The manager of ADR Baleares, Silvia Delgado, and the mayor of Mahón presented the plaques to the traders.
Maó has a total of 30 establishments adhering to the programme to protect the local commercial fabric of the Regional Ministry of Enterprise, Employment and Energy.
The manager of the ADR Baleares (Regional Development Agency of the Balearic Islands), Silvia Delgado, and the mayor of Maó, Héctor Pons, this midday presented the Emblemáticos Baleares plaque to the 12 new businesses in the municipality that have joined the programme to protect the more traditional commercial fabric. The event was also attended by the Maó Councillor for Economic Promotion, Susana Salom, and representatives of the distinguished companies.
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A total of 12 shops in Maó receive the seal that distinguishes them as Emblematic Balearics
With the addition of these establishments, Maó now has 30 symbolic ones, and is the second municipality in the Balearic Islands with the most distinguished businesses, after Palma. Menorca has 61 listed establishments, including those in Alaior (5), Ciutadella (14), es Mercadal (1) and Ferreries (11), in addition to those in Maó. In the Balearic Islands, 378 emblematic buildings in 32 municipalities can be found on the website www.emblematicsbalears.es.
The Emblemáticos Baleares project, promoted by the Regional Ministry of Enterprise, Employment and Energy through ADR Baleares, aims to make visible and protect the most traditional establishments in the municipalities. In addition, the programme also benefits the rest of the local commercial fabric, as the emblematic establishments act as a driving force to attract visitors from inside and outside the Islands.
The town councils are responsible for identifying the emblematic establishments based on a manual published by ADR Baleares which establishes the different categories. Thus, a shop can be classified as rooted (with a singular trade or product), with history (with more than 75 years of life as a general rule, with exceptions after 50 years of age), and with heritage (with outstanding architectural elements). Establishments that meet these three categories are emblematic.
The shops in Maó that have received the emblematic distinction are:
Argos (bookshop and stationery shop): rooted in history.
Bodegas Ferré (beverages): emblematic
Ca na Magdalena (hardware, bookshop, stationery, drugstore): rooted in history
Ca’s Tix (food): rooted in history
Cas Matalasser (household equipment): rooted in history
Efectos 2000 (footwear, clothes and accessories): rooted in history
Ferretería Riveiro (hardware store): rooted in history
Librería Catalana (bookshop and stationery shop): rooted in heritage
Librería sano Católica (bookshop and stationery shop): emblematic
Mimbre Juguetes (toys): rooted in history
Papelería Tramuntana (bookshop and stationery): rooted in heritage
Cernícalo (beverages): emblematic