la Unió, 3, Palma

🎟️ Free admission (limited capacity)

📖 Landscape, defense, and visual networks

The presentation examines how medieval fortifications, towers, and churches responded to precise functional and visual requirements relative to their geography. Tajadura explains how these structures interconnected to control and safeguard the territory.

A fascinating exploration of spatial heritage and the defensive gaze that shaped medieval territorial planning.

🏛️ The speaker and the heritage series

José Antonio Tajadura Martínez is a seasoned architect and urban planner. Over nearly forty years at Barcelona City Council's Urban Planning Services—which he eventually directed—he was involved in key projects including the city's Olympic transformation, neighborhood revitalizations, and heritage protection.

His published research focuses on medieval history through the territorial, visual, and functional arrangement of historical defensive buildings.

ℹ️ Good to know: Lecture delivered in Catalan. More information available at +34 971 225 900 (ext. 1727 & 1730) or canbalaguer@palma.cat.

✨ An inspiring opportunity to uncover the historic visual networks that protected the medieval land.